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    [Gaming] How to disable "f" hotkeys for gaming?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by marcusjhung, May 29, 2011.

  1. marcusjhung

    marcusjhung Notebook Consultant

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    It's really annoying when I'm playing an online game that requires the frequent use of the f keys and then I realize that I can't press any of my damn hotkeys to do anything because they would just either turn up/down my brightness, turn off internet connectivity, or does some other stupid crap.
    Is there a way to fix this?
     
    marcusjhung, May 29, 2011
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  2. Nerdium

    Nerdium Notebook Enthusiast

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    I second this. It's annoying that I have to click Fn + f5 to reload a page even though f5 doesnt have a primary function.
     
    Nerdium, May 30, 2011
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  3. Will1688

    Will1688 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i believe you can change this around in the bios, fn lock or something along those lines
     
    Will1688, May 30, 2011
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    klib_rt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yep, it's in the BIOS, I just did it myself. You gotta disable the option for the fn thing.
     
    klib_rt, May 30, 2011
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  5. sparkj

    sparkj Notebook Geek

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    yes disable it in the bios
    first thing i googled when i found out that the f keys were all media keys... when i got my laptop haha
     
    sparkj, May 31, 2011
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