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Title: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: MG-Zero on July 20, 2006, 12:38:42 am: I just got a new keyboard (goodbye extra usb ports X_X) and I found an odd button...it's right above the number pad and it says F II (F with a roman numeral 2) I pressed it but it didn't do anything..Anyone know what this thing does?
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: Pyru on July 20, 2006, 12:41:25 am: Quote from: MasterGohan Zero on July 20, 2006, 12:38:42 am
I just got a new keyboard (goodbye extra usb ports X_X) and I found an odd button...it's right above the number pad and it says F II (F with a roman numeral 2) I pressed it but it didn't do anything..Anyone know what this thing does?

Some keyboards have two possible functions for each F key. It's possible that it switches the keys from the "F I" set of F functions to the "F II" set of functions. Any lights on the keyboard change when you do that? That'd be a good indicator.
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: MG-Zero on July 20, 2006, 01:24:51 am: nope, no lights go on. hmm..*presses F5

EDIT: nothing different there
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: tippz on July 20, 2006, 04:32:56 am: have you checked the instructions?
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: Limey on July 20, 2006, 04:53:46 am: Is it F11? XD
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: Fox on July 20, 2006, 06:02:39 am: My gramps' Notebook's keyboard got something similar. It's an Fn-key, though, and when you hold it and press some F-buttons (F1, F2, F3...) you can change things like the volume, the screen-brightness, the screen-contrast etc... are there any special icons on your keys that you don't know?
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: therabidwombat on July 20, 2006, 07:37:16 am: my laptop has an fn button too, when I pres it I can use the numpad.
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: MG-Zero on July 20, 2006, 02:01:10 pm: Quote from: Fox on July 20, 2006, 06:02:39 am
My gramps' Notebook's keyboard got something similar. It's an Fn-key, though, and when you hold it and press some F-buttons (F1, F2, F3...) you can change things like the volume, the screen-brightness, the screen-contrast etc... are there any special icons on your keys that you don't know?

oh you have to hold it..that would probably explain it..

well f11 locks everything but the others don't do a thing.
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: Fox on July 21, 2006, 10:02:55 am: :P That's sorta useful too, eh? XD What about some photos?
Title: Re: new keyboard....and what kinda button is this?? O_o
Post by: hawthorneluke on July 21, 2006, 10:06:51 am: yeah, im guessing its an alternate functin button.
are there any keys that have extra images on them?
if so, try holding this FII button and pressing those keys (like pres "a" and holding shift to get "A"). if not, just try holding the button and pressing random keys anyway :P
and it may be that you need to install and set up crap to actually get those functions to work in the first place