Question For The Computer Savvies

[icyfroth]

Bought a little Netbook off Dodo for a good price (or so I thought at the time)

It has a cpl of problems:

A. battery is docked and locked but can still only use it if it's connected to the power source.

Says "100%  power but not charging."

B. on the QWERTY bar, the U, I, O, P Keys also double for 4,5,6, and asterisk in square brackets. Same goes for J, K, L on the next row.

Where I try to use the Alpha keys I always get the numerical. For instance, where I type Friday, it comes out as Fr5day.

see pic:

Is there a toggle I should be using?

[lind9650]

Icy, have you tried to google for a manual for your particular Notebook?

I have no idea how to help otherwise.

Erica

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

what os system is on it Icy? xp or windows 7 or what?

and I reckon you probably need a new battery

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

what brand?

can you take a pic of the entire keyboard

does it have a fn or num lock key?

[the*scarlet*pimpernel · Accepted solution]

try fn + F11

or fn + numlock if your keyboard has them

[cherry*135]

What brand is it? I presume it's not new.

The battery is had it. They don't last forever.

[icyfroth]

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@am*3 wrote:
What brand is it? I presume it's not new.

The battery is had it. They don't last forever.

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no it's new.

As in...2011 stock.

But not used.

[imastawka]

So why not complain to Dodo?       Battery should be charging.

Useless if you have to be connected to power all the time

[jimmy*part4]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

try fn + F11

or fn + numlock if your keyboard has them

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Those fn keys causing trouble again?

I C&Ped the question into google and it came with pendo...aka, cheap garbage. When it comes to electronics the saying, you get what you pay for, is true.

 critical-support@dodo.com.au

[cherry*135]

If it is newly purchased, and within any warranty period provided, then I would go back to where you purchased it from about the battery not holding a charge.

Some of the lower price netbooks from that time were pretty low quality to match the low price.