HP Evo n410c Compaq Evo Notebook N410c Series Hardware Guide - Page 34

Converting the Numeric Keypad Keys to Standard Keys, Enabling the Numeric Keypad at Startup

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Pointing Devices and Keyboard 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 notebook to start up with the keypad enabled: 1. Turn on or restart the notebook, 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 follow the instructions on the screen. 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. ✎ The embedded numeric keypad can be enabled or disabled with Fn+num lk in either startup state. 3-8 Hardware Guide

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Hardware Guide
Pointing Devices and Keyboard
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 notebook to start up with the keypad enabled:
1. Turn on or restart the notebook, 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 follow the instructions on the screen
.
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.
✎
The embedded numeric keypad can be enabled or disabled with
Fn+num lk
in either startup state.