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Sep 20, 2010, 03:57 PM
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Laptop goes brighter when on battery, dim when plugged in
My dads laptop has been having this issue for a bit he says. He was having an error on boot that had an issue with the battery. And his battery couldnt hold a charge so i had him replace it. Thats all gone, but the dimming issue when plugged in is still there. I adjusted the brightness in ATI catalyst control panel but that just changed the white balance more than anything. I cant find a brightness setting in Win XP like I can in windows 7. Suggestions?
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Sep 20, 2010, 04:02 PM
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dosen't the laptop have a keyboard combination or buttons that increase the brightness
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Sep 20, 2010, 04:21 PM
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What laptop is this?
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Sep 20, 2010, 04:24 PM
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fn and one of the F keys should adjust LCD backlight.
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Sep 20, 2010, 04:34 PM
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Look in the power saving options ( In control Panel ) you should see it there. You should be able adjust the brightness for when it's pluged in or on battery.
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Sep 20, 2010, 05:06 PM
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@AsRock, I couldnt find any brightness settings under power options for plugged in or on battery. I know they're there for vista and 7. Tried googling adjusting the brightness in there and didnt find much.
He's using a dell inspirion 1501. Ill tell him about the brightness buttons, see what he says.
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Sep 20, 2010, 07:52 PM
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Fn and key worked. thanks guys
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Sep 20, 2010, 11:03 PM
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Cool glad you solved it. I just have to press the F4\F5 keys.. Mines a 1764
Here's a pic were i was on about. Just edit the power plan you are using |
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