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Old 07-03-2008, 07:47 AM
Jumbo
 
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Default Dell Inspiron keyboard.

Hello

Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right of F12
which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash and a
vertical line in the bottom right?

Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.

Thanks in advance

Jumbo

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Old 07-03-2008, 10:53 AM
Tom Scales
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jumbo [mailto:jumbo@dreamland.net]
> Posted At: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:48 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
> Subject: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>
> Hello
>
> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right of
> F12
> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash and

a
> vertical line in the bottom right?
>
> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jumbo
>
> --
> Silver Surfer


My Inspirons don't have a key like that. Can you post a link to a
picture of the keyboard?


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Old 07-03-2008, 11:41 AM
RnR
 
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:53:41 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jumbo [mailto:jumbo@dreamland.net]
>> Posted At: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:48 AM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>> Subject: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right of
>> F12
>> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash and

>a
>> vertical line in the bottom right?
>>
>> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Jumbo
>>
>> --
>> Silver Surfer

>
>My Inspirons don't have a key like that. Can you post a link to a
>picture of the keyboard?
>


Neither do I Tom. I'd like to see what he has too.
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Old 07-03-2008, 04:24 PM
Boris
 
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"HDRDTD" <HDRDTD@comcast.net> wrote in
news:COmdnaIf4N25UfHVnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@giganews.com :

> My Inspiron 6400 has a button that he 'might' be describing. On the
> 6400, to the right of the F12 is a 'delete' button, but to the right
> of that is the 'end' button which also has a secondary purple function
> symbol that 'could ' almost be described as Jumbo described it.
>
> In my case, the purple secondary funtion is the audio mute funtion.
> The button actually has what is supposed to be a symbol for a speaker
> with a slash through it.
>
>
> "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:clep64pm2f8sd3o6l371sm4butckhnm4ap@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:53:41 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jumbo [mailto:jumbo@dreamland.net]
>>>> Posted At: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:48 AM
>>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>> Subject: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right
>>>> of F12
>>>> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash
>>>> and
>>>a
>>>> vertical line in the bottom right?
>>>>
>>>> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Jumbo
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Silver Surfer
>>>
>>>My Inspirons don't have a key like that. Can you post a link to a
>>>picture of the keyboard?
>>>

>>
>> Neither do I Tom. I'd like to see what he has too.

>


On my 8600, E1505, and 6400, I have the same button, which has the same
function as you describe (mute speaker).

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Old 07-03-2008, 04:41 PM
Jumbo
 
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<Boris> wrote in message
news:Xns9AD05F72C62F8Borisinvalidnet@216.196.97.13 6...
> "HDRDTD" <HDRDTD@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:COmdnaIf4N25UfHVnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@giganews.com :
>
>> My Inspiron 6400 has a button that he 'might' be describing. On the
>> 6400, to the right of the F12 is a 'delete' button, but to the right
>> of that is the 'end' button which also has a secondary purple function
>> symbol that 'could ' almost be described as Jumbo described it.
>>
>> In my case, the purple secondary funtion is the audio mute funtion.
>> The button actually has what is supposed to be a symbol for a speaker
>> with a slash through it.
>>
>>
>> "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:clep64pm2f8sd3o6l371sm4butckhnm4ap@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:53:41 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Jumbo [mailto:jumbo@dreamland.net]
>>>>> Posted At: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:48 AM
>>>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>>>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>>> Subject: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right
>>>>> of F12
>>>>> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash
>>>>> and
>>>>a
>>>>> vertical line in the bottom right?
>>>>>
>>>>> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>> Jumbo
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Silver Surfer
>>>>
>>>>My Inspirons don't have a key like that. Can you post a link to a
>>>>picture of the keyboard?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Neither do I Tom. I'd like to see what he has too.

>>

>
> On my 8600, E1505, and 6400, I have the same button, which has the same
> function as you describe (mute speaker).
>


Thanks guys

I can't find any link which shows the keyboard with sufficient clarity to
enable positive ID.

Even the online manual does not show a complete keyboard.

