Hi,

bought a new E580 yesterday and the backlight of the keyboard is just driving me crazy.

By pressing fn+space it shows the backlight symbol on the screen but nothing is happening. I also tried to switch it on by using Lenovo Vantage but it was not functioning either.

Seems like the backlight is broke right? However, after restarting the notebook from energy saving mode it flashes shortly ........

All drivers should be up to date and I really do not have any further clue.

I appreciate any help, have a nice day!

Hi mkeay,

Welcome to our community forums. 

We checked further and can see that there are variants model that has no backlit keyboard. You may check this link to see the more details:https://psref.lenovo.com/Product/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_E580 Could you check if you have a backlit symbol on the spacebar key on the keyboard? (See the picture for reference). 

Thanks!

I just bought an e580 and very disappointed with the backlit keyboard (NO!!)  My HP had a great keyboard and the entire letter lit up. This e580 keyboard is a poor excuse. 

Hi gary2070! Could you provide us the machine type so we can check if there is a backlit keyboard built on your laptop? Also, you may check the previous post to verify if the laptop does have it.