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    screen brightness

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by firedawg, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. firedawg

    firedawg Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi, i have a dell 6400, and notice that when on battery power the screen is very dark ,to the point of its not very easy on the eye, i;m sure this is to conserve battery power,

    is there a way to increase the brightness when on battery power, if you dont mind shortening the life of the battery.
     
    firedawg, Jul 31, 2007
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    there is usually a FN function to turn the brightness up. for exapmle, on my lappy, FN+up arrow brightens, and on my sister's its FN+right arrow.
     
    aan310, Jul 31, 2007
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    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    Mine is FN(Bottom, second from left) and F7, but yours could be any of the F keys. I always have it on the lowest screen setting, I can read everything perfectly.
     
    allan_huang, Jul 31, 2007
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    spitfire9703 Newbie

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    Another way to increase the brightness is in the BIOS, if you FN keys don't work.
     
    spitfire9703, Jul 31, 2007
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    firedawg Notebook Enthusiast

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    cheers guys,
    i tried the fn +up key and that works .
    thanks
     
    firedawg, Jul 31, 2007
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