Hardware Guide Part 1
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Notebook Features
- Pointing Devices and Keyboard
- Using a Pointing Device
- Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys
- Identifying fn and Function Keys
- Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference
- Initiating Standby (fn+f3)
- Switching Displays (fn+f4)
- Viewing Battery Charge Information (fn+f8)
- Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9)
- Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10)
- Displaying System Information (fn+esc)
- Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with External Keyboards
- Using Quick Launch Buttons
- Using Keypads
- Battery Packs
- Running the Notebook on Battery Power
- Identifying Battery Packs
- Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack
- Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack
- Charging a Battery Pack
- Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack
- Managing Low-Battery Conditions
- Calibrating a Battery Pack
- Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings
- Storing a Battery Pack
- Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
- Finding More Power Information
2–8 Hardware Guide
Pointing Devices and Keyboard
Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9)
Press fn+f9 to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to
change the brightness level incrementally.
Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10)
Press fn+f10 to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey
to change the brightness level incrementally.
Displaying System Information (fn+esc)
Press fn+esc to display information about system hardware
components and software version numbers. Press
fn+esc a second
time to remove the system information from the screen.
✎
The system BIOS date is the version number of the system ROM.
The BIOS date may display in a decimal format, such as
10/19/2002 F.07.
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with
External Keyboards
The following table describes how certain hotkeys and shortcut
keys are used on external keyboards:
Notebook keys External keyboard keys
fn+esc scroll lock+scroll lock+esc
fn+f8 scroll lock+scroll lock+f8
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