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    Fn key doesn't work anymore

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by teo.danciu, Feb 16, 2008.

  1. teo.danciu

    teo.danciu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    The Fn key of my Thinkpad r61i doesn't work properly anymore, for instance fn+f7/+f8/+f9 don't respond at all. :( (they worked before!)
    However, fn+PgUp (for the keyboard light) works well..

    Have you ever faced this? Got some advice?..

    Thanks!
     
    teo.danciu, Feb 16, 2008
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    roomwithaview Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check your running processes. Is tponscr.exe running? That is the hotkey software that enables the Fn combination keys.
     
    roomwithaview, Feb 16, 2008
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    teo.danciu Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, it's not running! Am I missing a driver?
     
    teo.danciu, Feb 16, 2008
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    Do you have the On Screen Display installed in Add/Remove?
     
    Arki, Feb 16, 2008
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    teo.danciu Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, there's no On Screen Display. Do you know which driver I need to install? I tried with HotKey, but it still won't work.
     
    teo.danciu, Feb 16, 2008
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    If you have Vista, try and install the System Interface driver as well.
     
    Arki, Feb 16, 2008
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