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    Anyone put a backlit keyboard in a barebones 16F2?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by dsottum, Jan 23, 2012.

  1. dsottum

    dsottum Notebook Consultant

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    Title says it all, just curious if it is possible and feasible...and where I would purchase such a replacement keyboard.
     
    dsottum, Jan 23, 2012
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    also interested ;)
     
    pau1ow, Jan 23, 2012
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  3. Keith

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    While I have not, I do have an observation..... :D

    I had a GT780 once upon a time, and took note of where the power ribbon for the keyboard plugged into the motherboard.

    The same thing apears to exist on the 683/16F2 board, it just doesn't have the plastic connector to clip the ribbon into place. It's missing the plastic connector, it's just the bare socket and pins. That's the best way I can describe it.

    I don't know if the pins do anything, or even it if would work if someone were to find the right connector for the pins that are there. It may not even be active, but it appeared to me to be the same thing just from glancing over it.
     
    Keith, Jan 23, 2012
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    What you saw were the pads to connect the socket, but the firmware may not send power to it anyway.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 23, 2012
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    That's what I was referring to at the end. It probably doesn't do anything, but who knows?
     
    Keith, Jan 23, 2012
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    Frosty computers did it with the 1761
     
    Captain Razer, Jan 26, 2012
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    Hello dsottum-

    This is not a doable feature upgrade. The motherboard does not support back-lit keys.

    The MSI FORCE 1761 has recently added this feature upgrade however. Very cool stuff.
     
    Support.4@XOTIC PC, Jan 26, 2012
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