Function keys on Dell laptop requires Fn+F1-F12 (default is multimedia/oem key)
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00:00 Function Keys On Dell Laptop Requires Fn+F1-F12 (Default Is Multimedia/Oem Key)
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ANSWER 1
Score 60
Often the ESC key will have a 'function lock' icon which looks like a padlock. Press the 'FN' select key and ESC and it switches the function keys to behave as function keys.
ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 31
From Whirlpool's KB article on the Dell Studio 1555:
The media buttons are switched on by default instead of the F keys so to perform a task such as closing a window (Alt-F4), you are required to press Alt-Fn-F4. To reverse this function, it is necessary to go into the BIOS.
ANSWER 3
Score 3
Just for reference, I have been using a Studio 1555 with Vista 64bit for the last 6 months.
This setting does not appear in the Windows Mobility Center on my system, so I needed to change the setting in BIOS by pressing F2 at boot (no need to press fn F2, even when the keys behave as media keys in Windows). Occasionally, this setting appears to revet and I need to set the option again in the BIOS.
As noted above, perhaps there is some key combination to change the behaviour. I cannot explain why the keys reverted back to their media function by default.
ANSWER 4
Score 0
I believe it's ...
shift + numlock
My laptop is at home, so I can't test it.
Per comment: Check out this thread. It indicates there is a BIOS setting.