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Old Powerbook G4 15" Keyboard Question...
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May 23, 2008, 06:43 AM
 
Ok, I bought an old Powerbook G4 15" 1.x ghz in great shape, and I was noticing that some F-keys has different simbols like the brightness simbols, the volume simbols and all... but there's a simbol I can't figure it out what it is for it like a flat line with sparks on top, and three keys are like that.. one without, one with little sparks and other with big sparks, it has to be to control something but WHAT? I press it and get the icon on screen but I can't tell what it is for... please help me here, I'm curious... but not George lol.
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May 23, 2008, 06:48 AM
 
These keys control the keyboard backlight.
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these?


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May 23, 2008, 08:06 AM
 
Yes
f8=turn kb backlight on and off
f9=dim kb backlight
f10=increase kb backlight
These will only function if the room is dark enough for the kb backlight to turn on.
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