Language

Windows

BIOS

Drive Encryption

 

 

 

 

Spanish

40a is not supported. It

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nevertheless works

 

 

 

because the software

 

 

 

converts it to c0a. However,

 

 

 

because of subtle

 

 

 

differences between the

 

 

 

keyboard layouts, it is

 

 

 

recommended that

 

 

 

Spanish-speaking users

 

 

 

change their Windows

 

 

 

keyboard layout to 1040a

 

 

 

(Spanish Variation) or 080a

 

 

 

(Latin American).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US international

The ¡, ¤, ‘, ’, ¥, and ×

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keys on the top row

 

 

 

 

are rejected.

 

 

 

The å, ®, and Þ keys

 

 

 

 

on the second row are

 

 

 

 

rejected.

 

 

 

The á, ð, and ø keys

 

 

 

 

on the third row are

 

 

 

 

rejected.

 

 

 

The æ key on the

 

 

 

 

bottom row is rejected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech

The ğ key is rejected.

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The į key is rejected.

 

 

 

The ų key is rejected.

 

 

 

The ė, ı, and ż keys

 

 

 

 

are rejected.

 

 

 

The ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ, and ŗ

 

 

 

 

keys are rejected.

 

 

Slovakian

The ż key is rejected.

The š, ś, and ş keys

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are rejected when

 

 

typed, but they are

 

 

accepted when

 

 

entered with the soft

 

 

keyboard.

 

The ţ dead key generates two characters.

Hungarian

The ż key is rejected.

The ţ key generates two

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characters.

 

 

 

 

 

Slovenian

The żŻ key is rejected in

ú, Ú, ů, Ů, ş, Ş, ś, Ś, š, and

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Windows, and the alt key

Š keys are rejected in the

 

 

generates a dead key in the

BIOS.

 

 

BIOS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese

When available, Microsoft

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Office 2007 IME is a better

 

 

 

choice. Despite the IME

 

 

 

name, it is actually

 

 

 

keyboard layout 411, which

 

 

 

is supported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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