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    Right front led stuck at blue/red - no green activity

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by MZWiZard, Aug 2, 2013.

  1. MZWiZard

    MZWiZard Notebook Consultant

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    Hello friends!

    Ever since I bought my m15x, the led in the right front has been unable to produce any color with green in it. I have tried to remove battery and cmos battery, but nothing seems to help. I'm out of ideas. Please advice? :hi2:
     

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    batfinks Notebook Consultant

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    ok im lost, what do you mean by right front led ?
    if you are talking about the alienfx lighting system for the keyboard and other glowie things, simply uninstall command centre and reinstall the SAME VERSION again.
    never install a older version of command centre as you will corrupt the MIO chip on the motherboard and lose all lights.
     
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    MZWiZard Notebook Consultant

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    The LED at the right speaker. Its the only one on the right front side ;)

    Yes, I am talking about the AlienFX light. The only version I have ever installed was the newest one at Dell's website

    The problem is kinda hard to explain, so I will try make a video later whenever I find my cellphone :D
     
    MZWiZard, Aug 3, 2013
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    I think that if reinstalling the command center did not work you may have a led issue. Have you tried the AlienFXTester.exe app located in the command center installation folder?
     
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    Hello Porras - No I have not. I will look into this.
     
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    Ok, a bit late, but heres the solution:

    I decided to skip the optical drive and put a 640GB rotating harddrive instead. And while dismantling, I found that the cable for the right speaker lighting had been damaged in previous owners assembly. Therefore I cut it a bit and soldered and isolated. It now works beautifully, so no software faults :)
     
    MZWiZard, Sep 6, 2013
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