FN Lock Settings

[Parker74656]

Hi all,

I bought a PC with a Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard and the other day I bought a new wireless keyboard.

The only thing with the keyboard is that the function keys are mapped so that they function as multimedia keys unless I press FN + Lock after which they act as function keys, such as F5 for refresh etc.

Now, I have to do this every time I turn the keyboard on which, although not exactly a hardship, is still rather annoying. I've tried looking in the BIOS for the Action Keys but it doesn't appear Gigabyte have included it and I don't have Mobility Centre to change the settings as I'm on a desktop. Is there any other way to permanently change the settings so that the FN keys primarily work as FN keys and not multimedia keys?

Cheers,

Parker74656

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hi all,

I bought a PC with a Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard and the other day I bought a new wireless keyboard.

The only thing with the keyboard is that the function keys are mapped so that they function as multimedia keys unless I press FN + Lock after which they act as function keys, such as F5 for refresh etc.

Now, I have to do this every time I turn the keyboard on which, although not exactly a hardship, is still rather annoying. I've tried looking in the BIOS for the Action Keys but it doesn't appear Gigabyte have included it and I don't have Mobility Centre to change the settings as I'm on a desktop. Is there any other way to permanently change the settings so that the FN keys primarily work as FN keys and not multimedia keys?

Cheers,

Parker74656

Hiya, is this a pcspecialist system? Could you post the full specs from the order page?

 

[Parker74656]

Hi, yes is it. Specs below, though the keyboard isn't included as I bought it separately on Amazon.

Case	NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-11700K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive	256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting	2x 50cm Blue LED Strip
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card	NOT REQUIRED
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hi, yes is it. Specs below, though the keyboard isn't included as I bought it separately on Amazon.

Case	NZXT H511 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK)
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-11700K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX, Wi-Fi) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	10GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
3rd Storage Drive	2TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive	256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	PCS FrostFlow 100 V3 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste	ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting	2x 50cm Blue LED Strip
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card	NOT REQUIRED
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

It would only be possible on the actual keyboard if it was, but I'd be very surprised unless there's a physical lock switch.

 

[Parker74656]

So I have the FN Lock key but of course every time I switch the keyboard on I have to lock it again - just an annoying thing to have to do every time! But nothing in the BIOS or Windows itself so looks like I'll have to live with it. Thanks anyway!

 

[TonyCarter]

What keyboard is it?

Some have their own software to install to customise settings (such as Corsair and Logitech).

 

[Parker74656]

Just a bog standard one from Amazon; Jelly Comb is the make.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MTLB3LP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Steveyg]

Just a bog standard one from Amazon; Jelly Comb is the make.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MTLB3LP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You get what you pay for at the end of the day mate, cheaper keyboards and mice have their quirks

 

[Parker74656]

Oh no don't get me wrong, it's the best keyboard I've ever used and it looks great - just odd that it isn't an option but as I said, it's not exactly a hardship.