[SOLVED] Can't turn brightness down on my Toshiba laptop

LooieENG · 09-01-2008, 11:42 AM

Fn + F6/F7 (keys with sun on them) doesn't work. When I press Fn + F7, I get the Firefox "Caret Browsing", and if I'm on the desktop, it switches between start button, quick task icons and the window toolbar thing, so it seems as if Fn isn't working. But Fn + J types in the number 1 (Num Pad) like it should.

I have an L300-12H running XP (it came with Vista) with drivers I got from the Toshiba site (Video, audio and network/wifi drivers I got, I think). Is there something else I need?

**TriggerFinger** · 09-01-2008, 11:57 AM

Did it all work fine in Vista? If yes and now it fails in XP, definitely you need another XP driver for that function. Usually it's the HOTKEY or QUICKLAUNCH drivers (I do not know the Toshiba versions). Most often this is unique to the brand unlike video or audio drivers. My best bet is Toshiba website if they have it (keep your fingers crossed).

LooieENG · 09-01-2008, 12:50 PM

Don't know. I didn't test it on Vista, I stuck XP on as soon as I got it. I'll try look for those drivers. Thanks

LooieENG · 09-01-2008, 12:58 PM

It worked, thank you :)

http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.c...ivers_bios.jsp (driver page)

If anyone finds this via a search engine with the same problem, it's "Hotkeys" and you also need to download "Common Modules" and install that first

**TriggerFinger** · 09-01-2008, 01:01 PM

Thank you for the update. Glad to know you got it working now.

09-01-2008, 11:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
LooieENG Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	[SOLVED] Can't turn brightness down on my Toshiba laptop Fn + F6/F7 (keys with sun on them) doesn't work. When I press Fn + F7, I get the Firefox "Caret Browsing", and if I'm on the desktop, it switches between start button, quick task icons and the window toolbar thing, so it seems as if Fn isn't working. But Fn + J types in the number 1 (Num Pad) like it should. I have an L300-12H running XP (it came with Vista) with drivers I got from the Toshiba site (Video, audio and network/wifi drivers I got, I think). Is there something else I need?

09-01-2008, 11:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,802 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Can't turn brightness down on my Toshiba laptop Did it all work fine in Vista? If yes and now it fails in XP, definitely you need another XP driver for that function. Usually it's the HOTKEY or QUICKLAUNCH drivers (I do not know the Toshiba versions). Most often this is unique to the brand unlike video or audio drivers. My best bet is Toshiba website if they have it (keep your fingers crossed). __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

09-01-2008, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
LooieENG Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Can't turn brightness down on my Toshiba laptop Don't know. I didn't test it on Vista, I stuck XP on as soon as I got it. I'll try look for those drivers. Thanks

09-01-2008, 12:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
LooieENG Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Can't turn brightness down on my Toshiba laptop It worked, thank you :) http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.c...ivers_bios.jsp (driver page) If anyone finds this via a search engine with the same problem, it's "Hotkeys" and you also need to download "Common Modules" and install that first

09-01-2008, 01:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,802 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: [SOLVED] Can't turn brightness down on my Toshiba laptop Thank you for the update. Glad to know you got it working now. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE