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Title: Filco numpad.. Is there a way to make num lock stay on?
Post by: SpatiallyAware on Fri, 10 December 2010, 21:40:15

Every time I reboot I have to remember to turn on num lock.  Is there a trick to making it stay on?  

Maybe some small program that runs at start up and then shuts off?

Title: Filco numpad.. Is there a way to make num lock stay on?
Post by: AndrewZorn on Fri, 10 December 2010, 21:51:27

Option in BIOS for Numlock at boot.

EDIT though I just realized, do you mean this is a standalone numpad?  I don't know how that would go.

Title: Filco numpad.. Is there a way to make num lock stay on?
Post by: nanu on Sat, 11 December 2010, 05:27:09

Quote from: SpatiallyAware;261114

Maybe some small program that runs at start up and then shuts off?

An Autohotkey script could do this if you're too lazy to go into BIOS, yet don't mind the terrible thought of increasing your startup delay.

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#NoTrayIcon

Send, {NumLock}

Title: Filco numpad.. Is there a way to make num lock stay on?
Post by: SpatiallyAware on Sat, 11 December 2010, 08:27:33

Being that it's USB I'm 99% sure there isn't a bios option for this


As a matter of fact, I don't believe I've seen num lock options in the bios for a long long time but I'll check..


Thanks!

Title: Filco numpad.. Is there a way to make num lock stay on?
Post by: Hofy on Sat, 11 December 2010, 12:39:57

While my stand alone USB numpad is not a Filco, (it is a Taiwan Twisty with Cherrys) my comes on every boot because of the BIOS setting.  This should only take you a minute to check.

Title: Filco numpad.. Is there a way to make num lock stay on?
Post by: SpatiallyAware on Sun, 12 December 2010, 05:13:00

Ok there is a num lock setting in bios and it has 0 effect.  Num lock is always off on reboot.  Bleh..


Thanks all!