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    clevo m860ETU numlk and numpad

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Damonkashu, Jun 11, 2009.

  1. Damonkashu

    Damonkashu Notebook Consultant

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    So when I turn on numlock, then proceed to type on the number pad, naturally numbers come out instead of the characters of the normal keyboard.

    Holding down FN while typing lets me ignore the numlock and type those characters normally.

    Is there a way to reverse this?
    that is, have numlock on, type normally, but hold down the FN key to activate the numbers?
     
    Damonkashu, Jun 11, 2009
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    I am not sure you can do that.

    you can contact the vendor to see if there is a keyboard firmware update that can do that... but I doubt it.

    You might want to get a cheap USB numpad.
     
    Gophn, Jun 11, 2009
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  3. Eivind

    Eivind Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok Gophn, question for you. Can I use keymapper to remap some of the keys on the USB numpad to the actual laptopkeyboard? I know, it sounds silly, but it would really benefit in WC3 :)
     
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    Rondo Notebook Geek

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    This is one of my (very few) little complaints about this laptop too. I have an external keyboard, and if I use the numpad on that, then later on use the laptop keyboard, it defaults to using the FN numpad. On my old laptop you had to hold down the FN key while pressing the numpad keys in order to use the laptop numpad, after Num Lock was turned on. I wish there was some way to do that on the Sager.
     
    Rondo, Jun 11, 2009
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