How do I brighten the screen of my toshiba nb 200
Already Tried: i can vaguely see the screen but its not bright enough... does it have anything to do with the in built light?
Hi. My name is XXXXX XXX I'm happy to assist. On the NB200, to brighten the screen you hold down the Fn key (lower left of keyboard) and press the F7 key (upper row) to increase screen brightness. Each tap of the F7 key incrementally increases the brightness. To lower the brightness repeat the steps above but this time use the F6 key to dim the display. If you would like any additional information or have more questions please don’t hesitate to ask! Please remember to only rate my answer when you are 100% satisfied. IF you feel the need to click either "Helped a little" or "I expected more", please stop and reply to me via the REPLY or CONTINUE CONVERSATION button with the issue you have. I will be happy to continue further and do everything I can to provide you with the service you seek.
Thank you, Byron
It does not work. I see the stuff on the things but vaguely. Screen shows stuff but vaguely
I tried what you have written already before I asked for help
Does the brightness of the screen change depending on whether you are running on battery or plugged into wall power? If you would like any additional information or have more questions please don’t hesitate to ask! Please remember to only rate my answer when you are 100% satisfied. IF you feel the need to click either "Helped a little" or "I expected more", please stop and reply to me via the REPLY or CONTINUE CONVERSATION button with the issue you have. I will be happy to continue further and do everything I can to provide you with the service you seek.
Plugged into wall power but no change
Still see the screen but vaguely
Is your laptop running Windows 7? Or another version of Windows?
Windows 7
Go to Start and open Control Panel. In your Power Options, do you have any brightness controls available there. There may also be a Toshiba power utility installed on the laptop.
Under colour management there is a brightness option. but brightness is at its max
and under power option it says that power balances automatically
but i can hardly see a thing on the screen
i have to tilt it at a certain angle to even see a word
Alright. Is the diminished screen brightness something that happened recently or has this taken place over a long period of time. The reason I ask is that a laptop screen, or even a computer monitor for that matter, don't have what we think of as light bulbs. They contain chemical compounds that emit light when an electrical current passes through them. Over time the ability of the compounds to produce that light diminishes and the result is a loss of brightness.
it just happened recently. more like overnight
one day it was working fine and the next, the whole screen is blank
I understand. The situation you describe points to a failure or defect in the screen. Given that that model was produced in 2009 it points to the screen starting to fail. Unfortunately this is something that can't be corrected over the Internet. I recommend that the laptop be looked at by a local shop.
We've performed the steps that would normally be done to increase brightness. The controls are at their max and there are no other control or options available to make adjustments.
Noted. Will get the laptop checked out by a local shop. Thanks so much!!
You're welcome and good luck.
Experience: CCNA, A+, MCSE 11 years at a large law firm.