How to change keyboard backlight switch off delay?

[MS97]

Hi everyone!

The keyboard backlighting automatically switches off after about 30 seconds. I want to turn this off. How do I do that? I've googled it and I found out you can change it under the "Advanced" Tab in BIOS but that tab is missing. So how do I make that show up if I cant change the keyboard backlight delay in other ways?

Hope you all have a good weekend cheers 🙂

[iomare]

Hi,

Are you entering BIOS by pressing ESC at startup and then F10 to enter BIOS

Is this what your BIOS looks like?

http://h20574.www2.hp.com/Media/97AE6F1A-F746-48F4-A660-29D8242B001E/System.html

Under TAB Configuration you can see keyboard Backlight Timeout where you can change the delay or choose never.

Hope it helps,

David

[MS97]

Hi David, 

Thanks for the reply. That's how it looks like but it doesn't show Keyboard Backlight Timeout

[MS97]

[iomare]

Well, I do not really know what you can do then, I guess you could try updating BIOS to latest version and see if that changes anything in the options.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-spectre-15-df0000-x360-convertible-pc/...

Let me know,

David

[MS97]

Hi David

Thanks, it was worth a try but unfortunately the options are still the same as before. 😞

[GunterO]

I have the same problem. I can't believe HP "forgot" about this setting...
And why would you turn of the backlight if the laptop is in the charger? It could make sense when on battery, but even then it should be configurable. Very bad for a very expensive laptop imho...

[MS97]

Well guys, I called HP and they said it's not possible at all with this model. That's really stupid. You pay 2'600$ for a laptop and can't even change a simple setting 😞