Apple Macbook Pro Aluminum 13-Inch Black Laptop Keyb Technical Guide - Page 96

Built-in Keyboard Has Dim or No Keyboard Backlight, Symptom, Quick Check

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2010-06-15 6. Does the select button click? Yes Verify trackpad alignment is proper and click-depth set No screw is at factory setting. 7. Does a known-good trackpad Yes work? No All trackpad issues resolved. Go to step 7 Replace trackpad according to symptom found. - No mouse/trackpad K02 response - Trackpad cursor not tracking properly K12 - Trackpad button issues K13 Replace logic board. M16 Built-in Keyboard Has Dim or No Keyboard Backlight Unlikely cause: LCD, hard drive, optical drive Quick Check Symptom Quick Check Built-in Keyboard Has Dim or No Backlight • In darkened room, keyboard backlight does not come on or is dim. 1. Make sure this computer model has a keyboard backlight option by checking the configuration label in the battery bay. 2. Make sure that keyboard backlight is turned on and brightness turned up. 3. Block the ambient light sensor to simulate darkened room. Deep Dive Check Result 1. Cover the ambient light sensor, Yes located near camera. Did the display dim? No 2. Cover the ambient light sensor Yes again. Did the keyboard backlight work? No Action Ambient light sensor is working. Go to step 4. Go to step 2. Issue resolved. Go to step 3. Code MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts - Input/Output Devices 96

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MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts — Input/Output Devices
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2010-06-15
6.
Does the select button click?
Verify trackpad alignment is
proper and click-depth set
screw is at factory setting.
Yes
All trackpad issues resolved.
No
Go to step 7
7.
Does a known-good trackpad
work?
Yes
Replace trackpad according
to symptom found.
- No mouse/trackpad
response
- Trackpad cursor not tracking
properly
- Trackpad button issues
K02
K12
K13
No
Replace logic board.
M16
Built-in Keyboard Has Dim or No Keyboard Backlight
Unlikely cause:
LCD, hard drive, optical drive
Quick Check
Symptom
Quick Check
Built-in Keyboard Has Dim or No
Backlight
In darkened room, keyboard
backlight does not come on or
is dim.
1.
Make sure this computer model has a keyboard
backlight option by checking the configuration
label in the battery bay.
2.
Make sure that keyboard backlight is turned on
and brightness turned up.
3.
Block the ambient light sensor to simulate
darkened room.
Deep Dive
Check
Result
Action
Code
1.
Cover the ambient light sensor,
located near camera.
Did the
display dim?
Yes
Ambient light sensor is
working.
Go to step 4.
No
Go to step 2.
2.
Cover the ambient light sensor
again.
Did the keyboard
backlight work?
Yes
Issue resolved.
No
Go to step 3.