How to stop screen from dimming?

[jdylan]

Sorry if I'm having a brain fart, but since I've installed 10.6, if I don't touch my mouse for 1 minute or so, the screen dims. It didn't use to do this before, and I'll be damned if I can figure out how to fix it. My cord is plugged in, and under energy settings I can't see anything related to this...how do I fix this? Is it acting as though I am running off of battery power, and dimming after a minute. I even changed the settings to NOT dim, even on battery power.

On another topic, this update actually cost Apple money, because I was planning on buying a new MacBook Pro, but I zeroed out the hard drive and did a clean install, and my old Mac is so fast now, it is as if I DO have a new MacBook! Everything opens so fast, I can't complain about anything but the dimming, and I'm sure that's my fault. Oh, and I'm still having that problem where occasionally, I'll type something and the first letter doesn't show up. I'll type "Money" into google and get "oney". I keep hoping they fix this, especially since I paid $5000+ for this thing...

 

[Liqwid]

Sorry if I'm having a brain fart, but since I've installed 10.6, if I don't touch my mouse for 1 minute or so, the screen dims. It didn't use to do this before, and I'll be damned if I can figure out how to fix it. My cord is plugged in, and under energy settings I can't see anything related to this...how do I fix this? Is it acting as though I am running off of battery power, and dimming after a minute. I even changed the settings to NOT dim, even on battery power.

On another topic, this update actually cost Apple money, because I was planning on buying a new MacBook Pro, but I zeroed out the hard drive and did a clean install, and my old Mac is so fast now, it is as if I DO have a new MacBook! Everything opens so fast, I can't complain about anything but the dimming, and I'm sure that's my fault. Oh, and I'm still having that problem where occasionally, I'll type something and the first letter doesn't show up. I'll type "Money" into google and get "oney". I keep hoping they fix this, especially since I paid $5000+ for this thing...

I use a program called Caffeine to keep my mac from going to sleep when its on. Its useful to get the screen from dimming when I'm reading something long.

 

[MKCLLNS]

so to:

system prefs> energy saver

then unselect 'automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep'

 

[jdylan]

so to:

system prefs> energy saver

then unselect 'automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep'

Yeah, I just looked, and it is checked on. That is why I'm posting here, I did all the "normal" and obvious things. I can't figure it out. I'm reading an article on the web, and 1 minute in the screen dims to 40 percent or so. I don't want to have to download in install 3rd party software for something like this.

 

[c.dub]

Yeah, I just looked, and it is checked on. That is why I'm posting here, I did all the "normal" and obvious things. I can't figure it out. I'm reading an article on the web, and 1 minute in the screen dims to 40 percent or so. I don't want to have to download in install 3rd party software for something like this.

I think you missed your answer.. UNcheck that option, and the screen will stop dimming.

 

[MKCLLNS]

it should be checked off

 

[jdylan]

Brain Fart

it should be checked off

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