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    Thinkpad screen brightness adjustment vs. Win7 ~any fix yet?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by drjohn, Jan 25, 2010.

  1. drjohn

    drjohn Notebook Consultant

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    Any fix for the disappearing ThinkPad screen brightness (Fn+Home/Fn+End) function under Win7? After a couple of hibernations, my ThinkPad's screen brightness function and its on-screen display disappears. In fact, the screen brightness function also disappears from Windows7's "mobility center" (Windows key + X) as well.

    I've installed whatever updated drivers that System Update suggests, but the problem persists. Anybody find a solution yet? It's getting annoying.
     
    drjohn, Jan 25, 2010
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    arsenic004 Notebook Consultant

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    Not sure what System Update suggested, but I fixed this problem by having the latest drivers of the following:

    1. Intel display driver
    2. System interface driver
    3. Hotkey driver

    Don't trust System Update - go directly to your Thinkpad's driver download page.
     
    arsenic004, Jan 26, 2010
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  3. Lew

    Lew Notebook Deity

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    Haven't seen this, but I usually put the system into standby instead of into hibernate. Follow arsenic004's advice and get the updated drivers direct.
     
    Lew, Jan 26, 2010
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