Sony :: VGN-SZ340P- FN + Brightness Does Not Work Properly
May 14, 2010
I have a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ340P.
I am having problems to reduce the brightness of my screen (i cant use it full brightness)
What happens is that if i press FN + F3 or F4 (sound) it works perfectly, but when I try FN+F5 or F6 I can listen to the sound that i pressed that, I can see the little black window with the bars but it does not reduce.
how to fix it?
again, it is a
VAIO VGN SZ340P.
Windows XP profissional
SP3
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All Sony software ist installed correctly and in the newest version I found.
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SETTING_UTILITY_SERIES_5.1_5.1.0.11200
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VAIO_EVENT_SERVICE_5.1FH_5.1.0.12010
VAIO_POWER_MANAGEMENT_5.0_5.0.0.11300
VAIO_SMART_NETWORK_3.1_3.1.0.11250
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Fixed it myself XD
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