Re: Disabling the touch pad on a lap top
- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:47:27 -0700
Sorry, absolutely not. The BIOS setting can only be accessed by pressing F2
(or perhaps some other) during the first few seconds of your computer boot
process. No speech or Braille is available at that low level.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sabaruddin Isa" <golden789@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 16:28
Subject: Re: Disabling the touch pad on a lap top
can i use the run dialog box to go to BIOS?
On 6/15/09, Sue B <sueb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A little addendum to what Chris said about the FN key... On laptops the
> Function row keys as well as the cursor movement keys are assigned a
> function when those keys are pressed in combination with the FN key. For
> example, no my laptop if I press FN with F4 the computer goes into sleep
> mode. If I press FN with F2 it turns the wireless network card on and
> off. And the volume is controlled with FN plus Up and Down arrows. Every
> laptop I've worked with has different distinctions. If you don't know
> what your keys are assigned to, just call the help desk support for the
> company that makes the laptop and ask the customer support person to
> tell you how they are used. As Chris said, the FN key combined with 7,
> 8, 9, U, I, O and J, K, L etc. behave as a number keypad, but this is a
> horribly inefficient way to type numbers.
>
> Also, I haven't been following this thread very carefully, but usually
> if I want to disable or in some way change how my touchpad works, I
> select Mouse from the Control Panel and there is a TAB sheet in that
> dialog box that lets me control its features. This is somewhat dependent
> on the type of laptop you are dealing with.
>
> Hope some of this helps.
>
> Sue B.
>
> Chris Hallsworth wrote:
>> The FN key is to simulate the numerical keypad found on a desktop
>> keyboard or a number pad. FN I believe means function, but it's not
>> the same as keys like F1, F2, F3, etc.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "dave-d0619" <dave-d0619@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:38 PM
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: Disabling the touch pad on a lap top
>>
>>> What does FN stand for?
>>>
>>> Is it another name for Function Key?
>>>
>>> Sincerely:
>>>
>>> Dave Durber
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Anders Ternow" <anders.ternow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 2:32 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Disabling the touch pad on a lap top
>>>
>>>
>>>> On my netbook Acer Aspire One it is FN plus F7 to switch between on and
>>> off!
>>>>
>>>> Anders
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Sabaruddin Isa" <golden789@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:19 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Disabling the touch pad on a lap top
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > any idea how to do it on Acer laptops?
>>>> >
>>>> > On 6/13/09, Ann Byrne <annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> >> Most lap tops have a key stroke, or a system tray way of
>>>> >> enabling/disabling the touch pad. For my Toshiba, it was
>>>> >> function-f9, and for our Dell it's in the system tray. I want it
>>>> >> turned off, of course; but the sighted folks sharing the computer
>>>> >> want it turned on.
>>>> >>
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