Numlock and the rest of the keyboard

Byrds6Byrds6
edited April 2007 in Science & Tech
Does anyone have a clue on what would cause the numlock key on the keypad on my DV9000t to make the normal alphabetic characters to start typing numbers? I tried uninstalling the drivers through device manager which didnt fix the issue. Also I tried an external usb keyboard to see if it would at the same which it didnt. It acted normal. So would this indicated a Hardware issue since the external worked fine but the system one did not?

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  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    That's how numlock works on a laptop keyboard. If there's no numpad, it turns some of the right-hand keys into the numpad.

    (I'm assuming that the dv9000t is a laptop).
  • Byrds6Byrds6
    edited April 2007
    Yes the DV9000t is a laptop. You are incorrect about no number pads though as the DV9000 and most other 17in laptops have full keyboards on them these days.
  • KentigernKentigern Milton Keynes UK
    edited April 2007
    Could one of the function keys have been activated accidently, or accessibility (sticky keys) been activated by the space bar having been held down to long? Just an idea :)
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    Two options:

    1. Plug in USB keyboard. Turn off numlock on said keyboard. Disconnect keyboard. Does problem go away?

    2. Read: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=1906581 or http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=117030&highlight=numlock

    Looks like it may well be a hardware fault, report and claim on your warranty.

    :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    Byrds6 wrote:
    Yes the DV9000t is a laptop. You are incorrect about no number pads though as the DV9000 and most other 17in laptops have full keyboards on them these days.

    Many of those keyboards also have number pads on the letter keys when you press numlock.
  • Byrds6Byrds6
    edited April 2007
    This one doesnt have the numbers on the normal keys too and use to not do this. Im assumed its a hardware fault and have contacted HP. I was just hoping there was something else giong on so I wouldnt have to send it in to Hp and have them reimage back to xp pro instead of vista again.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    Take an image of it first before sending it back :)

    Acronis True Image is excellent (and cheap). I use it all the time and it's the defacto standard since Symantec systematically annihilated Ghost ;)
  • Byrds6Byrds6
    edited April 2007
    I dont have a case to put the notebook drive in to connect it to a desktop to image it. Its around 50gigs of stuff to try and move hehe.
  • Byrds6Byrds6
    edited April 2007
    Is 50 considered cheap these days? Will the trail do the same thing and does it compress to image?
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    My bad. Wrong link!

    http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

    $49.

    Grab a cheapo USB hard drive. Image it onto that. When HP return said laptop with flattened OS, boot off Acronis CD and restore image from USB hard drive. Plus.. you now have a spare portable hard drive for archive and backup incase laptop ever dies. Win win.
  • Byrds6Byrds6
    edited April 2007
    Well the only issue is to buy that and say a case to turn my notebook drive into a usb drive it would cost me over 100bucks. I dont really have 100 to spare really. If the trial of it will work then I could at least save 50 and burn the image to a desktop harddrive or something then hook the notebook drive up to the desktop and reimage it off the normal pc
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    The trial won't let you restore it. That's the limitation.

    I would suggest this instead (as you have a desktop PC).

    1. Image hard drive to an image file over network to desktop PC.
    2. Send laptop back.
    3. Boot off Acronis CD with network support.
    3. Restore OS from image file stored on desktop PC.

    Total cost: $49.

    Nothing wrong with giving it a test run. Image laptop over network, then boot off CD in laptop and make sure Acronis can see/provide network support for your laptop :)
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    You can use Acronis to burn a DVD set too. Even 10 DVDs isn't THAT much work to have a complete backup of your data. Worth it, in my opinion.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited April 2007
    The man with ever expanding world domination plan has a very valid point.

    DVDing the image would negate any potential issue with Acronis not seeing your network adapter. Zing!
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