Are you sure that rocker is supposed to control the volume? usually it's the
fn key with arrow keys, page up and down keys, or something like that. I
have an old dell laptop in the sun room I use for field day and ham radio
displays here and there, I'm not sure how to control the volume on that but
I think it's FN plus arrow keys though that's an old windows 2000 machine.
If it was sitting in front of me now I'm sure I could do it but I haven't
run that in a while, I probably should go out there and fire it up one of
these days, it hasn't been out since last field day.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 10:18 AM
Subject: Touchpad Disable Issue Resolved
> Hi, all.
>
> Here's an update on my newly-acquired Dell Lattitude D600 laptop.
>
> First, I have successfully turned off the touch pad mouse. It took the
> XYL's sighted assistance to get into the bios, but we ultimately were
> successful. If needed, I can still use an external USB mouse, which is a
> relief as well.
>
> I do have one more dilemma I'm wrestling with, so any suggestions would be
> appreciated.
>
> Specifically, I am unable to control the volume of the laptop speakers via
> the little rocker switch that is right below the monitor and above the
> main
> keyboard.
>
> I can control the volume by using the control key plus page up or page
> down,
> but it's a bit clumsy.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions for re-activating the main laptop volume
> control, I'd appreciate them.
>
> On the positive side, Jaws installed very easily onto the laptop, and
> responds very well to various key commands, so I am making progress.
>
> My next task is to start installing the various ham-related programs that
> I
> typically use, including rig interface, and the N3FJP logging software.
>
> Thanks again, everyone, and Happy New Year!
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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