any way to work around a laptop without the *fn* key?

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The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke. Dell says it is the motherboard and a
replacement keyboard will not help. So I am using an external Keyboard.

Only problem is: There is no fn button on that, and I have no way to adjust
the screen brightness!

Any idea?
 
What did Dell say? The FN key isnt XP related.

Jay wrote:
> The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke. Dell says it is the motherboard and a
> replacement keyboard will not help. So I am using an external Keyboard.
>
> Only problem is: There is no fn button on that, and I have no way to adjust
> the screen brightness!
>
> Any idea?
 
I am out of warantee, I did not even bother calling them. (or should I? how?)

"Bob I" wrote:

> What did Dell say? The FN key isnt XP related.
>
> Jay wrote:
> > The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke. Dell says it is the motherboard and a
> > replacement keyboard will not help. So I am using an external Keyboard.
> >
> > Only problem is: There is no fn button on that, and I have no way to adjust
> > the screen brightness!
> >
> > Any idea?
>
>
 
Start here
http://support.dell.com/

Jay wrote:

> I am out of warantee, I did not even bother calling them. (or should I? how?)
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>What did Dell say? The FN key isnt XP related.
>>
>>Jay wrote:
>>
>>>The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke. Dell says it is the motherboard and a
>>>replacement keyboard will not help. So I am using an external Keyboard.
>>>
>>>Only problem is: There is no fn button on that, and I have no way to adjust
>>>the screen brightness!
>>>
>>>Any idea?
>>
>>
 
I,ve changed a dell laptop's keyboard before...the dell website will give
you the part number and even instructions.
with the part number you can do a google to find the best price.......mine
came from across the country at 1/2 the price that dell
wanted.............good luck
peter
"Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am out of warantee, I did not even bother calling them. (or should I?
>how?)
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> What did Dell say? The FN key isnt XP related.
>>
>> Jay wrote:
>> > The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke. Dell says it is the motherboard
>> > and a
>> > replacement keyboard will not help. So I am using an external Keyboard.
>> >
>> > Only problem is: There is no fn button on that, and I have no way to
>> > adjust
>> > the screen brightness!
>> >
>> > Any idea?
>>
>>
 
If you don't want to change it really frequently the display management from
your video card company will usually have a brightness that works well. Intel
/ ATI for sure.

"Jay" wrote:

> The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke. Dell says it is the motherboard and a
> replacement keyboard will not help. So I am using an external Keyboard.
>
> Only problem is: There is no fn button on that, and I have no way to adjust
> the screen brightness!
>
> Any idea?
 
"Jay" <Jay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD1725A6-C7D1-44CD-99F4-80DF99D565AE@microsoft.com...
> The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke. Dell says it is the motherboard and
a
> replacement keyboard will not help. So I am using an external Keyboard.
>
> Only problem is: There is no fn button on that, and I have no way to
adjust
> the screen brightness!
>
> Any idea?


Since it works with an external keyboard you've the mobo must be ok.

I don;t think there is a way to remap the fn key however...so your present
kb probably cannot handle that function
 
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