Mostly we rely on a NVIDIA and Intel / AMD combination, as we have the best experience in recent years. Here's my situation: I recently purchased a Sager NP9170 (same as the Clevo P170EM) and it has a multi-colored, backlit keyboard. The clevo-xsm-wmi application is installed now. To get a top performing laptop I ended up buying a gaming machine from xoticpc.com. 2) If Clevo provide Linux (Ubuntu) drivers? Page 51 Quick Start Guide Sets The application allows you to save up to 3 sets of color and effect combinations. It is a replacement for the standard Clevo keyboard app. Over 50 models from CLEVO - From office device to high-end gaming, which we configure and optimize as you wish. I recently bought a new laptop from Obsidian-PC that offers computers based on Clevo barebones. The only problem Im having is with the backlighting on the keyboard. -What it is: This is a custom backlight controller intended for Clevo models with backlit keyboards. I took a look and the answer seems to be 'no'. Even if it is a good machine, I encountered a little issue because the keyboard backlight is blue by default and Obsidian does not yet provide a Linux tool to modify it (whereas they provide a well known tool for Windows). With it you can set your keyboard backlight to various colors and light movement patterns. Let's set a default colour! So far, so good. These options vary depending on the make and model of your Windows laptop. 1) How I translate PCSpecialist chassis speak into Clevo models? You can choose 'white white white', for example. I have to say I like it quite a bit. the FN+/ will bring up the util that changes the color of the keyboard. If you want to take advantage of some of the advanced effects you’ll have to set the app to start with windows… One is via the Windows Mobility Center, and another is through the native app that comes with your laptop. Other colors you can set: green, red, blue, yellow, magenta, cyan. This default color is set on startup. More than just off-the-shelf laptops. There are several ways to enable keyboard backlights and change their brightness in Windows 10. We only install high quality parts of e.g. Or if anyone knows of a compatible driver? By default it works like the original. My Sager finally arrived. Two outcomes I am looking for: - Be able to use the hotkeys to turn on/off keyboard lights - Be able to change the keyboard light colors I want that same functionality under Linux. At the moment, Im unable to change the colors, or to turn it off. Quote Reply Topic: change keyboard color Posted: 04 Oct 2013 at 10:35pm so I just got my Viper laptop and in the description it says "Viper’s customizable multi-zone backlit LED keyboard will keep gamers going well into the night. My choice was the new N151ZU (same as the 150 but in aluminum finish). Keyboard LED Sections The bottom right section of the application allows you to select partial areas, or all, of the keyboard on which to apply the color changes and effects. Hotkey force-closes at each boot, so it may be related, but I can still launch the … You can also set the keyboard brightness. Samsung, ADATA XPG, Patriot, G.Skill RipJaws, Corsair Vengeance, Kingston HyperX. This will check your battery level every 2 minutes, and run a script to change the color of the keyboard if it's low. and what it does like flash/cycle and what ever. One of the features I was curious about was the "Programmable backlit keyboard". then * key will turn of the lights all together the – and + changes the brightness (of the keyboard only) Back to the point, turning off the sound bar light ONLY! Under Windows 7, you can launch an app that allows you to change the color of the backlighting to any of a handful of colors (blue, green, red, etc).. The model is Sager NP9752 (Clevo P750ZM). Any errors from attempting to run the script will be output to batterymon.log.