Specifications

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connected. If you want to enable it, set NumLock to Enabled in the Main menu of
the Setup utility. See chapter 8 for more information.
Windows Keys
There are two different Windows keys as shown below.
Windows Start Key. This key opens the Windows Start menu
on the taskbar. In combination with other keys it provides
short cuts to some Windows functions. See Windows help for
more information.
Windows Pull-down Menu key. When an item is selected and
this key is pressed, it pulls down a menu if one is available. It
is similar to the right click of a mouse or glide pad.
Fn (Function) Key Combinations
You can activate hot-key system controls and various embedded keystrokes by
holding down Fn key and then pressing any of the keys embossed with an icon or
boxed text on the lower half of the key.
Fn
+
F2
Pops up an information box in the upper left corner of
the screen – see the section
Pop Up Information Box
on the next page
Fn
+
F5
Switch display between the built-in screen, an external
monitor, and a simultaneous display – see Chapter 4
Connecting Peripherals
Fn
+
F6
Press keys to decrease screen brightness – see
Adjusting the Display later in this chapter
Fn
+
F7
Press keys to increase screen brightness – see
Adjusting the Display later in this chapter
Fn
+
F8
Press keys to decrease the audio volume – see
Controlling Audio
later in this chapter
Fn
+
F9
Press keys to increase the audio volume – see
Controlling Audio later in this chapter
Fn
+
F11
Turns off the display– see Adjusting the Display later in
this chapter
Fn
+
F12
Puts the system into System Stand by/Hibernate or
power off– see Programmable Power Management in
Chapter 3