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    How do you make Alien FX lights brighter??

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Crocs09, May 16, 2010.

  1. Crocs09

    Crocs09 Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering if there is anyway to make the lightng on the Alien FX brighter??? My new R2's lights are waayyy dimmer than on my R1. I can really notice it because I have both systems side by side.. I think there is a way to do it with the most recent version of the AW CC, but that version is not compatiable with M17x... Thoughts??
     
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    Zswickliffe Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't own the M17x but would you mind posting comparison picture so we can get an idea of exactly how different the brightnesses are?
     
    Zswickliffe, May 16, 2010
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    are you sure your alienFX aren't set to Dim?
     
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  4. Crocs09

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    I temporarily installed the newest version of AW CC, and made sure that the FX weren't set to dim... They weren't... They are set as bright as they go, which isn't so bright. There is definitely a noticeable difference between my R1 and R2, with the R2 being much dimmer.
     
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    if its just the keyboard, why not just swap them.
     
    inap, May 16, 2010
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    It's not just the keyboard. It's all the lights, including the light on the display.
     
    Crocs09, May 16, 2010
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    How do you guys even have an option to set to dim? My AlienFX has no such option that I can see.
     
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    There is no option on the AW CC that is compatiable with the M17x. I had to download the newest CC that is compatiable with the M11x and M15x.. There is a feature on that version that says "Dim lighing zones" .. I made sure that my lighting zones were set to the brightest. I then reinstalled back to the correct CC.
     
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