How do I keep my screen from dimming when I unplug ? new inspiron E1705

Question

I recently purchased a inspiron e1705 laptop and the screen dims every time my battery isn't plugged in. Is there some place that I can change the power setting for the screen so this doesn't happen? I know the battery lasts longer when the screen is dimmer, but it is not worth the battery time with the screen so hard to see. Thanks for any help.

GilesKennedy · Answer

You should be able to control the screen brightness by using the Fn key + up and down arrow keys (or whichever keys are marked with brightness up/down symbol in blue).

There may also be a setting in BIOS to same/similar effect.

davejohn · Answer

Control Panel, Power Options is where you can set it to not dim the display when on battery.   Dave

Entropy42 · Answer

@GilesKennedy wrote:
You should be able to control the screen brightness by using the Fn key + up and down arrow keys (or whichever keys are marked with brightness up/down symbol in blue).

There may also be a setting in BIOS to same/similar effect.

BIOS just memorizes the latest Fn-Up/Down settings, so there's no real point.

The unit remembers the last setting for each mode (AC and Battery) independently.

Control Panel display properties most likely just changes the Fn-Up/Down defaults. Fn-Up/Down is the easiest and fastest. :)

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