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laptop monitor is dim
Name: raptis503 Date: February 18, 2008 at 10:10:00 Pacific OS: XP - SP2 CPU/Ram: 1.83GH/1GB Product: Dell/Inspiron E1505
Comment:
My monitor is always dim, even when I plug in the laptop. Usually, it only dims when running on battery. I've checked the power options, but I can't find anything. This just started recently -- any thoughts??
Name: aegis Date: February 18, 2008 at 11:04:49 Pacific
Reply:
Battery dying? They don't last forever.
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: February 18, 2008 at 11:18:09 Pacific
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There is a backlight on laptop displays. Something is wrong with yours.
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Response Number 3
Name: xuiparishi Date: February 18, 2008 at 14:27:32 Pacific
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My friend had this problem, all I did was hold function key (Fn) and pressed + light couple of times and thats all it was.
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Response Number 4
Name: raptis503 Date: February 18, 2008 at 15:13:58 Pacific
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Haha, that was it --- You're a genius, and I'm an idiot!
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: February 18, 2008 at 15:21:26 Pacific
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raptis503
You are not an idiot. Not knowing how something works maybe makes you lazy for not reading the manual. But not an idiot. I didn't think of that myself because a virtually never work with laptops.
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