The key does not have any blue Fn use and many wasted hours have been spent
search the internet. Many reviews mention the strange layout but none show
pictures.

This is what you get pressing the key ` and shift key _ not much help there.

Thanks again

Jumbo


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  #6  
Old 07-03-2008, 04:50 PM
JayB
 
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Default Re: Dell Inspiron keyboard.

what model laptop is it and what country are you in?
most important, or everyone's wasting their time.


Jumbo wrote:
> Hello
>
> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right of F12
> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash and a
> vertical line in the bottom right?
>
> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jumbo
>

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Old 07-03-2008, 05:56 PM
Jumbo
 
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"JayB" <JayB@audiman.net> wrote in message
news:g4j00b$c14$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> what model laptop is it and what country are you in?
> most important, or everyone's wasting their time.
>
>
> Jumbo wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right of F12
>> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash and a
>> vertical line in the bottom right?
>>
>> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Jumbo
>>


Dell Inspiron 5150 in the UK.

Apologies for wasting your time but I really would like to know what is the
function of the key which does this ` and shifted does this ¬.

Jumbo


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Old 07-03-2008, 06:46 PM
Christopher Muto
 
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on a inspiron 6400, what is typically found to the right of the f12 key is
the delete key.
the key you are describing sound similar to the slightly oversized key found
above the enter key and below the backspace key. that key has the forward
slash and pike ("\" and "|"). but you did not seem to get a forward slash
or pike when typed in your last email.
this could be a mislabeled key (it happens as evident by the recent recall
of a small amount of keyboards mislabeled in the uk). why don't you either
tell us your system tag number so that we can look up your original system
configuration as shipped on support.dell.com. or you can do this yourself.
it should list the part number for the keyboard. if the part it is not
listed in the original configuration summary then remove the keyboard to
find the part number for it on the underside. once we have the keyboard
part number then we will know what it is exactly what you have and might be
able to help. or take a photo of it and put it up on some site so we can
take a look.

"Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message
news:5MmdnXZrbuutnPDVnZ2dnUVZ8uydnZ2d@pipex.net...
>
> <Boris> wrote in message
> news:Xns9AD05F72C62F8Borisinvalidnet@216.196.97.13 6...
>> "HDRDTD" <HDRDTD@comcast.net> wrote in
>> news:COmdnaIf4N25UfHVnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@giganews.com :
>>
>>> My Inspiron 6400 has a button that he 'might' be describing. On the
>>> 6400, to the right of the F12 is a 'delete' button, but to the right
>>> of that is the 'end' button which also has a secondary purple function
>>> symbol that 'could ' almost be described as Jumbo described it.
>>>
>>> In my case, the purple secondary funtion is the audio mute funtion.
>>> The button actually has what is supposed to be a symbol for a speaker
>>> with a slash through it.
>>>
>>>
>>> "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:clep64pm2f8sd3o6l371sm4butckhnm4ap@4ax.com...
>>>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:53:41 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Jumbo [mailto:jumbo@dreamland.net]
>>>>>> Posted At: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:48 AM
>>>>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>>>>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>>>> Subject: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right
>>>>>> of F12
>>>>>> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash
>>>>>> and
>>>>>a
>>>>>> vertical line in the bottom right?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jumbo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Silver Surfer
>>>>>
>>>>>My Inspirons don't have a key like that. Can you post a link to a
>>>>>picture of the keyboard?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Neither do I Tom. I'd like to see what he has too.
>>>

>>
>> On my 8600, E1505, and 6400, I have the same button, which has the same
>> function as you describe (mute speaker).
>>

>
> Thanks guys
>
> I can't find any link which shows the keyboard with sufficient clarity to
> enable positive ID.
>
> Even the online manual does not show a complete keyboard.
>
> The key does not have any blue Fn use and many wasted hours have been
> spent search the internet. Many reviews mention the strange layout but
> none show pictures.
>
> This is what you get pressing the key ` and shift key _ not much help
> there.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Jumbo
>



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Old 07-03-2008, 07:33 PM
S.Lewis
 
