Screen brightness at max after restart

everytime i start my macbook the brightness of my screen is set to the highest level. no matter what level i choose when i work it always adjusts itself to max when i start. any solution what i could do? i had a motherboard replacement and never experienced this problem before.
- christian

are you using the fast user switching screen?
i.e. when you restart/start, does it display a choice of users before you go to your desktop window?
I have been getting a bit irritated as I've noticed mine does the same thing ~ As I read your question, however, I realized the fast user switching/system preferences at my logon screen may be the problem...as I am not YET logged into "my" preferences until I sign in from that point.
JUST A THOUGHT....
MacBook iMac 20in Mac OS X (10.4.8) MB 2.0/2GB iMac 2.16/1GB
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4) 15in 1.5GHZ Combo 1GB RAM

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