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External Keyboard Backlight

I plug in an external keyboard into my macbook which has a scroll lock button as a switch to turn on its backlight.

I can't seem to turn my keyboard backlight because when i press that scroll lock button it just increases the built-in macbook keyboard backlight.

Can someone help me to solve this problem? Thanks in advance :D


MacBook Air 11", macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 19, 2020 2:25 AM

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Posted on Mar 19, 2020 2:58 AM

TL1012 Said:

External Keyboard Backlight:[...]I can't seem to turn my keyboard backlight because when i press that scroll lock button it just increases the built-in macbook keyboard backlight.[...]

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Try this:

Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac

To Do So:

  1. Shut Down: the computer
  2. Press and Hold: [Command+Option+P+R]
  3. Power On: the computer
  4. Hold Down: these keys until the computer restarts for the second time
  5. Release: the keys
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Mar 19, 2020 2:58 AM in response to TL1012

TL1012 Said:

External Keyboard Backlight:[...]I can't seem to turn my keyboard backlight because when i press that scroll lock button it just increases the built-in macbook keyboard backlight.[...]

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Try this:

Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac

To Do So:

  1. Shut Down: the computer
  2. Press and Hold: [Command+Option+P+R]
  3. Power On: the computer
  4. Hold Down: these keys until the computer restarts for the second time
  5. Release: the keys

External Keyboard Backlight

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