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    Command Center, Screen Bightness low automatic.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by vr_fox, May 6, 2014.

  1. vr_fox

    vr_fox Notebook Guru

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    I don't know why, but from time to time windows moves something and brightness just resets to lowest point. I can adjust it with the fn+ keys but goes low again.

    Its the autodim, but when dim and move the mouse or use keyboard it wont back brightness, stays dimmed.

    What i did was to unistall video driver, osd and reinstall and everything worked ok. but now i doesnt. I have unistalled command center, video and osd and reinstall and not working.
    But if i dont install command center, the display brightness works as it should, but can't turn off the keyboard.

    Any help would be really appreciated.

    Solution:

    So, after understading power features in windows 7 (yeah until now)

    So the Auto Dim is not for activating the dimming of the screen after a determined time.
    The Auto Dim is for dimming the screen depending on the ambient light (like cellphones and tablets), but the laptop doesnt have this sensor, so i think its value its 0 light so it dimmed to minimun state.

    Putting it off, sovled the issue.

    After all this years having problems with this!!!!
     
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  2. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Go to the Command Center and adjust the settings on AlienFusion.
     
  3. vr_fox

    vr_fox Notebook Guru

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    Which settings are you talking about??

    I mean... the brightness resets to the minimum, but can use the fn+f4 to get it to maximun but after a while it will go again to minimum.