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    Is this normal?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Sara2009, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. Sara2009

    Sara2009 Notebook Geek

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    Whener I leave my MBP idle for a few moments, the brightness of the screen lessens a little bit. Is this normal? Or is there something I need to do to fix it? Thanks.
     
    Sara2009, Jul 17, 2007
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    Yep, normal. Its to conserve battery. I find it annoying when i'm reading something, but its good that it does it. Leave it long enough and it'll turn it off completely before going to sleep.
     
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  3. Sara2009

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    Even though I have it plugged in?
     
    Sara2009, Jul 17, 2007
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    You can disable it by opening Energy Saver, then clicking on the Options tab.
     
    Budding, Jul 17, 2007
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    Its normal the reason it does it is to save battery power
     
    mtor, Jul 17, 2007
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    I have the impression that it's not good for the backlight because it's fluctuating between low and high voltages.
     
    jsis, Jul 17, 2007
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  7. Sara2009

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    What do you mean?
     
    Sara2009, Jul 17, 2007
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