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    XPS M1330 Brightness

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Shirahyuki, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. Shirahyuki

    Shirahyuki Newbie

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    Hi, I was wondering if you could change the "default" brightness, as whenever my laptop restarts/starts, the brightness is always set to max, even though I adjusted the brightness using the Fn+Up/Down buttons before.
     
    Shirahyuki, Jan 3, 2008
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  2. kozzney

    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    Right click on your power icon in the taskbar, and go into the settings there. There are options to change the brightness when on AC power, battery power, etc.
     
    kozzney, Jan 3, 2008
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  3. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Well if you're using vista you can just go into power options and then adjust the default brightness for high performance plan (or whatever your notebook starts up with)
     
    SmoothTofu, Jan 3, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Also, you can adjust such settings in the BIOS.
     
    pixelot, Jan 3, 2008
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  5. Shirahyuki

    Shirahyuki Newbie

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    Wow. Thanks for the quick replies and help. :D I'm new to Vista and this is my first laptop, so I didn't know what I was doing. xD
     
    Shirahyuki, Jan 3, 2008
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