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    thinkpad turn off backlight

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by wobble987, Apr 17, 2009.

  1. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    can the thinkpad x300 screen backlight be turned off fully?
     
    wobble987, Apr 17, 2009
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    You mean turn the backlight off while keeping the display on? I haven't seen any notebook recently that can do that.
     
    SockMan!, Apr 17, 2009
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    Look on your F-keys for a combination with the Fn key. For my Asus VX2S it's F7 plus Fn that turns off the backlight.
    And, SockMan, many notebooks have that option; usually the more exquisite ones such as Alienware, Clevo, and Asus' gaming lines.
     
    amoney3, Apr 17, 2009
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    pacmandelight Notebook Deity

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    Do you mean you want to turn off the display? Just press Fn + F3 (or right click Power Manager battery icon), then select Power Off Display.

    If you are talking about Macs and how you can turn the brightness all the way down to off, then no, Thinkpads cannot do that.
     
    pacmandelight, Apr 17, 2009
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    yes, my macbook and macbook pro is able to do that.

    ah ok. thanks guys :) especially you pacman.

    i was thinking maybe there is some option in the BIOS to enable that.
     
    wobble987, Apr 18, 2009
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    Not sure about macs or X300s, but on my T61 I'm able to turn the display brightness down to 0 bars and it seems that the backlight is off.
     
    pepclub, Apr 18, 2009
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