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vrs626 · #1 Post by **vrs626** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:18 am

i just got my new t42p and i noticed that the screen is much brighter when the computer is plugged into the outlet. is there a way to change the settings so that the screen is equally as bright unplugged as it is when plugged in?

gg3761 · #2 Post by **gg3761** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:26 am

the setting is in the bios. Can't remember exactly where though.

alfa_romeo · #3 Post by **alfa_romeo** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:43 am

vrs626 wrote:i just got my new t42p and i noticed that the screen is much brighter when the computer is plugged into the outlet. is there a way to change the settings so that the screen is equally as bright unplugged as it is when plugged in?

Create your own power scheme with equal screen brightness for battery and AC

First Light · #4 Post by **First Light** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:32 am

It is easy to manually adjust your screen brightness by pressing: Fn + Home to increase brightness, and Fn + End to decrease brightness.

nikemen · #5 Post by **nikemen** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:54 am

On battery, there is a LOW setting that will stop the maximum setting,
the quickest way I have found to get to the monitor control panel is throuhg the IBM THINKPAD configurator, in start, ALL progrma,s then ACCESS IBM.

once that application is open, then click on display, and there is a monitor brightness setting, for HIGH, and you want to ENABLE this. From there, you can get the highest brightness even on battery

vrs626 · #6 Post by **vrs626** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:34 pm

It is easy to manually adjust your screen brightness by pressing: Fn + Home to increase brightness, and Fn + End to decrease brightness.

With the battery unplugged I increased it to full brightness and when i plugged the battery in it got even brighter??

hnq · #7 Post by **hnq** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:56 pm

hmm....You're right - even with the brightness set to maximum, the screen is still brighter when plugged in.

vrs626 · #8 Post by **vrs626** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:51 pm

yea it seems really strange to me. my dad has a t41p and his computer doesn't do that...

awolfe63 · #9 Post by **awolfe63** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 3:42 pm

Run Access IBM.

Click on Configure then Manage Your Display then LCD display settings

Change brightness on batteries setting

vrs626 · #10 Post by **vrs626** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:39 pm

that worked...thanks a lot

First Light · #11 Post by **First Light** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:18 pm

My T42p it is my 3rd ThinkPad and all my TP's have had the ability to easily adjust the screen brightness, and all 3 have been brighter when the battery charger is plugged in than when operating off of the battery.

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Re: screen brightness

battery could have the low setting

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