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    Fn keys no more working for brightness

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by scop, Jun 25, 2015.

  1. scop

    scop Notebook Guru

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    hello,

    alienware 17 r2 2015 windows 8.1, Intel 5200 & Nvidia GTX980M Bios A04

    suddenly, the Fn-F9 and Fn-F10 no more working for brightness,
    then Fn-F4 & Fn-F5 still working for audio.

    please, what to do ?

    and i cannot increase/decrease with windows panel control ...
     
    scop, Jun 25, 2015
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    Try set this in bios? without fn, does it works? [​IMG]


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    iPhantomhives, Jun 25, 2015
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  3. scop

    scop Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for your reply,

    i got Dell by phone, and

    Haaa,

    that's ok now,
    i got OSD package from Dell download and re_install it.

    Pfiu, i got nervous with the brightness too low;

    now i know, OSD then Fn-F10 working again
     
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    Awesome :vbthumbsup:
     
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    Sometimes mine stop working and a restart usually fixes it!
     
    kgh00007, Jun 25, 2015
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    Hi,
    once again i lost Fn F9 & Fn F10 for brightness,
    even after a reboot;
    and i have to re-install Dell OSD_Application_41TTF_WN_0.33.0.14C_A00.EXE
    in order to recover brightness control.

    now i knpw that, not so annoying but odd.

    AW17 R2 early 2015, windows 8.1 bios A05
     
    scop, Aug 2, 2015
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