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    Power Saver mode: how do I turn off the obnoxious dimming feature??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sherman90, May 23, 2008.

  1. Sherman90

    Sherman90 Notebook Consultant

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    On power saving mode, after about 30 seconds the monitor switches to half brightness when it doesn't detect any user activity. This is really annoying, especially since I already set the screen brightness to be pretty low when I'm in power saver mode. I can't find the settings to override this; where are they???

    Thanks!
     
    Sherman90, May 23, 2008
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  2. chelet

    chelet Notebook Deity

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    Control Panel
    Power Options
    Change Plan Settings (use the link under the power mode you're using)
    Change Advanced Power Settings
    Click the + next to Display to expand
    Click the + next to Allow SmartDimmer to reduce my brightness after
    Highlight the On battery or the Plugged in to get the dropdown box
    OK out of it after changes.
     
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    Sherman90 Notebook Consultant

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    Many thanks, Chelet!
     
    Sherman90, May 23, 2008
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