Unexpected Characters - Dell Inspiron 8600 Owner's Manual

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From the Windows desktop, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories,
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and click Notepad.
Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
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If you cannot verify these steps, you may have a defective external keyboard.
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O V E R I F Y T H A T T H E P R O B L E M I S W I T H T H E E X T E R N A L K E Y B O A R D
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Turn off the computer.
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Disconnect the external keyboard.
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Turn on the computer.
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From the Windows desktop, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories,
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and click Notepad.
Type some characters on the external keyboard and verify that they appear on the display.
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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

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I S A B L E T H E N U M E R I C K E Y P A D
are displayed instead of letters. Verify that the numbers lock light is not lit.
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Press
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C H E C K T H E
to disable the numeric keypad if numbers
Using the Ke yboard and To uchpad
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