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    Screen keeps Dimming..

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Fichatti, Jul 29, 2011.

  1. Fichatti

    Fichatti Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, my screen keeps dimming even though i fixed my settings so it wont, but once its plugged it in it become dim and when its on battery it becomes bright, i dont know what to do, i tried everything i know.
     
    Fichatti, Jul 29, 2011
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    DraZziW Notebook Consultant

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    i think this was a driver issue. Try changing your video driver
     
    DraZziW, Jul 29, 2011
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    hub1100 Notebook Evangelist

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    Settings are dependent on Power Plan. Power plan changes from High to Balanced when unplugged. I found changing the unplugged settings in Power doesnt really work.

    Advanced Settings (Power/ for plugged in and Balanced when unplugged)

    Control Panel > Hardware & Sound > Power Options > Edit Plan >

    Link at bottom left - Advanced Settings

    Let me know what you find. -hubs-
     
    hub1100, Jul 29, 2011
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    Juason Notebook Consultant

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    Every so often this crops up on my system to. A reboot usually fixes it for a few weeks. You can walk away for a minute, and it goes to the lowest dimming level - despite having maxpower set w/ no dimming allowed. Using several versions of modded ini nvidia drivers too for the geforce 260m.
     
    Juason, Jul 29, 2011
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