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    Xps 15 l502x spacebar has no backlight

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by cyclone93, Jul 6, 2011.

  1. cyclone93

    cyclone93 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ordered my laptop with the backlit keyboard but the spacebar does not get lit, is this supposed to happen?
     
    cyclone93, Jul 6, 2011
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    Sk8mfm Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes, the spacebar is not backlit
     
    Sk8mfm, Jul 6, 2011
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    There is no "lettering" on a spacebar to backlight. It's a little odd sure, but think of it as the only key without a backlight ON it. You still have the light under/around it though.

    I'm not sure what symbol you would put on a space bar to backlight. A dash or something would be confusing, I guess you could put "SPACE" on it but that isn't standard. All keyboards I have seen don't label the space, so I guess it is kind of understood that in the same way that the only unlabeled key is space bar, then the only unlit key is space?
     
    madmattd, Jul 6, 2011
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