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www.dell.com | support.dell.com TO 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 integrated 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 page 100). NOTE: When you attach an external keyboard, the integrated keyboard remains fully functional. Unexpected Characters DISABLE 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. 44 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad

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Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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 integrated 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 page 100).
NOTE:
When you attach an external keyboard, the integrated keyboard remains
fully functional.
Unexpected Characters
D
ISABLE
THE
NUMERIC
KEYPAD
—
Press <Num Lk> to disable the numeric keypad if numbers
are displayed instead of letters. Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit.