Problem with Acer Aspire 5920G keyboard

Computer Hardware
#1

Hello to all,

I have this issue with the right side buttons of the somewhat new acer laptop i’ve inherited off a relative who wasn’t in need of it anymore. The problem with it is, trying to type buttons like J, K, L, ; or others around these buttons on the right side. On the Aspire’s keyboard they are multifunction buttons, wth a blue secondary function like, for the above listed buttons, 1, 2, 3, -

Now anytime i type J, K, L, or ;, I get 1, 2, 3, -. Its made it pretty much impossible to use the original keyboard so I’ve got a usb one plugged in but I would like this fixed if anyone can help that would be greatly appreciated!

The only thing I have a theory on about is that it could be related to the Fn (function) button, as all the secondary buttons that are causing this problem on the right side of keyboard are colored blue, just like the Fn button itself. But i dont know where to go on to fix this problem, and there’s nothing obvious

Anyway I’ve included a couple of pics of the keyboard, correct model and relatively good quality, that i’ve gathered from google images that I hope will help assist. Thanks for your time and any assistance will be great!

Regards,
Capt

#2

It sounds like the embedded keypad is on. On my Acer keyboard having num lock on (also Fn+F11) enables the keypad, turning it off makes the keyboard function normally. Check the num lock status. If that doesn’t do it, check the your owner’s manual, if you don’t have it, check Acer’s website for your model laptop and see if there’s an online manual.

#3

lol there it was, Fn+F11 took the num lock off and now the keyboard works fine! Thanks very much Whappo, appreciate the great assistance! All is perfect now, huzzah

[I]Capt[/I]