My comp monitor is too dark. I adjusted the brightness up all the way, but its still too dark. what do I do?
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Repost your question so it makes sense! Either you found your monitor brightness control or you didnt! You may also be able to adjust gamma and brightness in your desktop properties. Give details on what monitor you have and what PC you have!
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Right click on desktop, choose properties, go to settings, advanced, monitor, and set your refresh frequency.\n\nOtherwise your monitor is dying.
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ok try this \ngo onto desktop and click on the right mouse button select properties\nthen click the settings tab\nunder display your monitor should be listed if it isnt then disconnect the monitor and reconnect if it is already on there the you will need to check on the same tab that your screen resolution is correct usually 1280 by 1024 pixels and color quality is 32 bit\n\nadjust accordingly and apply
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You haven't told us what type of monitor you're using, or your OS.\n\nI'm a firm believer in beginning with the simplest adjustments and working up from there.\n\nSo, if you're using Windows XP,  then I suggest trying Microsoft's Clear Type:\n\nTo enable Clear Type:\nRight click on a blank area of the Desktop and choose "Properties";\nClick on the Appearance Tab; Click "Effects";\nCheck the box: "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts"\nThen in the drop down box select: "Clear Type"\nThen Click "OK"\n\n(If you prefer, Microsoft can do it for you:)\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx\n\nEven if you're using a CRT monitor there should be some improvement. \n\nIf that doesn't help then you may need to change the resolution.\nAgain, you'll find that by by right clicking on your Desktop/Properties/Settings and adjust the slider to the best setting for your monitor or,  try using the adjustment controls on the monitor itself.
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Make sure the power cable and video cable are securely connected.  If that doesn't solve the problem, hook your monitor up to a friend's computer.  Same problem?  Then you have a bad display.  Works ok on a different computer?  Probably a bad video card in your computer.\n\nI'd also suggest using different power and video cables if you have access to others.  You might find that you just have a bad cable.\n\nGood luck
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Try holding "FN" and keys from F6 to F8 - It will lighten or darken the screen, keys may be different pending on the notebook.
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If your screen showed up white on your laptop then it's not the backlight.  Your screen would be very dark and pretty much impossible to read without a backlight.  Since you tried another monitor and had the same result, or at least that's how I understand it, it sounds like it's a graphics issue.  It's possible that the shock of slamming the lid shut has caused damage to your motherboard.\n\nIf in fact you could see everything when you used a monitor, you very well could have broken a contact on your motherboard, broken a cable, or something entirely more fun than either of these.  You could break out the multimeter and check contacts, but that may prove to be quite tedious.  It seems like your problem is directly linked to the connection of the LCD.  Poke around a bit and see if a ribbon cable isn't seated properly or something else.  I'm not familiar with Dell's method of routing the video signal from the mobo to the screen.  Good luck.
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Fiddle with the buttons on the front of your monitor after your computer has been up for a while (to warm it up) and adjust it so that the screen is filled.\n\nHope that helps!
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im not sure if there's a way to chage this, but im pretty sure its not in Windows (or whatever OS you're using). Mine (HP) dims or brightens the screen weather in Windows or just booting up. So, the only place i know to check would be BIOS: when your PC boots up, it will tell you to press F1 or F2 or F10 or F12 or maybe another key, but usually its F-something. so, press it when u see the message, look throught the menus to see if anything means like "don't dim the screen" or "screen always bright"...
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Ok.. if it is a work computer, then you really need not worry. Contact your IT department and tell them your monitor is giving you trouble. They'll fix it for you.\n\nIt could also be that there is no problem with the monitor. \nProbably some magnetic disturbances around the monitor led it to be distorted.\n\nWhat you can do is, leave the monitor off. unplug it. for about 15 - 20 minutes. until cools down completely. \nThen turn it on. \nThen "Degauss" it\n\nIf you dont know how to degauss, then read further. \nGo through the "Menu settings" of the monitor. \n\neach monitor has different way to access the menu settings, so i dont know how to do it on yours because you did not mention any specs of your monitor.\n\nbrowse through the settings to find for something called "Degauss" and select it.\n\nThe monitor may flickr for a second and come back on .. .. \nIf that does not help.. then your monitor is DEAD. \n\nhope that helps.
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hey it might be the problem of ur monitor frequency also.\nif u r having a 15' monitor set ur monitor frequency to 60 Hz & for 17' set it to 75 Hz.\nand try to change ur resolution
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download the current driver for your video card. if that doesn't work your monitor or video card might need replacement. Also try to degause your monitor if its not a plasma screen.
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well.. as for mine. i can press a blue button that says "fn" which is near the alt and ctrl button... and at the same time... at the numbers "f9" and "f10" there is the brightness control.\nso you hold down the "fn" and "f10" at the same time and it will make it brighter.\n\nfor me atleast..
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try going to display properties -> screen saver -> power settings. there should be an ajustment for monitors.
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Your screen has gone to standby to save power, just wiggle the mouse or click. and it should come back. You go into your computer options and change the preferences so it will not do this as much or not art all
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There may be something wrong with the monitor if that doesn't work. One other option you may have. Look on the monitor itself.  There should be some buttons on it. When you play with those it should take you into a menu that will allow you to adjust the colors. I have had monitors that seem like they are going out but have been able to restore the colors enough to make me happy by just adjusting the hues on the monitor.
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If you have a laptop then hold the FN key and push the button that looks like a monitor on one of the F keys prob. f3 or f4 dont know urs!?! lol! The S-vid is the one I have on My laptop... it's fine! Also go 2 the desktop and right click and choose properties. Then click settings or somthing then change the depth and somthin. Then try again. Maybe your cable's not in great shape... get another and try that. hope im the best answer!!! lol!