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    Fn Brightness keys Fixed

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by rdtkp, Aug 9, 2011.

  1. rdtkp

    rdtkp Notebook Enthusiast

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    New driver in Dell website released today has fixed my Fn keys that adjust the brightness.

    Rob
     
    rdtkp, Aug 9, 2011
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    the new BIOS fixed it.....keep up man ;)
     
    steve1ddd, Aug 9, 2011
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    rdtkp Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not for me it didn't

    Correction

    Just checked the bios and I now see that a new one has also been posted. However the video driver did do the job.

    cheers.
     
    rdtkp, Aug 9, 2011
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  4. Dr. J

    Dr. J Notebook Deity

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    Rob,

    Which driver and what is your configuration?
     
    Dr. J, Aug 9, 2011
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    Driver that worked for me was Radeaon 6870hd 8.851.2 A01

    ALIENWARE M17XR3 : BASE STEALTH BLACK
    PROCESSOR : INTEL CORE I7 PROCESSOR 2720
    DISPLAY : 17.3IN WIDEFHD (1920 X 1080) W
    MEMORY : 4096MB (2X2048) 1333MHZ DDR3 DU
    HARD DRIVE: 320GB (7, 200RPM) SATA HARD Cloned to a 500GB
    OPTICAL DRIVE : 8X DVD+/-RW DRIVE INCLUD
    GRAPHICS : 1GB GDDR5 AMD RADEON HD 6870M
    ALIENFX COLOUR : QUASAR BLUE
     
    rdtkp, Aug 10, 2011
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    New driver actually didn't fix anything for me - actually caused more problems. But combining that with the new BIOS really did the trick. Brightness and switching are working perfectly now!
     
    Tapakidney, Aug 10, 2011
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    Bios a07 or a08?

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Aug 10, 2011
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    I had installed A07 3 nights ago (I think) that did not change any thing for me.

    Then after a rant last night (UK Time) on the M18X site I Checked the video drivers for updates and installed that it did the trick. I then read another post above which mentioned the Bios A08 update which I also ran.

    I did not need to remove CCC first it just installed over the top and worked. Lucky I guess.
     
    rdtkp, Aug 10, 2011
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    A08. Skipped from 4 to 8
     
    Tapakidney, Aug 10, 2011
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