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Brightness key broken. How to turn up brightness?

  • 04-12-2010 11:51PM
    #1
    Dony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭


    To turn up the screen brightness on my laptop I usually hold down Fn and the brightness key. Now this key is broken for some reason which i'll have to fix sometime.
    Is there another way to turn up brightness from any other menu within the system?
    I use vista. I am squinting my eyes right now reading and writing this!
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    bryaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭bryaner


    Start, control panel, appearance and personalization..


  • #3
    Dony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭Dony


    Can't see any option in there to actually turn up screen brightness.
    Hope I'm not missing something?


  • #4
    bryaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭bryaner


    Display after personalization should be in there, then go into adjust screen brightness and in there go to change plan settings


  • #5
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm download install this ,adjust gamma in settings tab, gamma =brightness level,
    or rightclick desktop ,graphics propertys,advanced, what is the pc model and graphics card you have.
    or try f8,safe mode, vga mode.


  • #6
    Dony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭Dony


    bryaner wrote: »
    Display after personalization should be in there, then go into adjust screen brightness and in there go to change plan settings

    Nothing in display settings to turn up screen brightness. Not on this laptop with vista.
    Thanks anyway


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  • #7
    Dony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭Dony


    ricman wrote: »
    http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm download install this ,adjust gamma in settings tab, gamma =brightness level,
    or rightclick desktop ,graphics propertys,advanced, what is the pc model and graphics card you have.
    or try f8,safe mode, vga mode.

    Thanks for that.
    It did the trick quite nicely.
    Cheers


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Clues please

    What brand of laptop ?
    what model ?

    Which operating system are you using ?
    Which version ?

    Have you installed the manufacturers drivers for screen ?


    At a guess you are using windows, check power settings in control panel, you may be able to set brighness to the MAX in there (it's a workaround)


  • #9
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    i think he has it fixed,increased brightness ,gamma using powerstrip program.


  • #10
    djan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭djan


    Its safe to say you mean the backlight brightness, for this, click on your battery indicator. Then go to battery profiles and there somewhere should be sliders or settings for brightness.


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