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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="is-there-a-way-to-make-the-keyboard-backlight-stay-on-for-longer-than-30-seconds">Is there a way to make the keyboard backlight stay on for longer than 30 seconds?<br></h3> <p>Many Acer products have a power saving feature that automatically turns off the keyboard backlight after 30 seconds of inactivity. Acer has released a BIOS update that allows users to disable this timeout feature in the BIOS. Use the steps below to download and install the BIOS update and disable the backlight timeout feature.</p> <ol><li>Visit the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers">Drivers and Manuals section</a> of the Acer support website.</li> <li>Enter your <strong>Serial Number/SNID</strong> or search for your product by Model.</li> <li>Select BIOS/Firmware.</li> <li>Download and install the latest BIOS for your model.</li> <li>After the BIOS is installed, restart your system and immediately press <b>F2</b> to enter the BIOS.</li> <li>Use the right arrow key to highlight the <b>Main</b> tab.</li> <li>Use the down arrow to highlight <b>Keyboard Lighting Timeout:</b> and change the setting to <b>Disabled</b>.</li> <li>Press <b>F10</b> to save the change and boot into Windows.</li> </ol><meta content=""></meta> </article> </main>