Using Hotkeys And Shortcut Keys With External; Keyboards - HP Compaq Series Hardware Manual

Viewing Battery Charge Information (fn+f8)
Press to display charge information for all installed battery
fn+f8
packs. The display indicates which battery packs are charging and
reports the amount of charge remaining in each battery pack.
Battery pack locations are indicated by number:
Location 1 is the primary battery pack.
Location 2 is the optional MultiBay battery pack.
Decreasing Screen Brightness (fn+f9)
Press to decrease screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey to
fn+f9
change the brightness level incrementally.
Increasing Screen Brightness (fn+f10)
Press to increase screen brightness. Hold down the hotkey
fn+f10
to change the brightness level incrementally.
Displaying System Information (fn+esc)
Press to display information about system hardware
fn+esc
components and software version numbers. Press
time to remove the system information from the screen.
The system BIOS date is the version number of the system ROM.
The BIOS date might display in a decimal format, such as
10/19/2002 F.07.
Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with
External Keyboards
The following table describes how certain hotkeys and shortcut
keys are used on external keyboards:
Notebook Keys
fn+esc
fn+f8
Hardware Guide
Pointing Devices and Keyboard
fn+esc
External Keyboard Keys
scroll lock+scroll lock+esc
scroll lock+scroll lock+f8
a second
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