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Question posted by jdoktor on December 29th, 2013

Looking To Turn On The Backlight On The Keyboard

I am looking to turn on my backlight on my keyboard on my Lenovo yoga 11S

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on December 29th, 2013 6:28 AM

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