[Pipmeister]

Hello

I am having trouble with my HP nx6120 running Windows XP. Basically it happened like this; One day, when the laptop was plugged in, i turned the brightness all the way down using the Fn+F9 hotkey. Now it wont go back up (usually Fn+F10 hotkey). This is very frustrating as i can barely see the screen.

I know its not the lamp, because (and this is very annoying) when i unplug the power adapter, the screen goes to full brightness! Unfortunatly the battery life is about 12 minutes, so this laptop usually remains plugged in.

Please HELP! I can barely see the screen. Does anyone know of a 3rd party program or any another way (other than the hotkeys) to increase screen brightness

Thanks so much in advance

[kiwiguy]

Look at the settings in Power Option, Control Panel.

[kiwiguy]

Also what happens if you run just off the AC, with the battery removed?

[Pipmeister]

ok, there is nothing in power options that seems to have anything to do with brightness, or monitor or anything. and unplugging the battery while running on ac (which i didnt actually realize was even possible) does nothing to the brightness, it stays as dim as was before.