17" MBPU: Brightness and screen issues

[Pagga]

I´m having difficulties managing the brightness and power alternatives on my brand new machine.

When I try to regulate via brighness buttons on keyboard - up or down - nothing happens to the screen.
When I go into power options, I can regulate to full brightness by hitting "Reduce brightness when ..." and at the same time pressing keyboard button (f2). But only with this combination will I manage to get to full brightness.

I first thought the screen was ridiculously dim, but at full brightness it´s ok.
Compared to my Imac (fall 2008), it is mildly dissapointing though.

Something is wrong?

 

[Pagga]

The strange thing is, I can get to a sort of semi-full brightness.
But "true" full brightness won´t last me more than a few seconds.

Anyone with similar experiences?

 

[Pagga]

OK, so I went to
System Preferences -> Displays -> Brightness slider

Her I can change the brightness permanently. But the keyboards buttons still has no effect ...

This is very frustrating

 

[danny_w]

Ar the keyboard's brightness buttons on the function keys? You might have to hold the Fn key down to get the Fn buttons to work on a laptop (I don't know).

 

[workerbee]

Did you install the OS that came with the MBP? Doing so did wonders here: much better colour, and brightness buttons on the keyboard that actually do something.

 

[Abstract]

Archive and reinstall. Tell us how it goes.

 

[Pagga]

Archive and reinstall. Tell us how it goes.

I have reinstalled and everything seems to be working great!
Wow, what a relief ... too expensive machine for anything to be going wrong the first day. I had an almost Widows-like scare.

Thanks for the above tip!

cheers,
P