The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    R2 screen Brightness fluxuates

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by MarkTrav82, Nov 15, 2010.

  1. MarkTrav82

    MarkTrav82 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    120
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    This is getting worse.. but ill be using my computer and for no reason my screen brightness gets really bright.. so bright that i cant even see the blue color in the forums tables.. then after a few seconds it goes down to normal.. i tried taking a screen shot.. but when i look back at the screen shot its normal.. so im not sure if its the monitor or video card.. hopefully its just a video card driver update.. and not a new video card and monitor..... what are your thoughts???


    Edit:
    it seems to be not doing it anymore.... right now.... it was doing it alot while I was on skype/ webcam with a friend.. but i dont know how that would make a difference....
     
    MarkTrav82, Nov 15, 2010
    #1
  2. GabeGuitarded

    GabeGuitarded Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I've been having this problem on and off too. I've been having a fair bit of issues related to the display, including the computer consistently thinking it has a second monitor plugged in for extended display. Coupled with Fallout 3 ceasing to function, I'm contemplating just backing all of my stuff up and doing a clean reinstall.
     
    GabeGuitarded, Nov 15, 2010
    #2
  3. MarkTrav82

    MarkTrav82 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    120
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    do you think its the video card or monitor?? I know the new video drivers should be coming out really soon.. maybe that might fix it....
     
    MarkTrav82, Nov 15, 2010
    #3
  4. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,395
    Messages:
    7,964
    Likes Received:
    25
    Trophy Points:
    206
    BatBoy, Nov 15, 2010
    #4