Because certain keys are absent, it is necessary to use combinations of keys to achieve certain functions. The keystroke combinations are shown below (Table 1).
| Keystroke Combination |
Description |
| 2 (On Boot) |
Enter System Setup (BIOS) |
| 0 (On Boot) |
Enter One-Time Boot Menu |
| Fn + 1 |
Hibernate Button in ACPI mode |
| Fn + 2 |
Bluetooth/Wireless Switch |
| Fn + 3 |
Battery Meter |
| Fn + 4 |
Mute Sound |
| Fn + 5 |
Volume Down |
| Fn + 6 |
Volume Up |
| Fn + 7 |
Print Screen |
| Fn + 8 |
CRT/LCD Switch |
| Fn + 9 |
Brightness Down |
| Fn + 0 |
Brightness Up |
| Fn + Delete |
Insert |
| Fn + Up |
Page Up |
| Fn + Down |
Page Down |
| Fn + Left |
Home |
| Fn + Right |
End |
| Fn + Q |
” ' ” |
| Fn + W |
” ~ ” |
| Fn + U |
” { ” |
| Fn + I |
” } ” |
| Fn + O |
” [ ” |
| Fn + P |
” ] ” |
| Fn +”-_” |
” ¦ ” |
| Fn + ” += ” |
” \ ” |
| Fn + A |
F1 |
| Fn + S |
F2 |
| Fn + D |
F3 |
| Fn + F |
F4 |
| Fn + G |
F5 |
| Fn + H |
F6 |
| Fn + J |
F7 |
| Fn + K |
F8 (Important for installing XP SP2) |
| Fn + L |
F9 |
| Fn + ”:;” |
F10 | Table 1: Key Combinations
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