Function
Display system information.
Initiate Sleep.
Alternate between computer display and external display.
Decrease screen brightness.
Increase screen brightness.
Initiate QuickLock.
Mute or restore computer sound.
Decrease computer sound.
Increase computer sound.
To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps:
●
Briefly press the
– or –
●
Press and hold down the
release both keys at the same time.
Displaying system information (fn+esc)
Press
fn+esc
number.
In the Windows
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.
Initiating Sleep (fn+f1)
CAUTION:
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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 version
fn+esc
display, the version of the system BIOS (basic input-output system) is displayed
To reduce the risk of information loss, save your work before initiating Sleep.
Hotkey
fn+esc
fn+f1
fn+f2
fn+f3
fn+f4
fn+f6
fn+f8
fn+f10
fn+f11