Displaying system information – HP Compaq 320 Notebook-PC User Manual

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Function

Hotkey

Display system information.

fn+esc

Open Help and Support.

fn+f1

Decrease screen brightness.

fn+f2

Increase screen brightness.

fn+f3

Switch the screen image.

fn+f4

Initiate Sleep.

fn+f5

Initiate QuickLock

fn+f6

Launch Web browser.

fn+f7

Launch printer.

fn+f8

To use a hotkey command on the computer keyboard, follow either of these steps:

Briefly press the

fn

key, and then briefly press the second key of the hotkey command.

– or –

Press and hold down the

fn

key, briefly press the second key of the hotkey command, and then

release both keys at the same time.

Displaying system information

Press

fn+esc

to display information about system hardware components and the system BIOS

version number.

In the Windows

fn+esc

display, the version of the system BIOS (basic input-output system) is

displayed as the BIOS date. On some computer models, the BIOS date is displayed in decimal
format. The BIOS date is sometimes called the system ROM version number.

Using the keyboard

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