Changing Laptop Brightness... but keys broken!

Sumanji · 23 Mar 2006 at 22:38

Hey,

My friend wants to increase the brightness of his laptops TFT, but he has broken his FN key, so can't use the keyboard to do this! Is there any way to do this via software?

Laptop is a Clevo 5600D (rebranded under the Mesh name).

Cheers,

Suman

Sumanji · 24 Mar 2006 at 23:00

**BUMP**

Please help

Suman

Defcon5 · 24 Mar 2006 at 23:06

download powerstrip, i think that lets you

Jimathy · 24 Mar 2006 at 23:07

Only two things I can think of.

1. Connect and external keyboard, longshot.

2. Replace the broken keyboard, usually around £40-50 and about 1/2 to 1 hrs work.

3. Some kind of utility for adjusting power properties etc,. You can do this is software on an Acer.

Might help if we knew the make/model.

Sumanji · 24 Mar 2006 at 23:17

Thanks Defcon5, I'll tell him to try out PowerStrip.

Jimathy:
1) Tried already, didn't work

2) That's our Plan B!
3) It's a Clevo 5600D (rebranded by Mesh).

Cheers,

Suman

squiffy · 24 Mar 2006 at 23:21

Buy a external "notebook" keyboard, those have the FN key. I'm in a similar situation, the laptop keyboard is dead so using a full size PS2 keyboard. I can't adjust it either.

You should be able to adjust backlight and contrast with FN L/R and Up/Down. Graphics driver should have brightness correction but of course this won't adjust backlight.

leezer3 · 25 Mar 2006 at 00:19

A little thought, if it's anything like my Toshiba (Awful thing, but still), then the key may be simply stuck. Find something flat & thin (I use a scapel blade), slip this right under the key & ping it up.
Happens with the keys on the bottom edge of the keyboard, which I presume is where this one is.

-Leezer-

Sumanji · 26 Mar 2006 at 02:48

squiffy said:
Buy a external "notebook" keyboard, those have the FN key.

I've found a keyboard that has an FN key on it, but it's USB... will this still work?

leezer3 said:
Find something flat & thin (I use a scapel blade), slip this right under the key & ping it up.

Will give it a go

Cheers,

Suman

Talbs13 · 26 Mar 2006 at 12:23

Sumanji said:
I've found a keyboard that has an FN key on it, but it's USB... will this still work?

Yes that will be fine pressuming you have a spare USB port on your laptop.