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DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 4/27/05 – FOR PROOF ONLY
TO 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 "Contacting Dell" on page 100).
Unexpected Characters
NOTE: When you attach an external keyboard, the integrated keyboard remains fully functional.
D
ISABLE THE NUMERIC KEYPAD —
Press <Num Lock> to disable the numeric keypad if numbers are displayed instead of letters.
Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit.