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Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
December 05 2010 21:37 GMT
#1
Ok, so I recently got a new graphics card, since my old one was a piece of crap. So I went and installed this new graphics card, and my screen is so dark, it's hard to make out icons on SC2. Now on my old graphics card, I simply went to the graphic card's options and used a hot key to up my brightness, and my gama a little. So I tried to do the same with this graphics card, I set the hot keys I push them, and nothing happens. It is impossible to play SC2 or anything really with my screen this dark. If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.

My graphics card is a Radeon 9600
I'm running windows XP
32 bit

Please and thank you
"Cold is the void"
StimCraft
Profile Joined March 2010
United States144 Posts
December 05 2010 21:44 GMT
#2
function+up? and did you have an integrated card b4
Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
December 05 2010 21:48 GMT
#3
On December 06 2010 06:44 StimCraft wrote:
function+up? and did you have an integrated card b4


I don't have function on my key board
And before it was Geforce fx5500 128mb I don't know if that's integrated or not.
"Cold is the void"
pheer
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
5398 Posts
December 05 2010 21:55 GMT
#4
If you don't have function on your keyboard then I am assuming you are using a desktop? Try adjusting the brightness on the actual monitor first (using the menus on the monitor) and then if you are already at 100% on the monitor try looking for the option in your graphics control panel for your new card.

Last resort: get a freeware program like desktop lighter that brightens the display using software http://www.dimxsoft.com/dlighter/
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Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-05 22:02:22
December 05 2010 22:02 GMT
#5
On December 06 2010 06:55 pheer wrote:
If you don't have function on your keyboard then I am assuming you are using a desktop? Try adjusting the brightness on the actual monitor first (using the menus on the monitor) and then if you are already at 100% on the monitor try looking for the option in your graphics control panel for your new card.

Last resort: get a freeware program like desktop lighter that brightens the display using software http://www.dimxsoft.com/dlighter/


Awesome! The software worked. Thanks man. But SC2 is still to dark for my liking at max brightness. You wouldn't perhaps know of a program for Gama too?
"Cold is the void"
Noev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1105 Posts
December 05 2010 22:03 GMT
#6
have you looked in the settings for SC2 i know you can up the gamma there also
Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
December 05 2010 22:08 GMT
#7
On December 06 2010 07:03 Noev wrote:
have you looked in the settings for SC2 i know you can up the gamma there also

Well it's not just SC2, Like I'm watching a stream and can barely make anything out.
"Cold is the void"
pheer
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
5398 Posts
December 05 2010 22:09 GMT
#8
No I don't know any gamma brightener program... I still think you are not finding the settings on your actual monitor; there are buttons to go into the menu, and you can adjust the brightness within the monitor settings.
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Dark Void
Profile Joined June 2010
United States39 Posts
December 05 2010 22:22 GMT
#9
On December 06 2010 07:09 pheer wrote:
No I don't know any gamma brightener program... I still think you are not finding the settings on your actual monitor; there are buttons to go into the menu, and you can adjust the brightness within the monitor settings.


The only way I'm aware of to change my actual monitors setting is the buttons on the monitor. Which has brightness, and contrast, which are both at max.
"Cold is the void"
StimCraft
Profile Joined March 2010
United States144 Posts
December 05 2010 22:53 GMT
#10
i think you have conflicting programs. example computer is 50%, 2nd program dials that 50% up or down, and the 3rd program dials the dialing of the 50% up or down so you will probably never reach the original 100%
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
December 05 2010 23:22 GMT
#11
Are you sure it's not a monitor problem? Adjust brightness on monitor first - if you can't raise it to the desired about of brightness, then you might need a new monitor.
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
TheDoK666
Profile Joined May 2010
France179 Posts
December 06 2010 00:11 GMT
#12
for gamma , there's powerstrip but it's weird that's it's really too dark :/ mb monitor problem try to test with another one ye ...
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