I am trying to restore factory settings on my computer and in order to I need to hit the f11 key during the restart to bring up my recovery manager. However, when I do, it just continues on with the setup like i didn't push it. Ideas?
David Molyneux
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If the keyboard is USB the computer might not be set up to recognize it. Go into the BIOS, usually done by hitting the delete key during the computer boot, and make sure under the configurations tab that plug and play is enabled. This will most likely solve your problem. If not then either just the F11 key is broke and you will need to find some way to get a new keyboard. Or it is just the USB that is not agreeing with the computer and you will still need another keyboard, only you will need one with the PS/2 interface.
Anonymous
F11 Key Not Working
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is it a laptop? or desktop?
Laptop: try to use/borrow an external USB keyboard and if this works
there is a problem with your F11 key possible of dirt or contact problem and for desktop you have to replace the keyboard try to borrow first before deciding to buy new keyboard, Keyboard are detected automatically they dont have to configured, so if there is a problem with the keys there are possible of mechanical and contact problems (the rubber inside might be damage or wear n tear
Anonymous
If you have a laptop you can just press (fn) witch is next to the start button and then press F11 and it will work.
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using a disk or off the harddrive? it might be F8 or F12, most of the time it actually depends on computer. check out your bios (F2 I think?). and choose your first boot up option as the optical drive.