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    FZ430E FN Brightness Keys not working

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by gmogames, Jun 14, 2008.

  1. gmogames

    gmogames Newbie

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    Hi Guys,

    I've spended a whole day trying to find the solution for this problem, but no luck so far!

    I've downgraded my FZ430E to Windows XP SP3. Installed all the drivers (after research) and everything is OK, except the FN F5/F6 for brightness. When pressed, I see the adjustment on the screen, but it does not work. The bars are full and even pressing to lower them, they don't move.

    I've tried intalling/unistalling/installing Event Service, hotkeys utility, and so on.. but none worked.

    I see that FZ430 is not very popular, as there's no good information about it on a google search.

    Anyone can help me out?

    Thanks!
     
    gmogames, Jun 14, 2008
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  2. xnepal

    xnepal Newbie

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    hi! dude,

    i just bought fz430EB and i want to downgrade to xp i am worried about the drivers link.. can you plz tell me step by step how did you install the drivers... can u put the links to the xp drivers....

    thanls
     
    xnepal, Sep 14, 2008
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  3. JesterX

    JesterX Notebook Consultant

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    Did you install the drivers in the correct order? and did you install the "Sony Utilities DLL"

    I havent tried clean install XP but did with Vista and had problems with the hot key until I installed the sony drivers in the correct order, aka all the dependencies before the Event Service.
     
    JesterX, Sep 14, 2008
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