SF114-33. Changed from media to Fn keys using BIOS; Delete, PgUp & PgDn all got changed too

VanSwift
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It appears that the BIOS switch affects every key that has a Fn state. Delete does nothing; PgUp is now Home, PgDn is now End.
Switched in BIOS a couple of times to make sure that was the cause; it is. This model has been out for a while; no BIOS patch?

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,899 Trailblazer
    Changing the function key behavior in the BIOS should only affect the F# keys, not the numeric keypad functions. Are you sure you don't have NumLk on?
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  • VanSwift
    VanSwift Member Posts: 7

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    I agree it shouldn't happen, but it did. NumLock? That has no effect Delete & PgU/D keys, & would be obvious the first time a person tried to type - so, no, it's the BIOS.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,899 Trailblazer
    NumLk changes the function of the numeric keypad keys, which include the page up and down and the home and end keys. If they are being affected by a NumLk setting then the OS thinks you have a full keyboard instead of the laptop keyboard.
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  • VanSwift
    VanSwift Member Posts: 7

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    As I say, I tried switching BIOS back & forth to verify that the keys in question changed behavior each time - and they did. And, again, NumLock causes 7 letter keys to generate numerals, which is not something that could possibly go unnoticed. I did not change a Nun Lock setting; I changed the setting for what F1 thru F12 do. That worked, but affected other keys it should not have.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,899 Trailblazer
    There are four or five states to the NumLk, though one shouldn't be available in this situation. With NumLk off the numeric keypad has the cursor keys, the page up and down, the home and end and the delete, period, comma, insert, plus, minus asterisk and slash. With NumLk on the same keys do a 0 through 9 instead of the first nine (i is a 5) of those. When you have a keyboard that doesn't have a numeric keypad with NumLk off the keys are m, j, k, l, u, i and o. 7-9 stay the same. With NumLk on they act as 0-9 instead. The weird state is when the system thinks you have a full keyboard and NumLk is off. That will sometimes turn the m, j, k, etc.. into cursor and page movement keys. I believe that's what is happening with you. 7 is home, 9 is page up, j is end, l is page down and 8, u, o and k are cursor keys. We need to get Windows to realize what actual keyboard you have instead of assuming it's the 104 key US/International.
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