Thread: ASUS laptop keyboard locked on numbers

Ned, there should be a "fn" key in the lower left of the keyboard and a "num lk" (number lock, usually also on the scroll lock) key in the upper or top right.

Press them both together "fn" key first by a smidge, it should fix it.

The 'fn' key is the 'function key that enables a second action for some keys.

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Thanks for the advice but it does't work for me.
This was typed with usb keyboard plugged in.
Thankyou, Ned

Hi,

Not sure why yours stays on, could be a bung keyboard key.

The letters to numbers swap you have are exactly the same as the secondary Scroll Lk (same as the num lk key) function on the keys on my dell laptop.

This is engaged by pressing Fn and Num Lk and then holding on Fn whilst tapping u,i,o,p,j,k,l, etc to get numbers and disengaged by releasing Fn key.

Eventually all keyboards will wear out especially the keys that you use often like e,a,i, that makes for nt r st ng r d ng

Ned, if you have a USB keyboard attached, press the num lk key on that one.

Well done Groggy!! It worked I pressed the number lock on the usb keyboard and i am typing this on the laptop keyboard. Thankyou for the help. I was just about to bin this bloody machine. I had spent a reasonable amount of money and time resurrecting this handme down - fitting new memory, battery, hard drive - only to think the keyboard was stuffed. I don't have the manual and this problem seemed like the last straw.
Thank you so much for the help.
Ned - [now things are not so] Black