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3 From the Windows® desktop, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and click Notepad. 4 Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display. If you cannot verify these steps, you may have a defective external keyboard. TO V E RI FY TH AT T H E PR O BL E M I S W I T H T H E EX TE R N A L K E Y BO A R D, CH E CK TH E INTEGRATED KEYBOARD - 1 Turn off the computer. 2 Disconnect the external keyboard. 3 Turn on the computer. 4 From the Windows desktop, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and click Notepad. 5 Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display. If the characters appear now but did not with the external keyboard, you may have a defective external keyboard. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 127). Unexpected Characters NOTE: When you attach an external keyboard, the integrated keyboard remains fully functional. D I S A B LE T H E N U M E RI C K E Y P A D - Press to disable the numeric keypad if numbers are displayed instead of letters. Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit. Us i ng t he Key bo a rd an d To u ch Pa d 65

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Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
65
3
From the Windows
®
desktop, click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
, point to
Accessories
,
and click
Notepad
.
4
Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
If you cannot verify these steps, you may have a defective external keyboard.
T
O
VERIFY
THAT
THE
PROBLEM
IS
WITH
THE
EXTERNAL
KEYBOARD
,
CHECK
THE
INTEGRATED
KEYBOARD
—
1
Turn off the computer.
2
Disconnect the external keyboard.
3
Turn on the computer.
4
From the Windows desktop, click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
, point to
Accessories
,
and click
Notepad
.
5
Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
If the characters appear now but did not with the external keyboard, you may have a defective external
keyboard. Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 127).
Unexpected Characters
NOTE:
When you attach an external keyboard, the integrated keyboard remains fully
functional.
D
ISABLE
THE
NUMERIC
KEYPAD
—
Press
to disable the numeric keypad if numbers
are displayed instead of letters. Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit.