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Adjust Brightness - emachine G725

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 acherouidmoh -
Good evening.

I have an emachines G725 laptop and I used to have Vista Home Basic.
I formatted the HDD and then I installed a clean Windows Seven Pro, but since then I can no longer manage the screen brightness as I used to with Vista. I used to press "Fn" + "Left/Right Arrow" to adjust the brightness, but with Seven nothing happens... what should I do?

Thanks in advance
Configuration: ACER Emachine G725 LAPTOP: OS 1 ---> Linux Mint 8 (Helena) - 32 bits OS 2 ---> Windows Vista Home Basic - 32 bits Web ---> Opera 10.10 CPU ---> Intel Pentium T4200 Dual-core - 2.0GHz RAM ---> 2 x 2048 MB DDR2-SDRAM HDD ---> 250 Go - SATA GPU ---> Intel GMA 4500-M (1600x900) DESKTOP PC: OS 1 ---> Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) - 32 bits OS 2 ---> Windows Seven Professional - 32 bits Web ---> Opera 10.10 CPU ---> Pentium 4 HyperThreading - 3.0Ghz - Socket 478 RAM ---> 2x 512MB - PC3200 - DDR HDD ---> 2x Seagate Barracuda 80Go - IDE MB ---> Asus P4S800-MX SE GPU ---> HIS Radeon X1600 Pro IceQ - 512 MB GDDR2 (1600x1200) PSU ---> ASUSTeK A-45GA 450W

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  1.
    brahimieeaenea Posted messages 20 Status Member 7
     
    Good evening, have you installed the graphics card driver?
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  2. Anonymous user
     
    I contacted support and they told me that this PC is not compatible with Windows 7... O_O

    Well, there might be a solution, which is to download the utility to manage the brightness and run it in Vista compatibility mode... To be tested.
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    1. Plouf !
       
      Incompatible?!! But it's Acer who sent me the update CD!!!! lol

      thank you for your response =^.^=
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    2. Plouf !
       
      Finally, this time, by reinstalling the VGA utility from the previous version, it worked!
      Thank you =^.^=
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  3. Anonymous user
     
    Yes, I downloaded the driver "VGA driver 8.15.10.1840" here (Notebook - G series - G725):
    http://www.emachines.ch/em/customercare.do?ctx1w.att21k=2&LanguageISOCtxParam=de&sp=page11l&CountryISOCtxParam=CH&ctx1l.c2att1=16&rcond3l.attN2B2F2EEF=3589&rcond4l.attN2B2F2EEF=3892&CRC=25519941
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  4. brahimieeaenea Posted messages 20 Status Member 7
     
    GOOD EVENING
    IT'S WORKING
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  6. Anonymous user
     
    Excuse me?

    It doesn't work at my place, anyway...
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  7. Anonymous user
     
    I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that.
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  8. Plouf !
     
    Have you found a solution? I have the same problem...
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  9. Anonymous user
     
    Good evening.

    Could you please pass me this utility?
    Is it good for Windows 7?

    Best regards
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    1. Plouf !
       
      It is theoretically not for Windows 7, and it asks for confirmation during the installation that we want to install an earlier version. However, it seems to work perfectly normally on Windows 7 (at least I haven't encountered any malfunctions yet), and I have regained control of the brightness, including via the keyboard.

      Here is the link (I believe it's what is indicated above):
      http://www.emachines.ch/em/customercare.do?ctx1w.att21k=2&LanguageISOCtxParam=de&sp=page11l&CountryISOCtxParam=CH&ctx1l.c2att1=16&rcond3l.attN2B2F2EEF=3589&rcond4l.attN2B2F2EEF=3892&CRC=25519941

      You need to choose Notebook, G series, G725 (at least if you have this model), then the VGA utility.
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  10. Anonymous user
     
    Good evening.

    Did you take the VGA driver for Windows 7 or for Windows Vista?

    Thanks in advance.
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    1. Plouf !
       
      The one for Vista.
      And still no issues for now, it seems to be working perfectly like this...
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  12. kikib
     
    On the emachine 620G, just go to the battery icon - bottom left of the screen, click on it:
    "other power options" adjust the brightness... and voilà !!!! have a good evening
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  13. Anonymous user
     
    Good evening.

    Mine is an eMachines G725.

    And I haven't received any answers to this:
    However, I don't have the utility in the list, just the VGA driver:
    http://files.getwebb.org/index.php?mode=view&id=cre66f5q

    Is it this one?
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    1. Plouf !
       
      yes, this one =^.^=
      I also have an emachines G725, and it works perfectly with it.

      Sorry for not replying sooner, I thought I had done it...
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  14. Anonymous user
     
    Good evening.

    I just tested it, and it works for me!
    Thanks, Plouf. ;)

    Have a nice evening.
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  15. river
     
    Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

    I’m joining this forum because I also have a G725 recently upgraded to Windows 7. I have two issues:
    - the touchpad is not as precise as it used to be
    - the battery only lasts 3 minutes now...

    Have you encountered these problems?

    Thank you in advance

    river
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    1. river
       
      Uh... by the way, Win7 doesn't want to install the drivers for Vista for controlling the screen brightness... what to do?
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  16. river
     
    Good evening everyone,

    I’m a bit late to this forum, but I just installed Win7 on my G725 emachine too.
    The screen brightness functions no longer work, and the touchpad is laggy...
    I tried installing the old drivers (Vista Home Basic) like you did, but Windows 7 prevents me from doing so by sending an error message saying "the driver is not meant for this computer..."
    Any ideas?

    Thank you in advance

    River
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  17. ploptar
     
    up ?

    Same issue, this driver is not intended for this computer, please contact the manufacturer.
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  18. river
     
    For me (G725 win7 ultimate), it seems that the screen driver is not the problem but LAUNCH MANAGER that is not working, so fn+arrow does not work
    How can I revert to a version that works?

    Thank you
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  19. riverstone
     
    Hello everyone

    I have an eMachine G725 and Windows 7 Ultimate, and I have the same issue: the fn+arrow keys no longer adjust the brightness, which is stuck at maximum. I wear sunglasses, but I would really like to find the right drivers
    I have tried the ones from the eMachine site, the latest version, the older version... nothing changes

    Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance.
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    1. WEEZY
       
      Thank you, it's a great solution. I have an eMachine E252, I just downloaded the VGA driver for my series and it's working!!!
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    2. acherouidmoh
       
      Look here:
      http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche226892-desktop-lighter.html
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