Disable ambient light sensor (auto-dimming)?

Hey guys, just a quick question:

I've noticed that the ambient light sensor in the MBP can be somewhat sensitive. Sometimes an action as simple as moving my hands up to the keyboard (from the side) triggers the "auto-dimming" feature of the screen and it slightly reduces the brightness of the screen, then quickly returns. This is rather bothersome.

I've got the option under Keyboard and Mouse "Illuminate keyboard under low-light conditions" unchecked, but the screen still dims if you cover the speakers. I've also got the option under Energy Saver "Automatically reduce the brightness of the display before sleep" unchecked as well.

I'm at a loss here. Is there not a way to disable this auto-dim feature? Surely there must be to do this...

2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on Apr 28, 2007 8:45 PM

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Disable ambient light sensor (auto-dimming)?

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