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I bought a Dell Inspiron (which runs Windows 7) and they seem to have done something to the brightness controls because it seems to be more coarse than I remember from my previous HP Pavilion (EDIT: yep. I can only change the brightness in jumps of 6). I wish to get a better control of the screen brightness to tune it to the specific sweet spot I'm interested in.

The model is N5110. Is there a program or setting that can do this for me?

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If it is a Inspiron 1564 or similar chassis there is nothing you can do about it. If not try from the advanced power settings for the profile you are using.

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I also have an Inspiron. If you go to the control panel, then hit "Mobility Center", it can be changed more precisely there. Alternatively you can hit Windows Key + X to open this.

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Nope. It still wouldn't let mo have full control. It goes from 18 to 12. – EpsilonVector May 23 '11 at 13:57
Try scrolling or using keyboard arrows, as opposed to dragging. – Simon Sheehan May 23 '11 at 14:00
Still doesn't work – EpsilonVector May 23 '11 at 14:05
Can you give the specific model number? – Simon Sheehan May 23 '11 at 14:06
The model is: N5110 – EpsilonVector May 23 '11 at 14:08
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