Screen brightness.

[malagabob]

The brightness on the screen of my laptop is very dim. I assume it might be some kind of power saving but i have not to my knowledge changed anything, But other members of my family borrow it sometimes. I have had a look but dont want to start selecting things that might alter other settings.

[Tilly2]

Has one of the function keys at the top got a picture of a sun on it? Is so, hold down the function, FN, and press the key with the picture of the sun. On mine it's F4

[VHG]

The screen will often dim if you are running on battery rather than mains power, to save battery life.

[LochNessMonster]

http://www.ehow.com/h...t-laptop-monitor.html

[methyl]

Make and model of the laptop?
Can we assume that you are on battery not mains?

[DAJAZDJ1979]

sAME THING HAPPEND TO MINE THE BULB THAT ACTUALLY LIGHTS THE SCREEN HAS GONE AND THERE NOT CHEAP WHEN ADDED TO THE COST OF A EPAIR MAN SORTING OUT NOW I JUST USE A NORMAL MONITOR WORKS FINE