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    (FN) keys wont work.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by ryuzaki, Jan 12, 2010.

  1. ryuzaki

    ryuzaki Notebook Guru

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    my fn keys arent working. (fn+F1,F2,F3,etc.) This started after I installed windows 7. Is there some driver i can download to get them to work. the reason is that my M17x is stuck in the graphics option that only uses one graphics card. I cant change it cuz fn+F7 wont work. Can someone help me plz.
     
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    yeah that happened to me and the tech guy walked me through the drivers to instal
     
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    okay but does anyone know what driver it is that makes the fn keys work?
     
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    I think its the osd, but i recommend installing all those driver in the correct order or you may have some issues.
     
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    well when i tried to install the OSD it came up with this. An error occurred while unzipping. One or more files were not successfully unzipped. The error code is 40. What happened?
     
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    Try to download again. Did u install chipset yet?
     
    inap, Jan 12, 2010
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    yes i installed the chipset. ive tried redownloading it and no luck

    is there any other way to switch to discrete graphics?
     
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    try flashing the keyboard BIOS ?
     
    nodeffect, Jan 12, 2010
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    how do i flash the keyboard bios?
     
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    Woooot i finally got it to work. I just kept re installing the OSD and it suddenly worked. Thank you all for your help :D
     
    ryuzaki, Jan 12, 2010
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