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I know exactly what you're going thru, I've got the same laptop and mine does the same thing. It's more of a pain the the buttocks than anything else so I haven't researched it much. I also have the problem when toggling the screen with the external video, it used to pop up a Acer specific graphic to show where the video was being sent, no more!
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Jim... you have the issue EXACTLY. The Fn keys function, but the visual display of that functionality disappeared. It seems like it should be a simple preference option, but I cannot for the LIFE of me find where it's hiding.
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Hmmmm. Come to think of it, I suppose this would be an Acer option since it works with the function keys. Looks like that model should come with Acer eManager. Have you checked there?
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I push the eManager shortcut key, and it goes nowhere. And of course without the visuals working, I have no idea what it's even thinking when I push that. Is there another way to get there?
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Got to be a software program loaded on the laptop. I'd look under "C:\program Files\Acer" or something similar.
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Steve,
The frustrating thing is that almost all core programming is pushed out from the server, so while I do have an Acer folder, the only subfolder is eRecovery which is not operational anyway. As a last resort I can try to get the Data Service Department here to look at - I just didn't want to bother them with such a small thing. We only have a few Acer's here, so I know it's not something they have an instant answer for. (Really... I just didn't want to look ignorant. *blush*)
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I finally checked my wife's Aspire. No Acer tools that specifically configure the Fn keys. Did not get a chance to actually enter the BIOS though.
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Thanks, Rob. I'm still working on it too.
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Download Acer's eManager from their website, uninstall the existing version, restart, then install the one you downloaded. If that doesn't work, go to plan BFH (Big Friendly Hammer). 
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:rofl: Thanks, Joe. I'll have to wait until Monday on that now, but I never did get it up and working. I appreciate you're still considering my situation!
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