48 - Display Panel
Using Power Options to Adjust the Brightness (Windows Vista)
To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and double-click on the
Power Options
icon. Select
Adjust the display brightness
in the left panel, then drag the brightness bars
to the desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until you decide to
change them again.
I
F
USING
AC
POWER
,
YOUR
BRIGHTNESS
SETTING
IS
SET
TO
ITS
HIGHEST
LEVEL
BY
DEFAULT
. I
F
USING
BATTERY
POWER
,
YOUR
BRIGHTNESS
SETTINGS
IS
SET
TO
APPROXIMATELY
MID
-
LEVEL
BY
DEFAULT
.
T
HE
HIGHER
THE
BRIGHTNESS
LEVEL
,
THE
MORE
POWER
THE
NOTEBOOK
WILL
CONSUME
AND
THE
FASTER
YOUR
BATTERIES
WILL
DISCHARGE
. F
OR
MAXIMUM
BATTERY
LIFE
,
MAKE
SURE
THAT
THE
BRIGHTNESS
IS
SET
AS
LOW
AS
POSSIBLE
.