#Alienware keyboard not lighting up software#
#Alienware keyboard not lighting up windows#

Simply remove the battery connect the charger and turn it on without the charger. This one is the easy one to rule out as the problem. If you have a faulty battery it might also be preventing the successful boot of your laptop. If your charger is the problem purchase one on Amazon cheap or on this link Faulty battery If you can get hold of another alienware charger use it to rule out yours being the problem. If the LED lights on the charger turn on that means your surge protector is not working as designed and might be the one affecting the computer system. If you are connecting through an adapter or surge protector, connect directly to a wall socket. A green or blue light show if the charger is receiving a electrical current If the LED light does not turn on, change the wall outlet that you are plugged into. If your charger has the LED light on then check battery next. Some alienware adapters have LED light indicator that turn either blue or green when they are transmitting power. You probably have already checked this one but just in case you havenвЂ™t, I will include it here. A/C Adapter / Charger causing laptop not to turn on If the laptop still wont turn on the next step would be check the battery and the ac adapter. Now press and hold the power button for 20 seconds.Press and hold the power button for about 20 seconds to clear flea power. This means you drain the residual electricity from the computerвЂ™s motherboard because this residual electricity may cause you laptop not to turn on. The first option would be to do a hard reset or hard shutdown of your alienware. We will cover a couple of things you can do on your own before you start paying for any technical support. Please help lights aren't too important but I'd like to use it in the dark sometimes.Its disappointing when your beast an alienware m18 or alienware m14x wont turn on.

#Alienware keyboard not lighting up software#

This error may also be caused if Alienware AlienFX software is installed on a computer without the proper hardware support for Alienware AlienFX. If neither of these solutions works, please contact Alienware technical support. Shut down your computer and power it back on.

#Alienware keyboard not lighting up windows#

Right-click on the AlienFX icon in the Windows notification area and select 'Enable Alienware AlienFX'. Try to enable AlienFX Controller again. This might have been caused due to a problem with the hardware or the software.Try these solutions to correct the issue, in the following order: There was an error while AlienFX Controller was communicating with the computer.

When I right click the AlienFX icon this Message comes Up:

When I right click the AlienFX on the taskbar I have: 'Keep Status Zones On During GoВ Dark' and 'Enable 3rdВ Party Lighting Effects' Checked but I cant check Dim Lighting Zones. When I turned off the laptop the lights are off again. I updated Alienware Command Center and my BIOS. Today i booted it up normally and then the lights turn on again but they're white.В I wasn't able to change the color. I read up a couple of tutorials online about this problem and none really seem to work. I also decided to restore my laptop to factory conditions and nothing changed. The Keyboard, Speakers, Power Button,В 'Alienware' lights are all off exept for the alien head on the laptop lid. So about a week ago I turned on my M11x R2 (pretty outdatedВ IВ know)В and noticed that the back lights on my laptop wasn't working.