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    Fn key inspiron 8000

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by palatinevelum, Aug 25, 2004.

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    My problem first hand is the size of my screen, it is only outputting about a 6x8in screen on my laptop screen and the rest is surrounded in black...

    I was able to fix it by doing system restore a few times (yes this has happened more than once) and it worked, now it dosent fix it anymore

    THEN I once had figured out to fix this by pressing Fn+F7 on the keyboard or the Fn "Font" feature which would return it to normal size....

    BUT the Fn key fails to work for any function ie: contrast/brightness etc

    So...my questions being...
    1. How can I get my screen back to normal size (I have gone through troubleshoot on the computer and online (dell.com)) no luck whatsoever...

    2. How can I get the Fn keys to work again ( and would it help to make the screen large again?)

    Thanks for your help

    Miranda
     
    palatinevelum, Aug 25, 2004
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