Predator Triton 500 SE it doesn't have a Numlock?

DavidHa

I have a Predator Triton 500 SE it doesn't have a num lock button but it acts like it does my keyboard is inputting

[Edited the thread to add model name to the title and issue detail]

brummyfan2

Hi,

My Num Lock doesn't function as well but I think as it doesn't have a dedicated Num pad it doesn't work.

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/684495/numlock

Have you installed Acer's Quick Access app? And is it running (check Task Manager or Services if QASvc is set to automatic start). This should dsplay a lock icon on your screen when Caps Lock and Num Lock are open or closed.

bcubed31

I end up with my physical laptop keyboard scrambled (several letters and numbers turn into a "number pad" and make it impossible to do anything) whenever I am using an external keyboard and have the numlock on, then unplug it. It can't be fixed by turning the computer on or off, so it's a real issue. As such, the easiest answer when you have this problem is to grab the nearest full-size external keyboard, plug it into the laptop, hit the numlock key to turn it off, and you're back to normal.

If you have no access to an external keyboard, there is a solution, but it's kind of cumbersome. Make sure, in advance you know how to access both the Windows Virtual keyboard (different ways to do that, but I just put it on my start menu) AND the Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard. Why both? I'll tell you…

You need both because the Windows virtual keyboard was similarly underprogrammed…there's no num lock on that keyboard either, at least not for the Acer Predator laptop. Even though you can't toggle the numlock from that keyboard, you still need it. as it allows you to type the letter "o" which is unavailable on the physical laptop while the "numlock" is toggled on. While the Windows virtual keyboard doesn't have a numlock key, it is necessary to be able to type either "On-Screen Keyboard" in the start bar or to press WIN+CTL+O — both of which open up the more functional OSK, both of which require the letter "o."

Once you've got the Windows Virtual keyboard open, type either "On-Screen Keyboard" into the start bar or hit WIN+CTL+O. This will open up the OSK, which does have a numlock. (You may have to into settings to toggle it on in the keyboard configuration, then it will be available at all times.)

Hit numlock on THAT keyboard and your physical laptop keyboard will go back to normal.

Of course, as mentioned, the simplest fix is to plug in an external keyboard and hit the "numlock" and be done with it.

(I saw the advice to adjust the BIOS startup settings so that the computer always boots up with the numlock off—don't disable it entirely unless you never, ever use it. That's a smart additional fix as it reduces the acute fix to simply powercycling your laptop) but I've ended up using the OSK trick a handful of times, as I train myself to turn the numlock off on my external keyboard as soon as I'm done using it.