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    Screen is very duller than usual after reinstalling the latest 6990m drivers from DELL

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xeqtrnyu, Apr 26, 2012.

  1. xeqtrnyu

    xeqtrnyu Notebook Enthusiast

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    When on dedicated GFX the screen is way darker at max brightness, but when I switch to intergrated its way brighter.

    Before I updated my drivers the brightness was the same.

    Anyone else come across this issue?
     
    xeqtrnyu, Apr 26, 2012
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  2. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    did you mess with the CCC options at all previously? It could be that your custom settings got reset. ;)
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 26, 2012
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  3. xeqtrnyu

    xeqtrnyu Notebook Enthusiast

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    ah thanks, sometimes the simple things you don't think of hehe, yeah i reset the in built display settings under ccc and that did it.
     
    xeqtrnyu, Apr 26, 2012
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    What "latest" drivers from Dell are you referring to? All I see on their site is from 07.29.11. Is there something newer that works?
     
    larrythesimpleton, Apr 26, 2012
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  5. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    same happened to my 7970m before it died :)
     
    maxheap, Apr 26, 2012
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    Glad to see you got it fixed. :)

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2 using tapatalk 2
     
    bigtonyman, Apr 26, 2012
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    I noticed the same thing with cats 12.5 beta
     
    SlickDude80, Apr 26, 2012
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