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"Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message
news:ur6dndPStcAhj_DVRVnyigA@pipex.net...
>
> "JayB" <JayB@audiman.net> wrote in message
> news:g4j00b$c14$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> what model laptop is it and what country are you in?
>> most important, or everyone's wasting their time.
>>
>>
>> Jumbo wrote:
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right of
>>> F12 which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash
>>> and a vertical line in the bottom right?
>>>
>>> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Jumbo
>>>

>
> Dell Inspiron 5150 in the UK.
>
> Apologies for wasting your time but I really would like to know what is
> the function of the key which does this ` and shifted does this ¬.
>
> Jumbo
>



LOL.......

It's a tilde KEY.......

Look: http://www.notebookparts.com/images/...l/5X486_tn.jpg


Stew


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  #10  
Old 07-03-2008, 08:26 PM
Dean-MN
 
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Christopher Muto wrote:
> on a inspiron 6400, what is typically found to the right of the f12 key is
> the delete key.
> the key you are describing sound similar to the slightly oversized key
> found
> above the enter key and below the backspace key. that key has the forward
> slash and pike ("\" and "|"). but you did not seem to get a forward slash
> or pike when typed in your last email.
> this could be a mislabeled key (it happens as evident by the recent recall
> of a small amount of keyboards mislabeled in the uk). why don't you
> either
> tell us your system tag number so that we can look up your original system
> configuration as shipped on support.dell.com. or you can do this yourself.
> it should list the part number for the keyboard. if the part it is not
> listed in the original configuration summary then remove the keyboard to
> find the part number for it on the underside. once we have the keyboard
> part number then we will know what it is exactly what you have and might
> be
> able to help. or take a photo of it and put it up on some site so we can
> take a look.
>
> "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message
> news:5MmdnXZrbuutnPDVnZ2dnUVZ8uydnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>
>> <Boris> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9AD05F72C62F8Borisinvalidnet@216.196.97.13 6...
>>> "HDRDTD" <HDRDTD@comcast.net> wrote in
>>> news:COmdnaIf4N25UfHVnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d@giganews.com :
>>>
>>>> My Inspiron 6400 has a button that he 'might' be describing. On the
>>>> 6400, to the right of the F12 is a 'delete' button, but to the right
>>>> of that is the 'end' button which also has a secondary purple function
>>>> symbol that 'could ' almost be described as Jumbo described it.
>>>>
>>>> In my case, the purple secondary funtion is the audio mute funtion.
>>>> The button actually has what is supposed to be a symbol for a speaker
>>>> with a slash through it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:clep64pm2f8sd3o6l371sm4butckhnm4ap@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:53:41 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Jumbo [mailto:jumbo@dreamland.net]
>>>>>>> Posted At: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:48 AM
>>>>>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>>>>>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>>>>> Subject: Dell Inspiron keyboard.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can anybody in this newsgroup tell the use of the key to the right
>>>>>>> of F12
>>>>>>> which has a little right angle what looks like a small back slash
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> vertical line in the bottom right?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Searches have told me the answer for every other key but this one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jumbo
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Silver Surfer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My Inspirons don't have a key like that. Can you post a link to a
>>>>>> picture of the keyboard?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Neither do I Tom. I'd like to see what he has too.
>>>>
>>>
>>> On my 8600, E1505, and 6400, I have the same button, which has the same
>>> function as you describe (mute speaker).
>>>

>>
>> Thanks guys
>>
>> I can't find any link which shows the keyboard with sufficient clarity to
>> enable positive ID.
>>
>> Even the online manual does not show a complete keyboard.
>>
>> The key does not have any blue Fn use and many wasted hours have been
>> spent search the internet. Many reviews mention the strange layout but
>> none show pictures.
>>
>> This is what you get pressing the key ` and shift key _ not much help
>> there.
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>> Jumbo


Hi,
I found an image of the key but it's in a different position, below the Esc
key. http://tinyurl.com/6dab2o This is a Europe Vostro Keyboard
arrangement. The ¬ is a "Not Sign"... Dean

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