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Last answer on Nov 6, 2009 10:39:21 am GMT trip, on Jul 23, 2008 1:24:54 am BST 
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Hello,
the 'Fn' key make me type numbers and symbols instead of letters when I want to.
However, it looks as if the 'Fn' key was stucked.
I can't type the 'i', 'u', 'o', and 'p'. All I get are numbers and symbols.
How do you reset the 'Fn' key? I have tried restarting the laptop with no avail.
Actually is my wife's Gateway laptop.
Any suggestions?

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Sacabouffe, on Jul 24, 2008 4:20:25 pm BST
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Hi
Try Fn+F11
Ciao Thought I heard a rumbling, calling to my name
Two hundred million guns are loaded, Satan cries "Take aim!"

   
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lucy, on Dec 7, 2008 4:21:59 pm GMT

Thanks so much for answering peoples' questions. i had the same problem on a Fujitsu, and the help and support center was not nearly as helpful as your suggestions.

   
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dan, on Jun 29, 2009 5:50:28 pm BST
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0y 2eyb6ard st533 w6nt re0ap..=

it on3y happened when i was downloading sp1 .netframework
none of the co0bos work
plz hel- im on a dell

   
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aquarelle, on Jul 24, 2008 8:43:05 pm BST
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Hello,
You can also try : FN+NumLk
Bye "Pour trouver une solution � ses probl�mes, il faut s'en donner la peine."

   
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trip, on Jul 25, 2008 4:35:29 am BST
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Thanks for the input.
Since I don't have a NumLK key on my keyboard I tried the Scroll-LK key instead and it WORKED!!

   
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pc, on Jan 1, 2009 1:56:12 am GMT

Thanks. I had the same problem and had tried everything prior to your post. Thanks for the solution it really works.

   
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justplay, on Jan 6, 2009 4:50:39 pm GMT
  • +5

Thanks sooooooooo much.
I tried Fn+F11+Scroll Lk and now I can type letters again.
For the past 2 days I get "2" when I try to type "k" and had to continuously hold down the Fn key.

I do not know how I got into this mode. Thanks again.

   
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Anna Akul, on Jun 13, 2009 7:45:57 am BST

Thanks you are magic. :)
I helped my sister over seas thanks to this post.

   
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Kevster, on May 29, 2009 3:09:03 am BST
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Fn + Scroll With (Lock Symbol) = FIXED!

Gateway Laptop!

THANK YOU ALL!!!!!

   
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raja, on Jul 21, 2009 9:39:55 am BST

Thanks a lot,i solved problem on my gateway cx2610 laptop

   
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baslovv, on Feb 20, 2009 12:25:46 am GMT
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Hallo iam from jordan and i spend 6 hours to solve this problem
iam thankfull

   
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boiko, on May 27, 2009 12:08:21 am BST
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Thanks man, this hint really helps me!

God bless you!

   
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lulu, on Aug 16, 2009 10:44:58 pm BST

Same problem with Advent Netbook 4212... spent ages on phone and was booked for replacement netbook, which would take 14 days! Thought I'd just try one last search and found your answer. IT WORKS. Can't begin to tell you how happy this makes me. Thank you so much

   
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EdgeHead, on Nov 14, 2008 2:11:31 am GMT
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OMG SACABOUFFLE THANK YOU SOO MUCH, i had the same problem as the original person did and i was getting p.o.ed with what was going on, thank you for not saying " go to dell,, etc etc" and getting to point. thank you!

   
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Sacabouffe, on Nov 16, 2008 2:25:19 am GMT

Hi
You're welcome...
See you Thought I heard a rumbling, calling to my name
Two hundred million guns are loaded, Satan cries "Take aim!"

   
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fn confused person, on Nov 18, 2008 12:27:55 am GMT

Thank youuuu!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D

   
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char35e, on Nov 21, 2008 12:51:28 pm GMT

Hey i have the same problem however i haven managed to get it working with either of the short cuts menioned any other idea's laptop is a vaio
please help

   
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jellyroll, on Nov 29, 2008 8:40:50 pm GMT

Hey I have a VAIO too, and ran into the same problem. The solution is to touch the Fn key and the NumLk/Scr Lk key at exactly the same time. I was having trouble because I was touching Fn then NumLk which didn't work either. Hope that helps.

