Setting this up is pretty simple as there are two ways to do this; the first way is to download the XPS LightFX SDK through the Dell website. The other way is through your computer BIOS and that is what I will talk about in this tutorial. One of the neat things about changing the colors on your computer is that you can have up to 4 different colors on your computer, and if you’re playing music it also pulses too.
As for the process of getting into your BIOS it is a simple 6 step process:
Step 1: If you have your computer running then go ahead and restart it.
Step 2: during the load up screen to your computer press the F12 key
Step 3: In that menu go to your BIOS and then press enter.
Step 4: next press you the down arrow to On Board Devices Their you will see a menu consisting of these options
SYSTEM FAN LEDS (On the laptop they colors are on the side)
SYSTEM SPEAKER LEDS (On the laptop they colors are in the front)
SYSTEM PANEL LEDS (On the laptop they are found on top part of the computer)
SYSTEM TOUCH PAD LED (On the laptop the color is on mouse pad)
SYSTEM LIGHT BRIGHTNESS (This determines how bright the LEDS will be )
Now in order to be able to go to each option you must press the down or up arrow and the press enter and then in the menu you would press the down or up arrow again to select the options and then press enter for the choice you want to have and people able to exit out of that menu to go to another one.
Step 5: Chose your Color
These are the colors the Dell XPS supports at least on the M1710 Laptop on each of the LED options except for the mouse pad. I will best describe these colors, although some of them don't fit the color that they originally went with, go figure. Also as your selecting the color you get to see it change as your trying out the colors to see which ones look good to use.
None (Lights turned off)
Ruby (Red)
Citrine (Orange)
Amber (Lime Green)
Peridot (Greenish White)
Emerald (Green)
Jade (Sea Green)
Topaz (Light Blue)
Tanzanite (Blue)
Aquamarine (light blue)
Sapphire (Blue)
Iolite (light purple)
Amethyst (Purple)
Kunzite (Light Purple)
Rhodolite (Rose or maroonish color)
Coral (Pink)
Diamond (white)
Now with the System touch pad LED color only has On and Off for options don't know why they just do so you will deal with the Color Ruby on that one.
System LED Brightness is basically that, this changes the level of how bright your colors get from 1-8 (8 being the Brightest)
Step 6: press esc key two times then save your settings and your done, See how it easy that was and now your Dell XPS has different colors instead of the default Ruby Color.
That’s it for this tutorial; enjoy your computer’s new colors and what not. Now concerning the Dell XPS Desktop the BIOS set up maybe the same but the LED display maybe different, just to throw out that little caution.
