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    Is there a way to turn the display brightness on the M17x R4 below 12%?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by funkmasterta, Dec 27, 2012.

  1. funkmasterta

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    Is there a way to turn the display brightness on the M17x R4 below 12%?

    When I go into the Fn-F7, the slider only goes down to 12%?
     
    funkmasterta, Dec 27, 2012
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    Probably not, you are likely running into the minimum voltage to keep the LEDs actually on.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 27, 2012
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    Fn+F7 is the switchable graphics key on the m17x r4. Are you sure you dont mean Fn+F5? Maybe I dont understand what you mean.

    I forgot to mention that I have an m17x r4 with an AMD card and the switchable graphics key only pertains to m17x 's with those cards, to my understanding of course. I dont know about the ones with Nvidia cards.
     
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    You're right, I meant Fn+F5 :)
     
    funkmasterta, Dec 31, 2012
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    No you can't, thats would be the minimum.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jan 2, 2013
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    Actually, my friend also bought an Alienware m17x R4 for Sims 3 as well, except that she has Windows 8 on it. We found out that her machine's screen brightness will go all the way down to 0%.

    So, I guess this is a Windows 7 driver issue. Too bad, I love Windows 7. Not a fan of Windows 8.

    She has the same graphics card, drivers and everything as mine.
     
    funkmasterta, Jan 5, 2013
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    Have y'all tried the brightness display in the Nvidia control panel? It can be brought down to 12% with the Fn+F5 button, and lowered a bit more with the Nvidia settings (or at least I'm able to do with AMD Catalyst Control Center).
     
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    Nope, no options in Nvidia CP.

    I guess the only way is to move to Windows 8.
     
    funkmasterta, Jan 5, 2013
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    Really, there's no brightness slider under Adjust desktop color settings?
     
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    Oh there it is!

    Just tried it, unfortunately, it doesn't seem to do much other than slightly distorting the color of the screen.
     
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    Well, fine then. I'm all out of ideas. :confused2:
     
    radji, Jan 5, 2013
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