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Apple Users

mopinko

(72,472 posts) Wed Feb 20, 2013, 11:53 AM Feb 2013

laptop screen keeps going dim. [View all]

2 year old macbook pro. any time i am not actively typing or clicking, the screen starts to dim. probably drops a click or 3. checked the energy saver settings and it's not that. using in plugged in, charge light stays green.
anyone have a clue? time to buy a new one?

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laptop screen keeps going dim. [View all] mopinko Feb 2013 OP

Hmm... OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #1

autodim is off. mopinko Feb 2013 #4

I'd say the energy setting but you say you've checked that. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #2

ok- mopinko Feb 2013 #3

You know, every now and then the brightness keys get jostled. They are F5 and F6. Stinky The Clown Feb 2013 #5

yeah, it happens. mopinko Feb 2013 #6

What is 'sleep' set to? REP Feb 2013 #7

15 minutes mopinko Feb 2013 #8

Set sleep to 30 REP Feb 2013 #9