The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.

Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

power saver problem

Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by hangten1, May 7, 2009.

hangten1 Notebook Enthusiast

Reputations:

0

Messages:

15

Likes Received:

0

Trophy Points:

5

well its not really a problem for me but i just wanna mention it because its a bit funny

when i select power saver on the power plan from balance my battery life decrease :S

and when i plug in the charger the screen darkens slightly where as i take out the power it brightens slightly

not really a problem for me, just want to know your guys thoughts on this

hangten1, May 7, 2009

#1
Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

Reputations:

4,745

Messages:

8,513

Likes Received:

3,823

Trophy Points:

431

Vista go to control panel/hardware and sound/power option/ adjust display brightness.

or type "power options" in to the search bar , then select adjust display brightness.

Tinderbox (UK), May 7, 2009

#2
Mastershroom wat

Reputations:

3,833

Messages:

8,209

Likes Received:

16

Trophy Points:

206

You can control that. If you want the display to be brighter on AC power, plug it in and hold Fn and press Up a few times. This increases the brightness. You can also change the brightness setting for battery power the same way; remove the AC plug, and hold Fn and press Down, to decrease the brightness.

The power saver option may have some settings configured in such a way that it uses more power than the other modes. You open the Power Options in Control Panel, and change advanced power settings for each individual power plan.

Mastershroom, May 7, 2009

#3