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    number pad issue

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Dookiepants, Sep 5, 2007.

  1. Dookiepants

    Dookiepants Notebook Guru

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    :mad: this sucks! i still dont know how to use the number pad on my laptop!! yeh the numb lock is on but its gay! i have to hold Fn everytime i want to punch in a number, is there a way to not hold onto Fn for numbers?!
     
    Dookiepants, Sep 5, 2007
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  2. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    Have you checked in your driver disk? Is there any software there that might let you control those keys?? Just a shot in the dark but it might help... :)
     
    shoelace_510, Sep 5, 2007
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  3. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    I'm not sure I'm understanding you, you mean you want those keys permanently mapped to numbers instead of letters?
     
    odin243, Sep 5, 2007
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  4. lambchops468

    lambchops468 Notebook Evangelist

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    the bios

    there is a setting

    i don't know what it is, my laptop is at the depot for repair :( so many problems.
     
    lambchops468, Sep 5, 2007
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  5. odin243

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    Yes, there is a setting so that when Numlock is turned on you don't have to hold the Fn key, I think.
     
    odin243, Sep 5, 2007
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  6. Dookiepants

    Dookiepants Notebook Guru

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    and where can i fix that ? :O lol because right now when im gamin and need numpad its hard to reach with Fn and click the numbs
     
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  7. odin243

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    It's in the BIOS.
     
    odin243, Sep 5, 2007
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  8. Dookiepants

    Dookiepants Notebook Guru

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    canu teach me how to go into bios and fix it? or sett it?
     
    Dookiepants, Sep 5, 2007
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  9. dordale

    dordale Notebook Consultant

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    Hit the <F2> key while your system is booting up--that should put you in the bios where you can change the setting.

    dordale :)
     
    dordale, Sep 5, 2007
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  10. lambchops468

    lambchops468 Notebook Evangelist

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    the key is F2

    oh i see...dordale, putting the greater than signs makes the forum software think that F2 is a tag.

    so it can't be seen.
     
    lambchops468, Sep 5, 2007
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  11. dordale

    dordale Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks lambchops! Didn't notice that F2 didn't appear after I posted!

    dordale :)
     
    dordale, Sep 6, 2007
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