Can you turn off the back lighting? Any problems entering BIOS after keyboard installation? Thanks.
1168989
Yes, you have off, 3 levels of brightness and a cycle mode which goes basically over the course of several seconds goes from bright to dark and back to bright. A cool party trick, not so much useful in actual use. Basically you have 5 levels to go through, including off. I don't recommend off though, the dimmest setting suffices if you are contemplating night use. There is no bleeding of light from under the keys so it is not distracting. Even the medium level isn't too bad, though it is definitely brighter. The brightest mode is VERY bright, but not blindingly so. The LED's are very even and make it seem like the letters are floating :) I use my keyboard mainly in low-light, by the way. -edit- No problems entering BIOS.
1168990
There are 3-4 different backlighting modes...one of which is completely turned off. No issues entering bios after installation. Had this keyboard for about 6 months and I love it. The only thing that's missing is volume control, but can manage without that.
1168991
Back light can be off, low, medium, high and "breathing" mode, where it fades from brightest to dimmest and back again.I had no problems with BIOS and this is the keyboard I used to set up my last build.
1168992
You can turn the back lighting off. I did not have any issues with the keyboard in the bios. If your computer still powers your USB port when off it is the motherboard not the keyboard. If the computer is off and it is still light up then you can simply unplug and replug and it will go off and stay off.
1987193
Unfortunately this cannot be done. I called MSI and was told you would have to purchase the version that has keyboard lights. I also asked could I send in the hardware for an installation to get lights and was met with a negative response. Sucks but after a while I got over wanting lit keys. Now in the future if you hear something else please share. Happy Gaming.
2210508
Hi, the keyboard is back lit. The battery life is reasonably good just over a couple of hours.
181376
All the keys light up for me. None of the different lighting modes just dim the F5 key. I think you should return it.
586348
Yes you can, using the function keys on the top near the screen-brightness keys you can disable the keyboard lights while continuing to use the computer like normal.
1601988
There is a back lighting option that you can enable or disable with a keyboard shortcut. When it's enabled, the lighting is quite bright and effective -- I found it to work really well for using the laptop in the dark.
1238777
There are lights on the caps lock and F11/mute keys but that's it. The keyboard itself is not back lit.
1431037
Yep, typing on it right now in the dark. It is back lit to the color of your choosing, it can even cycle through colors... but that is distracting. And, yes it looks just like that photo. The only keys that are not back lit are the thumb mod keys below the spacebar.
534561
I have been told that your can turn on the Light sensor which controls backlighting by pressing Fn+A to on/off AI light sensor. Have to dig my keyboard out to try it tomorrow. Good luck
2261774
not sure about the keyboard, but try disabling "numlock on startup" in your computer's BIOS
1937064
I don not own it, but reading the specs it certainly has a backlit keyboard (that you cannot turn off)
1341482
You can turn on and off the LED back light on the keyboard using the scroll lock button. The mouse is permanently lit; no on and off button. I'm not sure about the warranty.
1067422
There is a function key on both sides of the keyboard on the bottom, and controls on the F Keys at the top to adjust screen brightness, volume, and keyboard back light. You can make it as bright as you want, and turn it off completely.
1969586
To my knowledge only their gaming laptops are backlit. I wish Asus was petitioned to add a backlit keyboard to all their higher end products.
1067418
Yes.Can be turned off by pressing the Fn + F10 key.(But, Keyboard backlight of my machine was broken in one day.Since living in Japan, it is not put out to repair)
1592348
Mostly. The keyboard works flawlessly. You won't run into any problems with use of the board. But in my experience, if you want the LED to light up for caps lock, you'll have to flip the board into BIOS mode with the switch on the back of the board. This activates a slightly annoying blinking light to let you know it's in BIOS mode. It's not too bright, so you could easily get used to it, but it's worth noting.
1460396
Yes. The keyboard is back lit kind of bluish white. There are three brightness levels - four if you count "off."