Do TongFang laptops support RGB on individual keys (GK7IDR) ?

[PhilGP]

I received my laptop on Friday - 17.3" Cosmos XI - i5-10300H, GTX 1650
The Control Centre allows me to control the keyboard colour, everything works fine - but all keys are the same colour.
The photo of the laptop on the configurator page shows multiple colours across the keyboard so I assume this is just a marketing thing.

The model is GK7IDR. TongFang (not Clevo)

Unfortunately it's all boxed up now for xmas so I won't be able to try anything for a while.
I did consider installing iCUE but not sure if I would be wasting my time.

 

[DarkPaladin]

I don't think you can customise specific keys with control panel, but there are a few options you can mess around with that change the colours of either the whole keyboard, sections of the keyboard, or have lighting effects (e.g. "dance")

1. Go to the bottom-right of your screen and click the ^ icon
2. Double-click control centre's icon
3. Click "LED Device"
4. Under "LED Mode", click "Partial Keyboard"
5. You can then customise the left, middle, and right side of your keyboard

Hopefully that helps.

 

[PhilGP]

Thanks @DarkPaladin - I didn't find these options when I looked. That control centre doesn't look like the app that is installed.

But I'll take another look on xmas day after it's been unwrapped 😁

 

[Bhuna50]

Looks like a different program. TongFang use GamingCenterU not Control Centre and I haven’t seen the options in Gaming Center referred to above.

That program is probably ControlCentre for the Clevo chassis.

DarkPaladin has an Octane laptop which I think is a Clevo chassis.


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[PhilGP]

Thanks @andjef796

I see two possible outcomes here.
1. The software pre-installed on the TongFang units is missing the capabilities to fully control keyboard RGB
The download section for this order does have the ControlCentre zip so I may try this later.
2. The keyboard does not support anything more than one colour at a time and PCS images are misleading.

It's not the end of the world. Just a little niggle.

 

[PhilGP]

PCS tech support answered my email.

My Download folder is correct for my order.
It contains Control Centre.
My laptop is a TongFang.

I just installed the code on a separate PC just to check. Obviously on the PC I tried, it does not detect the correct hardware so I cannot tweak anything.
I can confirm that the app in the download folder looks the same as the pre-installed app on the laptop.


It looks nothing like the Control Centre screen shot posted by DarkPaladin above.

I have followed up with PCS to check if the keyboard does indeed support multiple RGB zones.



Sticker on the base shows - TONGFANG
Model No: GK7IDR

Chassis & Display	Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 120Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 10300H (2.5GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)	8GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive	NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive	512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader	Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor	1 x 150W AC Adaptor
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery	Optimus Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless	GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options	1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language	OPTIMUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System	Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]