MacBook - Brightness/volume button problems

chamilton33 · chamilton33 #1 (**permalink**)

01-20-2008, 02:12 AM

ive had my macbook since june of 2007. problem free until i installed leopard a few weeks ago. my volume and brightness buttons on my key board are not working. any suggestions on what this could be or how i could fix it?

Neo · Neo #2 (**permalink**)

01-20-2008, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by chamilton33

ive had my macbook since june of 2007. problem free until i installed leopard a few weeks ago. my volume and brightness buttons on my key board are not working. any suggestions on what this could be or how i could fix it?

Try holding Function key (fn) with volume or brightness. Does that work? If so, go to Keyboard and Mouse in System Preferences... and under the Keyboard tab clear the checkbox regarding function keys (F1, F2...).

riscy · riscy #3 (**permalink**)

01-21-2008, 08:05 AM

Thanks for that tip - that's why I like mac-forums!!

I did just that stoopid thing myself and then I was panicking as I thought the -20C temps outside had messed up the keys as I took it to work today.

Problem solved thanks, Neo - have some reps +

christm · christm #4 (**permalink**)

01-21-2008, 08:45 AM

nice work. NEO.

Blankchild@hotm · Blankchild@hotm #5 (**permalink**)

03-04-2008, 06:41 AM

I had this same problem, thanks neo. This helped tremendously.

fuzzybunny124 · fuzzybunny124 #6 (**permalink**)

05-12-2013, 06:00 PM

I was playing with my settings and now my volume and brightness buttons on my key board are not working. any suggestions on what this could be or how i could fix it?

riscy #3 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 27, 2007 Location: Kazakhstan Posts: 135 Mac Specs: White MacBook 1.83GHz 120GB Leopard and XP	01-21-2008, 08:05 AM Thanks for that tip - that's why I like mac-forums!! I did just that stoopid thing myself and then I was panicking as I thought the -20C temps outside had messed up the keys as I took it to work today. Problem solved thanks, Neo - have some reps + "I've go too much energy to switch off my mind, and not enough to get myself organised." The the Try using BootPicker with BootCamp
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chamilton33 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2008 Posts: 2	01-20-2008, 02:12 AM ive had my macbook since june of 2007. problem free until i installed leopard a few weeks ago. my volume and brightness buttons on my key board are not working. any suggestions on what this could be or how i could fix it?
	QUOTE Thanks

Blankchild@hotm #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 1	03-04-2008, 06:41 AM I had this same problem, thanks neo. This helped tremendously.
	QUOTE Thanks

fuzzybunny124 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 12, 2013 Posts: 1	05-12-2013, 06:00 PM I was playing with my settings and now my volume and brightness buttons on my key board are not working. any suggestions on what this could be or how i could fix it?
	QUOTE Thanks

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