Datasheet

3–10 Hardware and Software 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
10/19/2004 F.07.
Using Hotkeys with External Keyboards
The following table describes how certain hotkeys are used on
external keyboards:
Notebook Keys External Keyboard Keys
fn+esc scroll lock+scroll lock+esc*
fn+f4 scroll lock+scroll lock+f4*
fn+f8 scroll lock+scroll lock+f8*
*Pressing the scroll lock 2 times on an external keyboard is a substitute
for the fn key on the notebook keyboard.