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    Dimming issue that overrides power settings

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Burnt, Sep 3, 2011.

  1. Burnt

    Burnt Notebook Consultant

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    My screen has been dimming 2-3 minutes after I'm idle (watching a movie or whatever) regardless of what my settings are in the power management options. Currently the "dim the screen" option is set for never/never for battery/plugged in on all the plans, but I still find the screen going dim after a couple minutes (and it stays that way) unless I alt-F4 to bring the brightness back up.

    I prefer to have my laptop set on maximum brightness with no dimming. Am I missing something somewhere?
     
    Burnt, Sep 3, 2011
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    Jay633 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yep, you have to change the power options in the alienware command center. This over rides the native windows power options.
     
    Jay633, Sep 3, 2011
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  3. Burnt

    Burnt Notebook Consultant

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    +1 rep, thanks! can you tell i'm a total n00b with the m11x?
     
    Burnt, Sep 3, 2011
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