There are volume buttons on the Function keys on the top row. If you have Supernova on it you can go in to key describe mode. I changed my keyboard to standard instead of media. This requires sighted help so although I did not buy it from Currys I went along and asked them to do it for me as it was not that I required them to do it because I did not have the knowledge or skill but because I could not do it without sight and without screen reader, it is a BIOS setting. It will then mean that you can use the shut-down without having to use the FN key. -----Original Message----- From: "mark bishop" Sent: 01/12/2013, 12:49 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] volume on my new laptop Hi all This may be a longshot. I have a pacard bell laptop. The speech is quite quiet on it. At present I just have narrator on it but when I had to go online to listen to a capcha it was nearly too quiet. However, I cannot find a physical button/switch or dial for volume. Does anyone know how I might increase volume? thanks Mark Bishop ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq