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Why is my Acer laptop screen dark?

Why is my Acer laptop screen darker than other computer screens. It has gotten darker since I bought it a year ago. It is an Acer Aspire 5100. Everything else is working good. It is just not a bright screen and difficut to see and read.

H. Wiles, April 2008

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Hi I got a loptop of acer Aspire E1-571 and i had the same problem but could not fix with the keys [fn]+ right or left arrow. So please help me out to get rid of the problem.

Thanks in advance..
Regards!

Raju Bhandari, February 2013

I see the fn key but what arrow?

gina, August 2012

THANK YOU! [Fn] [Right Arrow] - now I can use the box again!

JK, July 2012

i had the same problem after dropping my acer aspire 5738z laptop and i managed to fix it by doing what gary said "go to control panel & then select power options, once in power options select high performance & you will be prompted to select to power off after 10 mins 20 mins etc select never on all selections"

eddie, June 2012

FN and right arrow worked for me ! Thanks all for the advice

David, May 2011

Thank you so much for the help! It was the easiest fix in the world and I never would have figured it out without this forum. You guys are the best!

Heather, April 2011

sorted thanks!!!!!

Debbie, March 2011

what if the fn right arrow doesn't work???

the laptop screen is so dark I have to squint real hard to see anything...if I do fn then the external display key (f5?) the laptop screen brightens a little for the moment but then right back to real dark.... any ideas?
adfreebird at hotmail.com with any help please

Adam, December 2010

FN key then right arrow fixed dark screen, thanks. Have put up with this for over a year, made my day
Thanks again

Douglas, November 2010

awesome answer, worked on my acer laptop 5610!

Stu, September 2010

I had the dim screen problem with my Aspire 9420. Could find no help until I googled my way to this website. Saw all the posts praising the FN key plus right arrow solution and thought at first that the cursor arrow was meant. Eventually saw post from Bill (April 2008) explaining that the arrow key in question is the one level with the space bar at the bottom of the keyboard. And then: the light shone bright once more. Thanks Bill!

ValleyBoy, September 2010

same thing here... it was frustrating!! THANK YOU

JLSL, August 2010

how do i correct the screen that has gone dark?

Grace, August 2010

Thanks people, fixed my daughter's lappy after much head scratching and control panel fiddling.
You rock !!!

GazzaG, April 2010

wow thanx for the fn arrow deal...learn somethin new everyday

mike, April 2010

fn -> i love you!

one_inch, March 2010

Thankyou for the Fn key and right arrow tip!! I have also put up with this problem for months and months, and was thinking of buying a new screen. Simple solution! Brilliant!

Clare, March 2010

ive been trying to sort this on my aspire 5630 and thanks to this post its all good again

brad, February 2010

Wow, Fn and right arrow works.Thanks Magicians!!!

KevininVt., January 2010

Woooooo thank you!
i got really scared that when my screen turned dark i would need to buy something to fix it.
But i pressed the FN key with the right arrow and its worked!!
x

Ferne, September 2009

Just googled for a solution to this and found it here, as others have said, for once a very simple fix! Thanks!

Diane, July 2009

thanks function key right arrow worked, thought it would be an expensive fix makes a change

daisy, July 2009

THANKS from tennessee. Works great!!!!!!!!

acer user in tn, July 2009

THANK YOU SO MUCH PEOPLE!!! Wow. The function right arrow fixed mine. Yeah! You all rock!

Jennifer Ladd, June 2009

Yay!!!! Yay for me updating a year old post, but I got an old laptop with this problem, and this fixed it! Woot!

BenITO, June 2009

Thanks for the function key tip. I've put up with this for about a year. What a relief.

Gaz, January 2009

Guys. Thanks a lot for contributions. FN+Arrow was the one for me :-)
(our cat had been playing/sleeping/stepping on the keyboard for 5 seconds) lol

Mogens Dambo, November 2008

Hi,

I had the same problem until 5 min back in time. I found in the manual of my Aspire 5100 that you there is the option "AcerClearVision" in the software "AcerArcade". See manual:"Acer Clear Vision is a video enhancement technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation levels so that you do not need to change the color settings if the movie you are watching contains scenes that are overly dark or too bright."

So i opened "AcerArcade". There you take: "movie or cinema--> settings -->display settings" en there you change in the option 'color profile' 'ClearVision' to 'Original'.

In my case the problem is solved; the laptop is pluged in and my brightness level stays on 100% (even when it becomes dark in the room!!).

Kind regards,
John Sony

John Sony, August 2008

Just read this as my acer 5100 had a dark screen. The FN key and right arrow sorted the poblem. Thanks.

steve white, April 2008

If, like my 5100, you have an Fn key bottom row left, hold down while also pressing right arrow, bottom right. Each press increases brightness. Each press of left arrow decreases brightness.

Bill, April 2008

It is either the backlight or the inverter that drives it or the connectors between the two. If it is under a year old take it back to where you bought it.

t, April 2008

you could go to control panel & then select power options, once in power options select high performance & you will be prompted to select to power off after 10 mins 20 mins etc select never on all selections. this may improve brightness. also check key pad for up / down brightness .

gary, April 2008

link Click here to see other fixes for Acer Aspire.