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Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

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Name: LindaJ (by Linda Jarman)
Date: January 2, 2008 at 16:28:49 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: HP Pavillion 320Ram
Model/Manufacturer: XE742

Comment:

I doused my keyboard in coffee so grabbed a used Belkin F8E208 from the office. Cannot find a users guide. Can anyone tell me how I can disable the Power button. I have shut my PC down 3 times now inadvertantly hitting the dang thing :-)

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Response Number 1

Name: OtheHill
Date: January 2, 2008 at 16:40:19 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

Reply: (edit)

Google is your friend. First listing.
http://www.belkin.com/support/artic...

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Response Number 2

Name: LindaJ (by Linda Jarman)
Date: January 2, 2008 at 18:26:35 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

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Thank You! I searched their site for 20 minutes and found nothing. Must not have held my tongue right. Unfortunately, this has no information about the functionality of the keyboard. Just driver information. Thanks for looking though!
Darn, I may end up calling support. Linda

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Response Number 3

Name: OtheHill
Date: January 2, 2008 at 18:40:59 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

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Did you look at the KBoard properties in device manager?

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Response Number 4

Name: LindaJ (by Linda Jarman)
Date: January 2, 2008 at 21:29:58 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

Reply: (edit)

Yes, nothing except repeat rate. It is using a standard 101/102 PS/2 keyboard driver.

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Response Number 5

Name: wizard-fred
Date: January 3, 2008 at 03:12:43 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

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I can't think of a software solution but how about a mechanical one. Put something under the keycap to prevent the key from depressing far enough to make connection. You may have to remove the keycap.

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Response Number 6

Name: LindaJ (by Linda Jarman)
Date: January 3, 2008 at 05:05:23 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

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Yep, I think pulling the key is the best answer to the problem. Have a good one.

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Response Number 7

Name: bgs
Date: February 6, 2008 at 07:28:32 Pacific
Subject: Belkin F8E208 Keyboard

Reply: (edit)

If you go to control and then click screen saver,
then click power management at the bottom
then click "what should power button do"
then click "do nothing", that should take
care of the troublesome "power" button
on the keyboard. This is on Vista, but I'm
sure XP works the same way..

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