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    Disabling the display dim

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by americium, May 26, 2006.

  1. americium

    americium Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    I'm about to run some benchmarks using MobileMark2005 on ASUS Z33A (M5A) and I need to disable to display dim.
    I noticed that in the BIOS under 'Power' there's an option called 'LCD Power Saving'. When disabled it is not supposed to dim the display while using the battery as a power source. I disabled it but it still seems to me that I disconnect the NB from the AC power the display will dim a bit.

    Is it just me? or the disaply will still dim a bit when disconnected from the AC power?
     
    americium, May 26, 2006
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  2. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    You have to disable power4gear as well and select always on as your theme
     
    Geared2play.com, May 26, 2006
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  3. americium

    americium Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ha. I forgot to mention. It's a fresh Windows XP Pro OS installed with only important drivers, so no Power4Gear or any other un-necessary program.

    So, I guess I'm ok then?
     
    americium, May 26, 2006
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    some asus laptops like the W2V are just dimmer when not on the AC adapter nothing you can do about it.
     
    SRD, May 26, 2006
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  5. americium

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    Yeah, It seems the display still gets a bit dimmer. Though I think that it's less dimmer when the 'LCD Power Saving' is disabled. It's hard to distinguish with a naked eye IMO, atleast for me.
     
    americium, May 27, 2006
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