Laptop question
Does anyone know how to increase the brilliancy of a laptop screen when it is running on the battery?
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remyforbes777
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There might also be a BIOS feature that controls this. Some laptops BIOS has it to where you can adjust components run at max when using just battery power.Remington Forbes
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JDMurray
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Yes, the laptop's CMOS menu will have "on battery" and "on line-power" settings. You need to change the "on battery" settings to allow the screen to have a greater maximum brightness, or not to dim the screen after N minutes. -
seuss_ssues
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For windows check under Control Panel > power options
you can set processor speed, screen brightness, etc. -
JDMurray
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Really? In what version of Windows? Windows XP Pro only has turn off monitor and hard disks and when to perform a system standby.seuss_ssues wrote:For windows check under Control Panel > power options
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Plantwiz
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JDMurray wrote:
Really? In what version of Windows? Windows XP Pro only has turn off monitor and hard disks and when to perform a system standby.seuss_ssues wrote:For windows check under Control Panel > power options
you can set processor speed, screen brightness, etc.
I'd like to find this in a MACBook too. I try to keep the brightness to a minimum, but lately just cannot seem to get enough contrast when outside (obviously being outside is the problem).Plantwiz
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mrhaun03
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Thanks for the replied everybody...I'll have to check out the BIOS.Working on Linux+
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ajs1976
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If the screen is getter dimmer and no one is changing the settings, it can be a sign that the screen is starting to fail. My screen failed a few weeks ago and when I replaced it, I was suprised at how much brighter is was, both on and off battery.Andy
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mrhaun03
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Found it in the BIOS...thanks again people.ajs1976 wrote:If the screen is getter dimmer and no one is changing the settings, it can be a sign that the screen is starting to fail. My screen failed a few weeks ago and when I replaced it, I was suprised at how much brighter is was, both on and off battery.
It's a brand new laptop, so I new that wasn't the issue. I just wasn't sure of how to make the changes.Working on Linux+ -
Mishra
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I just remember the screen getting darker but I was able to just turn it right back up again.
