Brightness control problems
Brightness control problems
Hello,
Just bought an secondhand x201.
It has been restored to factory settings by to previous owner.
I installed the hotkey's driver in cluding the patch from the enovo site to get the OSD for brightness and volume.
But now when using the brightness function keys, the brightness jumps up or down per 2% and not per 1%.
Did a google search but find only possible solutions under linux and ubuntu?
The model number of the x201 is 3680-HE3 running on W7 64bit prof.
Hope somebody has a solution...
Thx
Just bought an secondhand x201.
It has been restored to factory settings by to previous owner.
I installed the hotkey's driver in cluding the patch from the enovo site to get the OSD for brightness and volume.
But now when using the brightness function keys, the brightness jumps up or down per 2% and not per 1%.
Did a google search but find only possible solutions under linux and ubuntu?
The model number of the x201 is 3680-HE3 running on W7 64bit prof.
Hope somebody has a solution...
Thx
X1C-1, i5 3427U 1.8GHz, 8GB RAM, Sandisk mSATA 250GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
X220, i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, Crutial mSATA 120GB SSD + 2nd internal Samsung 256GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
2013 MacBook Air 13" 250GB SSD/8GB Ram
T420 i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 8GB Ram, Samsung mSATA 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD
X220, i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, Crutial mSATA 120GB SSD + 2nd internal Samsung 256GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
2013 MacBook Air 13" 250GB SSD/8GB Ram
T420 i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 8GB Ram, Samsung mSATA 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD
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Re: Brightness control problems
I don't have an X201 (yet) but I don't think that the brightness control is designed anywhere near 2% steps. That would mean you would have 50 individual levels of brightness. I can see where it might have 10 to 15 steps (7% to 10% increments).
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Re: Brightness control problems
Full brightness = 15
Lowest = 2
Lowest = 2
X301 -- X201s -- X2faux1s -- X201 -- x230 -- T61 -- T60p -- T42p
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Re: Brightness control problems
So should I read the OP as saying that the "bars" on the screen are changing two at a time?
Ray Kawakami
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
Re: Brightness control problems
Probably not. There is a bar graph, like a Windows file transfer progress window, not individual bar icons as with older versions.So should I read the OP as saying that the "bars" on the screen are changing two at a time?
Down goes: 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2.
Up goes: 2, 4, 7, 9. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Depending on where the auto dimming amount is set, the missing numbers above may appear.
To me they just look like arbitrary numbers.
Using On Screen Display v6.70.00
X301 -- X201s -- X2faux1s -- X201 -- x230 -- T61 -- T60p -- T42p
Re: Brightness control problems
Yes, exactly these numbers appear on screen when increasing or decreasing brightness using the brightness control buttons (FN-UP/END). On my X61 they count "normal" up and dont "jump" numbers.91011 wrote:Probably not. There is a bar graph, like a Windows file transfer progress window, not individual bar icons as with older versions.So should I read the OP as saying that the "bars" on the screen are changing two at a time?
Down goes: 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 7, 5, 2.
Up goes: 2, 4, 7, 9. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Depending on where the auto dimming amount is set, the missing numbers above may appear.
To me they just look like arbitrary numbers.
Using On Screen Display v6.70.00
Maybe they dont represent a percentage but I would except the OSD to follow all the 15 (Lowest 2 highest 15) different brightness steps and not jumping steps. I also have the feeling that the actual brightness jumps with biggers steps than that I am used to see on my older X61.
As I have 2 X201's ( dont ask, long story!) I can compare their "behavior". But first I have to replace the motherboard on the other X201.
Rgds
X1C-1, i5 3427U 1.8GHz, 8GB RAM, Sandisk mSATA 250GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
X220, i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, Crutial mSATA 120GB SSD + 2nd internal Samsung 256GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
2013 MacBook Air 13" 250GB SSD/8GB Ram
T420 i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 8GB Ram, Samsung mSATA 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD
X220, i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, Crutial mSATA 120GB SSD + 2nd internal Samsung 256GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
2013 MacBook Air 13" 250GB SSD/8GB Ram
T420 i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 8GB Ram, Samsung mSATA 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD
Re: Brightness control problems
Second X201 up and running and it does the same...so it looks like normal?
X1C-1, i5 3427U 1.8GHz, 8GB RAM, Sandisk mSATA 250GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
X220, i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, Crutial mSATA 120GB SSD + 2nd internal Samsung 256GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
2013 MacBook Air 13" 250GB SSD/8GB Ram
T420 i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 8GB Ram, Samsung mSATA 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD
X220, i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 6GB RAM, Crutial mSATA 120GB SSD + 2nd internal Samsung 256GB SSD, Win 7 Pro 64bit
2013 MacBook Air 13" 250GB SSD/8GB Ram
T420 i5 2520M 2.5GHz, 8GB Ram, Samsung mSATA 256GB SSD + 500GB HDD
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