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Disabling the Numeric Keypad, Converting the Numeric Keypad Keys to Standard Keys

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Keyboard and Pointing Devices Disabling the Numeric Keypad To disable the keypad and return the keys to their standard keyboard functions, press Fn+Num Lk. Converting the Numeric Keypad Keys to Standard Keys To use the keypad keys temporarily as standard keys while the keypad is enabled: s Press and hold Fn to type in lowercase. s Press and hold Fn+shift to type in uppercase. When the Fn key is released, the keypad function returns. Enabling the Numeric Keypad at Startup To set the computer to start up with the keypad enabled: 1. Turn on or restart the computer, then press F10 when the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. To change the language, press F2. 3. For navigation instructions, press F1. 4. Select Advanced > Device Options and press enter. 5. Toggle on the Num Lock State at Boot field, then press F10. 6. To save your selections, select File > Save Changes and Exit, then press enter. 7. When prompted to confirm your action, press F10. To disable the embedded numeric keypad at startup, repeat the above procedure, toggling off the Num Lock State at Boot field. 3-10 Hardware Guide

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Hardware Guide
Keyboard and Pointing Devices
Disabling the Numeric Keypad
To disable the keypad and return the keys to their standard
keyboard functions, press
Fn+Num Lk
.
Converting the Numeric Keypad Keys to
Standard Keys
To use the keypad keys temporarily as standard keys while the
keypad is enabled:
■
Press and hold
Fn
to type in lowercase.
■
Press and hold
Fn+shift
to type in uppercase.
When the
Fn
key is released, the keypad function returns.
Enabling the Numeric Keypad at Startup
To set the computer to start up with the keypad enabled:
1.
Turn on or restart the computer, then press
F10
when the
F10 = ROM Based Setup message is displayed in the
lower-left corner of the screen.
2.
To change the language, press
F2
.
3.
For navigation instructions, press
F1
.
4.
Select Advanced > Device Options and press
enter
.
5.
Toggle on the Num Lock State at Boot field, then press
F10
.
6.
To save your selections, select File > Save Changes and Exit,
then press
enter
.
7.
When prompted to confirm your action, press
F10
.
To disable the embedded numeric keypad at startup, repeat the
above procedure, toggling off the Num Lock State at Boot field.