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My wife left her Dell Inspiron 5150 notebook (running Win XP
Pro) to go make coffee. When she came back, the screen was dark.
Now, in a dark room you can just barely see the logon screen. I
thought she might have accidentally pressed the CRT/LCD key, but
when I pressed CRT/LCD, or Fn + CRT/LCD, or Ctrl + Fn + CRT/LCD,
or other combinations, nothing changed. I tried restarting and
holding down F8 to see what I could see in SAFE MODE, but I
could not see when was the right time to press, so this did not
work either. Any suggestions will received with gratitude.
Pro) to go make coffee. When she came back, the screen was dark.
Now, in a dark room you can just barely see the logon screen. I
thought she might have accidentally pressed the CRT/LCD key, but
when I pressed CRT/LCD, or Fn + CRT/LCD, or Ctrl + Fn + CRT/LCD,
or other combinations, nothing changed. I tried restarting and
holding down F8 to see what I could see in SAFE MODE, but I
could not see when was the right time to press, so this did not
work either. Any suggestions will received with gratitude.