laptop keyboard annoying numlock making letters become numbers

linuxmandrake · 10-11-2007, 11:37 AM

I was wondering if there's a way to stop the letter keys on my laptop becoming numbers when my num lock key is pressed on the full length keyboard. eg with num lock on the letter L becomes 3. Hnce when I press L on the other keyboard I gt 3. LOOL

townie · 10-12-2007, 04:37 AM

hi,
have you tryed upgrading the driver???

townie · 10-12-2007, 04:37 AM

hi,
have you tryed upgrading the driver???

linuxmandrake · 10-12-2007, 12:30 PM

it's actually normal for the L to turn into a 3 when the num lock is on. It's how they have made the keyboard on that laptop. But I was wondering if there's a way around it.

townie · 10-13-2007, 02:01 AM

lol i'm so stupid
have a look in bios there might be some sort of setting you can disable

linuxmandrake · 10-13-2007, 10:36 AM

nah the bios is very basic. I think acer has customized it because it only contains a few options. However on a desktop there are dozens that enable/disable and control behavior of the hardware. Thanks anyways. I just have to live with it. Got used to it actually.