Enabling Or Disabling Num Lock Mode As You Work - HP Compaq nc4000 - Notebook PC Hardware Manual

When num lock mode on an external keypad is turned on, the
num lock light on the notebook turns on. When the num lock
mode on an external keypad is turned off, the num lock light on
the notebook turns off.
If the external keypad is connected, the internal keypad cannot
be turned on.

Enabling or Disabling Num Lock Mode as You Work

To turn num lock on or off on an external keypad as you work,
press the
Enabling or Disabling Num Lock Mode at Startup
To set the notebook to start up with a connected external keypad
in num lock mode, set your preference in Computer Setup. For
more information about using Computer Setup, refer on this CD
to the Software Guide, "Computer Setup" chapter.
To set the notebook to start up with the external keypad enabled:
1. Turn on or restart the notebook.
2. Press
displayed in the lower left corner of the screen.
Select Advanced > Device Options, then press
3.
4. Select or clear the Num Lock State at Boot field:
User Guide
key on the external keypad, not on the notebook.
num lk
while the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is
F10
To change the language, press
For navigation instructions, press
To start up an external keypad with num lock mode turned
on, select the field.
To start up an external keypad with num lock mode turned
off, clear the field.
Pointing Devices and Keyboard
F2.
.
F1
enter.
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