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Anyone familiar with old latitude / Inspiron keyboards?

  • 13-05-2008 12:34AM
    #1
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Anyone familiar with keyboards on old latitudes ie CPX series? The keyboard has small blue numbers on some of the letter keys. What are these for and how do I get out of this mode if I am stuck in it. :eek:


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  • #2
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 19,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Anyone familiar with keyboards on old latitudes ie CPX series? The keyboard has small blue numbers on some of the letter keys. What are these for and how do I get out of this mode if I am stuck in it. :eek:

    Would it be the same as the CPi's of that time?? If so I will take a pic of it tomorrow to see.


  • #3
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,330 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    On my inspiron you have to have num lock on and the fn key held down. This will then type the number instead of the letter. Is numlock turned on on your laptop? Is the fn key stuck down?


  • #4
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    Yeah thats the numerical keypad, laptop keyboards are small so they have to integrate the numerical keypad into the keyboard using other keys...

    Try pressing Shift and Num Lock to turn on and off the Numerical Keypad..


  • #5
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Cheers working now. :)


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    in case anyone does a search

    on windows 98 the setting
    numlock=on in config.sys can also cause this


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  • #7
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,575 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    On my laptop a number of the keys have blue icons on them and they are all accessed using the Fn button (it includes the numbers and also stuff like increase/decrease screen brightness and so on)


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