The Inspiron 1720 display brightness

I recently had to format my computer and reinstall Vista (yeesh, I know).  Anyway, now my screen is maxed out at half brightness.  When I try to increase the brightness using Fn + up, the meter starts half and goes upward, but brightness does not work.  In addition, in the power settings, the screen brightness slider is to the maximum.

Is there a driver or app that I'm missing?

Help is appreciated!


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