Keyboard Problems; Display Problems - Toshiba Portégé R830 Series User Manual

Keyboard problems

If, when you type, strange things happen or nothing happens, the
problem may be related to the keyboard itself.
The keyboard produces unexpected characters.
A keypad overlay may be on. If the numlock light or cursor control
overlay light is on, press
overlay light, or
If the problem occurs when both the keypad overlays are off, make
sure the software you are using is not remapping the keyboard.
Refer to the software documentation and check that the program
does not assign different meanings to any of the keys.
You have connected an external keyboard and the operating
system displays one or more keyboard error messages.
You may need to update your keyboard driver. Refer to the
documentation that came with the keyboard or to the keyboard
manufacturer's Web site.
The keyboard you connected may be defective or incompatible with
the computer. Try using a different make of keyboard.

Display problems

Here are some typical display problems and their solutions:
The screen is blank.
Display Auto Off may have gone into effect. Press any key to
activate the screen.
You may have activated the instant password feature by pressing
and
Fn
any key, type the password and press
registered, press any key. The screen reactivates and allows you to
continue working.
If you are using the built-in screen, make sure the display priority is
not set for an external monitor. To do this, press
simultaneously (once). If this does not correct the problem, press
and
Fn
previous setting.
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Fn + F11
simultaneously. If you have registered a password, press
F1
simultaneously again to return the display priority to its
F5
HINT: Holding the
advance you through the display options.
If Something Goes Wrong
Keyboard problems
to turn off the cursor control
Fn + F10
to turn off the numlock light.
Enter
key and pressing the
Fn
. If no password is
and
Fn F5
key several times will
F5
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