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From: Mark Tangard on 28 Jun 2010 06:23
Laptop newbie here. Our needs for our Windows (XP) laptop are extremely basic --
we just want its keyboard to act exactly like that on the nearby desktop PC,
specifically the function keys (F1, F2, etc.). Dell has a different idea, and we
find we must hold down Fn before pressing any of the function keys to make them
recognized for their usual (as in: desktop PC) function. Is there some simple
adjustment to make this happen? TIA.
From: BillW50 on 28 Jun 2010 09:11
In news:etOdncSdoNOc97XRnZ2dnUVZ_qwAAAAA(a)speakeasy.net,
Mark Tangard typed on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:23:09 -0800:
> Laptop newbie here. Our needs for our Windows (XP) laptop are
> extremely basic -- we just want its keyboard to act exactly like that
> on the nearby desktop PC, specifically the function keys (F1, F2,
> etc.). Dell has a different idea, and we find we must hold down Fn
> before pressing any of the function keys to make them recognized for
> their usual (as in: desktop PC) function. Is there some simple
> adjustment to make this happen? TIA.

Are you sure that is a Dell laptop? As the only ones I know that does
this is those Dell netbooks. And no, you can't change it because it is
firmware coded into the BIOS. So the only way around it (besides not
getting a Dell netbook) is to use an external keyboard.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3


From: Mark Tangard on 28 Jun 2010 13:09
Ah yes, sorry, it's the sub-laptop variety (their "mini"). Bummer. (We do
already have an external KB for home, but that's no fun to take on a plane...)
Thanks.

BillW50 wrote:

> In news:etOdncSdoNOc97XRnZ2dnUVZ_qwAAAAA(a)speakeasy.net,
> Mark Tangard typed on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:23:09 -0800:
>
>>Laptop newbie here. Our needs for our Windows (XP) laptop are
>>extremely basic -- we just want its keyboard to act exactly like that
>>on the nearby desktop PC, specifically the function keys (F1, F2,
>>etc.). Dell has a different idea, and we find we must hold down Fn
>>before pressing any of the function keys to make them recognized for
>>their usual (as in: desktop PC) function. Is there some simple
>>adjustment to make this happen? TIA.
>
>
> Are you sure that is a Dell laptop? As the only ones I know that does
> this is those Dell netbooks. And no, you can't change it because it is
> firmware coded into the BIOS. So the only way around it (besides not
> getting a Dell netbook) is to use an external keyboard.
> --
> Bill
> Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3
From: Aaron on 28 Jun 2010 14:37
> Laptop newbie here. Our needs for our Windows (XP) laptop are extremely
> basic -- we just want its keyboard to act exactly like that on the
> nearby desktop PC, specifically the function keys (F1, F2, etc.). Dell
> has a different idea, and we find we must hold down Fn before pressing
> any of the function keys to make them recognized for their usual (as in:
> desktop PC) function. Is there some simple adjustment to make this
> happen? TIA.

First, I do not have a netbook, but I googled and did some searching and
found this, I hope this helps:

"Regarding the function key behavior on the Dell Mini 10 and 10v, there
is a setting in the BIOS setup, under the "advanced" tab for changing
the function key behavior between "multimedia" and "function". This was
one of the first things I went looking to change and I was pleased that
it was there."

Found here:
http://www.liliputing.com/2009/09/dell-inspiron-mini-10v-review.html
in the comments near the bottom; comment made by 'Phil'.

--

I'm glad my Mom named me Aaron,
That's what everybody calls me.
From: Mark Tangard on 29 Jun 2010 05:54


Aaron wrote:
>> Laptop newbie here. Our needs for our Windows (XP) laptop are extremely
>> basic -- we just want its keyboard to act exactly like that on the
>> nearby desktop PC, specifically the function keys (F1, F2, etc.). Dell
>> has a different idea, and we find we must hold down Fn before pressing
>> any of the function keys to make them recognized for their usual (as in:
>> desktop PC) function. Is there some simple adjustment to make this
>> happen? TIA.
>
> First, I do not have a netbook, but I googled and did some searching and
> found this, I hope this helps:
>
> "Regarding the function key behavior on the Dell Mini 10 and 10v, there
> is a setting in the BIOS setup, under the "advanced" tab for changing
> the function key behavior between "multimedia" and "function". This was
> one of the first things I went looking to change and I was pleased that
> it was there."
>
> Found here:
> http://www.liliputing.com/2009/09/dell-inspiron-mini-10v-review.html
> in the comments near the bottom; comment made by 'Phil'.
>
> --
>
> I'm glad my Mom named me Aaron,
> That's what everybody calls me.

Wow! Thanks for this, Aaron. That fixes it just fine... and so easy.

MT
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