Hotkey Quick Reference; Hotkey Procedures; Display And Clear System Information (Fn+Esc) - HP Compaq Presario,Presario V5000 User Manual

Hotkey quick reference

Function
Display and clear system information.
Open the Help and Support Center.
Open the Print Options window.
Open a Web browser.
Switch the screen image between the computer display
and an external display.
Initiate standby.
Initiate QuickLock.
Decrease screen brightness.
Increase screen brightness.
Play, pause, or resume an audio CD or a DVD.
Stop an audio CD or a DVD.
Play the previous track or section on an audio CD or a
DVD.
Play the next track on an audio CD or a DVD.

Hotkey procedures

To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, either
●
Briefly press the
– or –
●
Press and hold down the
release both keys at the same time.

Display and clear system information (fn+esc)

Press fn+esc
version number. Press
In the Windows
displayed as the BIOS date. On some computer models, the BIOS date is displayed in decimal
format. The BIOS date is sometimes called the system ROM version number.
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fn key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey command.
fn key, briefly press the second key of the hotkey command, and then
to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS
fn+esc a second time to remove the system information from the screen.
fn+esc display, the version of the system BIOS (basic input-output system) is
Key Combination
fn+esc
fn+f1
fn+f2
fn+f3
fn+f4
fn+f5
fn+f6
fn+f7
fn+f8
fn+f9
fn+f10
fn+f11
fn+f12
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