   
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tim, on May 9, 2009 9:52:12 pm BST

This works. I had tried every combination of Fn, num lock, scroll lock etc. but pushing simultaneously worked. Thanks a true lifesaver. This is what makes forums so valuable. That sharing of hard won information.

   
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mawmaw, on Dec 1, 2008 9:53:41 pm GMT

I had the same problem, with the fn key and got so flustered. On the lower part of my computer to the left of the key pad there was a little lock with an arrow pointing up on it and it was something I hadn't noticed before. Well I sat and just looked at the keys and kept hitting on them one at a time till I finally hit the right key shift and num lock key several times and the lock with the arrow went out and my computer was working just fine. I hope this will work for you

   
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JOE, on Dec 11, 2008 12:00:04 am GMT

Thx guys the NumbLk workd! all the video games i played i had to hold the Fn key down this rly helpdthx guys

   
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Shasta, on Dec 30, 2008 8:58:36 pm GMT
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Thanks for the fn+scrolllock/numlock key. that fixed it. :) i was panicking for a second.. then i figured out that I could still type if i held down the fn key lol. Does anyone know why this happened in the first place? For me it happened after i updated my pavilion through "HP Health Check," i downloaded "win flash for hp notebook system bios"

did anyone else have this problem after an update? or an uninstall? or a restart?

   
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kipx, on Jun 11, 2009 2:13:04 pm BST

My gosh! i was so scared! then i was so scared then i went to this website. then i just press the FN key and the scroll lock or the numlock key then.. VOILA! thhis is soo cool!

   
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courtneyrae014, on Jan 1, 2009 4:51:29 pm GMT

WOW! THAT WAS A HUGE HELP!...i thought my friends screwed with my computer and messed it up! but the numlk really helped! thanks so much♥

   
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chaz, on Jan 6, 2009 6:56:36 am GMT

Thank you for the answer to my problem. fn+num lock worked for me, but I have to know, what makes this problem happen?

   
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 Julia, on Nov 5, 2009 9:16:38 am GMT

If you have a docking station then you might have accidently pushed the "Num Lock" button and then took your lap-top from the docking station without proper commands. Then something happens in the BIOS which keeps your accidental "pushing the button" and would not reset. Well, that is what happened to me with my IBM thinkpad..

Julia

   
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Brown Kid, on Jan 19, 2009 4:05:02 pm GMT

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! MY KEYS HAVE BEEN STUCK FOR A MONTH AND I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT!!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   
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Gratefullllll, on Jan 19, 2009 8:57:30 pm GMT

Same problem... Works great FN+f11+Scroll lock

   
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TV, on Jan 27, 2009 7:49:35 pm GMT

Thank you so much the Fn+ Num lk key really worked.

   
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Shandawg, on Feb 8, 2009 12:21:07 pm GMT

On my laptop (HP) it's FN + F8 pressed at the same time. It seems as if every brand of laptop is different, so look for the little (teeny tiny) picture that looks like the keys of a calculator on one of the function buttons and press it along with fn itself. Hope this helps!

   
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Loujean, on Oct 15, 2009 10:52:43 am BST

Thank you very much, the problem was driving us crazy and the Fn & F8 on our HP worked!!

   
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nailz, on Feb 23, 2009 3:12:30 am GMT

You guys need to work for Dell, I did a live chat 2 and one told me to remove my battery and unplug the adapter, the other fool did a goassist and sign on to my computer and reinstalled my keyboard drivers. THEY WERE TOTALL USELESS, I could not help but tell them. THANK YOU THANK YOU. I spent hours trying to figure this out!

   
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suleyna, on Mar 5, 2009 3:47:36 pm GMT

OMG!!!! thanks so much guys! i was having the same problem with my newly boughy dell laptop and i called them for help but the problem was not resolved!!
thank you so much for the solution...and i agree with nailz...u guys should work for dell..LOL

   
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sachin, on Mar 9, 2009 2:57:13 pm GMT

Me too have the same problem in IBM laptop but did'nt find any solution yet. pls help

   
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andrew, on Mar 29, 2009 2:03:20 pm BST

Thnks so much

   
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Rocky, on Apr 11, 2009 9:40:33 pm BST

The same happen to me and none of the soluttions solved my problem. In IBM the key combination are shift+NumLK. See docummentation http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndoc­id=MIGR-4YQKLQ

   
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