Changing Keys On A Keyboard

Cybes51 · 05-23-2006, 06:54 PM

Hi, i have a ASUS A6000 VM and i would like to swap the CTRL and the FN keys, so that when i press the ctrl button it actually responds as a ctrl button instead of the fn key.

Regards Damien

**Ralck** · 05-23-2006, 07:41 PM

Currently, if you press the ctrl button, it acts as if you press the fn button? If this is the case, then all you have to do is pop each key off, and put them back on in the switched order. To pop them off, you'll need something to gently pry them up from one corner. Remember to be gentle so as to ease them out so they don't break.

If, however, when you press the ctrl button, it acts as if you actually do press the ctrl button, and you want to switch the location of those two buttons, you'd need keyboard drivers that support that. You could check to see if ASUS has any drivers that do that for you, but most likely not.

Cybes51 · 05-23-2006, 08:41 PM

Sorry if i worded my qn wrong, but yeah from left to right my computer keys read fn then ctrl, so i swapped they keys and now i just need to change it so that when i press the ctrl it acts as the ctrl

**Ralck** · 05-23-2006, 11:59 PM

In that case, you'd have to see if ASUS offers any drivers that switch the the key configuration around like that. Most likely they won't, but some laptop companies do that knowing that people don't always like the location of the fn key.

Cybes51 · 05-25-2006, 12:05 AM

Thanks for all your help

**Terrister** · 05-25-2006, 05:31 AM

Take a look here and see if any of these will work for you. This can be done, but may not be easy.

05-23-2006, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cybes51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 52 OS: Windows XP SP2 Home and Pro, Vista Ultimate, Ubuntu, Knoppix LiveCD	Changing Keys On A Keyboard Hi, i have a ASUS A6000 VM and i would like to swap the CTRL and the FN keys, so that when i press the ctrl button it actually responds as a ctrl button instead of the fn key. Regards Damien Last edited by Cybes51; 05-23-2006 at 07:20 PM.

05-25-2006, 05:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Take a look here and see if any of these will work for you. This can be done, but may not be easy. __________________

05-23-2006, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	Currently, if you press the ctrl button, it acts as if you press the fn button? If this is the case, then all you have to do is pop each key off, and put them back on in the switched order. To pop them off, you'll need something to gently pry them up from one corner. Remember to be gentle so as to ease them out so they don't break. If, however, when you press the ctrl button, it acts as if you actually do press the ctrl button, and you want to switch the location of those two buttons, you'd need keyboard drivers that support that. You could check to see if ASUS has any drivers that do that for you, but most likely not.

05-23-2006, 08:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cybes51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 52 OS: Windows XP SP2 Home and Pro, Vista Ultimate, Ubuntu, Knoppix LiveCD	Sorry if i worded my qn wrong, but yeah from left to right my computer keys read fn then ctrl, so i swapped they keys and now i just need to change it so that when i press the ctrl it acts as the ctrl

05-23-2006, 11:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	In that case, you'd have to see if ASUS offers any drivers that switch the the key configuration around like that. Most likely they won't, but some laptop companies do that knowing that people don't always like the location of the fn key.

05-25-2006, 12:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cybes51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 52 OS: Windows XP SP2 Home and Pro, Vista Ultimate, Ubuntu, Knoppix LiveCD	Thanks for all your help