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    NUM Lock on at boot

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by pixelot, Dec 13, 2008.

  1. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    So my motherboard was recently replaced, and now, when I power on, the NUM lock light is on while it boots up. It goes off when I log on. This isn't a big deal, but it didn't do this before, and I was just wondering if anyone knows how to change it. I looked in the BIOS, but didn't see anything. :confused:

    In this thread, someone suggested changing these registry entries to 0.
    Mine right now are set like this:

    I guess I could try setting the one to 0 after copying the number down, reboot and see, and then revert if the light won't come on period, as in when I turn NUM Lock on, or anything else weird. Can anyone think of any negative effects this plan might have?

    Any other input or solutions? Thanks. :)
     
    pixelot, Dec 13, 2008
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    There is an option in the BIOS, not sure exactly the name as I don't have a Dell with the new BIOS in front of me, but there will be one like "Numlock state on boot:" Set it to off.
    Otherwise, that reg key should probably be fine, though it really will just be turning numlock off when you boot.
     
    Hep!, Dec 13, 2008
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    Yep, your doing it the hard way. Its in the bios...which correlates to the mobo being replaced.
     
    nizzy1115, Dec 13, 2008
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  4. pixelot

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    I looked. Hmmm. I'll look again. :p
     
    pixelot, Dec 13, 2008
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    Yep. You guys were right....I found it. My bad. Maybe I'll boot back into Windows in a bit and check on what the registry looks like now. :rolleyes:
     
    pixelot, Dec 13, 2008
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