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    How to disable Thinkpad 'numeric keypad' when USB keypad is attached

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by DrFranken, Aug 13, 2011.

  1. DrFranken

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    I purchased a Lenovo USB 10 key to add to my Thinkpad. Plugged it in, pressed 'NumLock' and away I went... until I tried to use the keyboard and discovered that M is now 0, and J is now 1... In short the '10-key' function of the Thinkpad's keyboard is now active. When I press Fn-NumLk it turns off but of course the USB 10-key is now an arrow pad!

    This seems SO BASIC but search as I might I cannot find how to have the USB 10 key active without activating the 'built in' 0 keys.

    What have I missed???

    (Thinkpad T61 with Windows 7 64 bit.)
     
    DrFranken, Aug 13, 2011
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