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My laptop screen dims w/unplugged
Name: NATO Date: October 8, 2005 at 21:17:32 Pacific OS: MS XP Pro 5.1.2600 build CPU/Ram: Intel Pentium M 1.60GHz.
Comment:
When I unplug my laptop the screen darkens drastically. How can I stop this? I have tried to find a power setting or something to change this to no avail. Can anyone help?
Name: wizard-fred Date: October 8, 2005 at 22:08:53 Pacific
Reply:
In order to save the battery many laptops cut the brightness when on battery. You might have a menu for setting up when on battery. My Dell Latitude has one in the BIOS.
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Response Number 2
Name: blackbill Date: October 9, 2005 at 04:59:09 Pacific
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You should have a brightness control on your keybaord (usually one of the F keys + the Fn Key). It has dual memory mode. One for bettery and one for plug. Next time you have it on battery, adjust the brightness from the keyboard to a new default level.
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: October 9, 2005 at 09:00:35 Pacific
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Is it possible that the battery is on it's last legs?
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Response Number 4
Name: NATO Date: October 9, 2005 at 13:58:44 Pacific
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I tried using different combinations of Fn + keys and discovered that the Fn key + up or down arrows made the brightness respectively more and less.
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