38 Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
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CHECK THE EXTERNAL KEYBOARD —
1
Shut down the computer (see page28), wait 1 minute, and turn it on again.
2
Verify that the numbers, capitals, and scroll lock lights on the keyboard blink during the boot routine.
3
From the Windows
®
desktop, click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
, point to
Accessories
, and click
Notepad
.
4
Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
If you cannot verify these steps, you may have a defective external keyboard.
TO VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE EXTERNAL KEYBOARD, CHECK THE INTEGRATED
KEYBOARD —
1
Shut down the computer (see page28).
2
Disconnect the external keyboard.
3
Turn on the computer.
4
From the Windows desktop, click the
Start
button, point to
All
Programs
, point to
Accessories
, and click
Notepad
.
5
Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
If the characters appear now but did not with the external keyboard, you may have a defective external
keyboard. Contact Dell (see page90).
Unexpected Characters
DISABLE THE NUMERIC KEYPAD —Press <Fn><F11> to disable the numeric keypad if numbers are
displayed instead of letters. Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit.