Product overview

Fn key combinations

The following table shows the function of each combination of Fn with a function key.

Key

Description

combination

 

 

 

Fn+F1

Reserved.

 

 

Fn+F2

Reserved.

 

 

Fn+F3

Standby mode

 

Turn off the LCD display, leaving the screen

 

blank. Hard disk drive spindown while CPU still

 

works. To turn the LCD display on again, press

 

any key or the TrackPoint stick.

 

 

Fn+F4

Sleep mode

 

This function causes the system to enter a low

 

power sleep state. The unit may remain in the

 

Sleep state for an extended time. For ACPI

 

systems the OS will determine which state the

 

system will enter by user setting on the control

 

panel.

 

 

Fn+F5

Wireless radio on/off switching

 

Enable or disable the built-in wireless

 

networking features ( the IEEE 802.11 standard)

 

and the Bluetooth features. If this combination

 

of keys are pressed, a list of wireless features is

 

displayed in the Wireless Radio Control window.

 

The user can quickly change the power state of

 

each feature in the list.

 

 

Fn+F6

Reserved.

 

 

Fn+F7

Switch a display output location

 

v External monitor (CRT display)

 

v Computer display and external monitor (LCD

 

+ CRT display)

 

v Computer display (LCD)

 

Note: For any operating system other than

 

Windows 2000 or Windows XP, no additional

 

procedure is needed; just press Fn+F7.

 

Note:

 

1. This function does not work when different

 

desktop images are displayed on the

 

computer display and the external monitor

 

(the Extend desktop function).

 

2. This function does not work while a DVD

 

movie or a video clip is playing.

 

3. For Windows 2000 or Windows XP, a hotkey

 

application might take over the switching

 

function.

 

 

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X41 specifications

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