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    m1530 BIOS & Video Backlight Settings

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by The_Pancake_Man, Feb 29, 2008.

  1. The_Pancake_Man

    The_Pancake_Man Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to change for the BIOS settings video on my xps m1530 to a backlight of 6 when AC power is connected. I just hit F2 at the start up screen and selected Video. I then selected video ac and changed my settings and saved on exit.

    For some reason though, it didn't apply my video settings even though I saved it on exit. Has anyone else experienced this?

    On the Dell Support forum they suggested that I instead try to change the brightness settings in Vista rather than the BIOS, but I am trying to change the backlight settings and have it saved so I don't have to use the FN + Up or Down arrows.
     
    The_Pancake_Man, Feb 29, 2008
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    The_Pancake_Man Notebook Enthusiast

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    For anyone that wants to make this adjustment and have Vista remember your backlight settings, I found an easier way which I obtained on the Dell Support forums:

    In Vista:

    Go to Start > Control Panel > Mobile PC > Power Options. Then on the left pane, I clicked Adjust the display brightness.
     
    The_Pancake_Man, Mar 1, 2008
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  3. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Cool... I learned something new... you have rep!

    I also didn't know you could adjust it in BIOS too?
     
    jack53, Mar 1, 2008
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