backlit keyboard replacemnt on a non-backlit keyboard bought laptop

[mitsniak]

I need to know if the laptop I bought which did not have a backlit keyboard (HP probook 455 G10 15.6 Inch 725A0EA ) can support a replacement with a backlit keyboard and specifically the keyboard with the product number N39018-151.

My motherboard ID is 8B5C. Can my laptop get the replacement for the backlit keyboard? Do the appropriate pins in the motherboard exist to support the backlit keyboard replacement?

[tk_srq]

@mitsniak,

According to your service manual, your ProBook 455 G10 supports a backlit keyboard.

If you verify your notebook motherboard has a backlit power cable connector by removing the bottom cover of the notebook, the chances are good that a replacement backlit keyboard will work.

Page 58 of the manual shows the location of the backlit cable ZIF connector (#8).

Maintenance and Service Guide

See this HP disassembly video, which mentions the backlit cable connector at 23:03. Obviously, the model in the video doesn't have a backlit keyboard as the backlit cable connector is unpopulated.

Removing & Replacing Parts | HP ProBook 455 15.6inch G10 Notebook | HP Computer Service | HP Support...

[mitsniak]

I managed to remove the cover of the laptop. I believe the connector for the backlit is the circled one. Does that mean that when I get the keyboard replacement there will be an extra cable that will go in the circled slot and that will be the power cable for the backlit?