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Brightness control is broken, all methods tried
Hi,
I have a Sony VAIO CW Core i3 laptop which is running Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 64-bit. I cannot change the brightness anymore (probably since the SP1 update).
I get this: http://puu.sh/1nWX It maxes out at one bar. Furthermore, the brightness control is now gone from Windows Mobility Center: http://puu.sh/1nYJ
My video card is nVidia GeForce 310M. I've already tried methods mentioned in other forums as well as Sony Support, such as installing and reinstalling Sony Shared Library and Sony Notebook Utilities, as well as uninstalling all nVidia drivers and reinstalling them.
I've tried installing the newest nVidia driver from the nVidia website, but that failed and told me that I don't have compatible hardware (which is crap because I chose the right model..)
What else can I do? Is this because of Service Pack 1? Is there anything else I could try before trying to roll back the service pack?
Thanks.