Using the Keyboard and Touchpad 65
3 From the Windows
®
desktop, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories,
and click Notepad.
4 Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
If you cannot verify these steps, you may have a defective external keyboard.
T
O VERIFY THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE EXTERNAL KEYBOARD, CHECK THE
INTEGRATED KEYBOARD —
1 Turn off the computer.
2 Disconnect the external keyboard.
3 Turn on the computer.
4 From the Windows desktop, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories,
and click Notepad.
5 Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
If the characters appear now but did not with the external keyboard, you may have a defective external
keyboard. Contact Dell (see page 139).
NOTE: When you attach an external keyboard, the integrated keyboard remains fully
functional.
Unexpected Characters
DISABLE THE NUMERIC KEYPAD — Press to disable the numeric keypad if numbers
are displayed instead of letters. Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit.
