And why would I care whether you find a solution? You seem
to expect somebody to solve your problem, without any real
information about what hardware you have, what software you
have installed, whether you properly installed the keypad,
or any other useful information. I'll ask you some
questions... Is the keypad USB or PS/2? Did you install any
drivers before connecting the hardware? Maybe somebody else
will chip in, I don't have an further interest in this
"problem" since it is yours and not mine.
| If you could get past the sarcasm we might actually find a
solution. I have
| read the MANUAL and it says that the internal numeric pad
will be disabled
| when an external keyboard or numeric pad is plugged in. It
obviously does not
| work. There is no other mention made of the Num Lock
function in the MANUAL.
| I have also ask IBM to comment on the problem as I am
unsure whether it is a
| hardware or software problem.
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote:
|
| > Manufactures have web sites, with support sections.
They
| > have manuals for just about every product that they have
| > sold. You know the exact make and model of what you
have.
| > Find the product manuals for the laptop, keypad and any
| > other hardware you have and read the manual. Or take it
in
| > to a professional, pay them $100 and hour for them to
read
| > the manual for you.
| >
| >
| >
message
| >
| > | What manual must I read? I havn't got a manual for the
| > numeric keypad anymore
| > | as it was bought some time ago. The keypad works fine
on
| > my Dell Notebook so
| > | I don't think there is anything wrong with it. I have
had
| > the same problem on
| > | a Toshiba notebook on the week so I am convinced it
must
| > be a setting that
| > | can be changed or a driver that must be loaded. Any
| > suggestions?
| > |
| > | "Jim Macklin" wrote:
| > |
| > | > First, your caps lock is stuck.
| > | >
| > | > Second, read your manual
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > message
| > | >
| >
| > | > |I HAVE A IBM THINKPAD R50e WITH ONLY A NUMERIC
KEYPAD
| > ON
| > | > THE NORMAL LETTERS
| > | > | FOR INSTANCE 1 ON J, 2 ON K ETC. I DO A LOT OF
NUMBER
| > WORK
| > | > AND USUALLY PLUG
| > | > | IN A USB NUMERIC KEYPAD. ON MY PREVIOUS COMPUTER
THIS
| > | > WORKED FINE, IN OTHER
| > | > | WORDS I WOULD PRESS NUMLOCK AND ONLY THE NUMERIC
| > KEYPAD'S
| > | > NUMBER WOULD WORK
| > | > | WHILE THE LETTERS ON THE KEYBOARD REMAINED
FUNCTIONAL.
| > | > WITH THE THINKPAD THE
| > | > | MOMENT I PRESS NUMLOCK THE LETTERS WITH NUMBERS ON
ARE
| > | > DISABLED AND THE
| > | > | NUMBER IS TYED INSTEAD. IS THERE A WAY TO GET THE
| > NUMERIC
| > | > KEYPAD TO WORK AS
| > | > | IT DID ON THE OTHER COMPUTER?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
