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wetling
August 14th, 2005, 02:33 PM
I received the following e-mail from someone I know. I know I've solved this before, but I can't remember. Does anyone know?


When I take my laptop out of the dock it reverts to the funky alternate keypad numbers working on the letters – for example, M becomes zero, etc.


Thanks
MuFu
August 14th, 2005, 04:42 PM
Try Shift + ScrLk.

Not sure about stopping it happening in the first place though, sorry - must be in the IBM software somewhere I'd imagine.
ThreeOnTheTree
August 14th, 2005, 07:10 PM
Sounds like you have "numlock" on. And no, that's not an insult. It's a setting that allows you to run the number keypad on a laptop keyboard using designated letter keys.
wetling
August 14th, 2005, 07:24 PM
Yeah, but why would the numlock only be engage only when the machine is disconnected from the dock?
ThreeOnTheTree
August 14th, 2005, 11:08 PM
Good question. Maybe when the machine gets pulled out of the dock, the button gets hit by mistake? Does IBM say anything about the issue?
MuFu
August 15th, 2005, 03:36 PM
Tried the BIOS setup?
Maddie
August 24th, 2005, 04:29 AM
This thinkpad was given to me by a friend and I am on the road with it for the first time, and I cannot get the regular alphabet back. It is using alternate keys - the calculator number set-up which alternates some of the letter keys. For instance, I type a "u" and get a 4. I don't know my commands well for this machine and tried the shift + scroll-lock mentioned below. It did not work. Also, I am able to turn num lock off and on but this does not affect the alternate settings.

Any ideas? I am on a deadline and need this machine. I am sending this to you from the hotel's business center and it is costing me a fortune!
Ratt
August 24th, 2005, 05:37 AM
Does this (http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53268) help?
Hoyle
September 5th, 2005, 12:34 PM
Have you tried the "Fn" key combinations? I used to have a T42 a while back and the way to enable/disable the number-pad feature was something like Fn+Numberlock. I can't recall exactly, but it DEFINATELY had to do with the Fn key.
anibus
May 29th, 2007, 07:56 AM
I had the same problem and was driving me crazy.
shift and the numberlock/scroll lock:)
mnair99
August 10th, 2007, 09:42 PM
Thanks MuFu, Shift + ScrLk worked for me and i'm typing using the same keyboards, hardly minutes ago i had this problem..

Thanks again for the post & the reply..

cheers, Murali..