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    Screen Brightness - UNPLUGGED

    Discussion in 'HP' started by catman39, Jan 15, 2007.

  1. catman39

    catman39 Newbie

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    I recently got a Presario and was wondering if there was a way to keep the screen brightness as high unplugged as when it's plugged in.

    Thanks in advance for the help.
     
    catman39, Jan 15, 2007
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  2. NetBrakr

    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    Hello and welcome.

    If you go to the BIOS, you can change it from there. Or combnation keys. I dont know about HP/Compaq...but my guess is FN + up arrow.

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, Jan 15, 2007
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    catman39 Newbie

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    Thanks for the answer JC but I am fairly new to computers...how do I change it in the bios? The FN key + up arrow didn't bring it up.
     
    catman39, Jan 16, 2007
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  4. JadedRaverLA

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    The HP's are different. You adjust the brightness with the fn + f8 key (brighter) or the fn + f7 key (dimmer), but there's no way to make the screen as bright while on battery as it is maxed on AC power.
     
    JadedRaverLA, Jan 16, 2007
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  5. catman39

    catman39 Newbie

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    Thanks for the info...When I max brightness when it's unplugged is barely different as when plugged in. I guess it just was default set to drop brightness a bit to save the battery.

    Thanks again for the help.
     
    catman39, Jan 16, 2007
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    No problem -- yeah, the difference shouldn't be that great.
     
    JadedRaverLA, Jan 16, 2007
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    It's not that much diffrent and it uses up alot more battery
     
    gridtalker, Jan 17, 2007
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