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Keyboard keys doing funny things
Name: maximusimo Date: August 19, 2003 at 00:51:51 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 64MB RAM
Comment:
On my Inspiron 3500 when I log in and start typing anywhere all the keys dont seem to work. If I press down on "m" for example it outputs 0 and some other letters also produce numbers, although if I hold down a key between the ctrl and alt keys with "Fn" on it the letters seem to work ok, what is the problem here?
Name: maximusimo Date: August 19, 2003 at 00:52:36 Pacific
Reply:
Although, if I log in as administrator the keys seem to be functioning properly
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Response Number 2
Name: Starclub Psycho Date: August 19, 2003 at 02:34:34 Pacific
Reply:
Normal for a laptop. Fn stands for funktion and is used together with another key for different settings, e.g. switching between CRT and LCD monitors Press Fn and , I believe, F7 and the 'problem' is solved for this particular user.
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Response Number 3
Name: maximusimo Date: August 19, 2003 at 02:51:18 Pacific
Reply:
Psycho,
just tried that and it didn't work, any other ideas?
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Response Number 4
Name: Schindler_445 Date: August 19, 2003 at 04:45:35 Pacific
Reply:
Turn the Number Lock off. Press and hold the Fn key and press the key that has NumLk on it. It should turn off the number lock and let the keyboard work correctly.
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Response Number 5
Name: maximusimo Date: August 19, 2003 at 05:44:29 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks very much Schindler_445 - it worked a treat, cheers
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Response Number 6
Name: silviams Date: September 22, 2003 at 10:12:24 Pacific
Reply:
Does anyone know how can I turn off the key Num Lk without touching the keyboard?
When I try to access remotely to my laptop the NumLk key is activated automatically, so my laptop does not recognize my password. Of course I cannot press Fn+NumLk because I am not in front of my computer, but in my house. Because of that I need to find another way to turn it off. Any ideas?
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