G serie fn and ctrl swap

Hello,
I just got a g560 with an intel i5-450m cpu, 320 gb hard drive, and 4gb ram.
I got this laptop for 599 off newegg and i'm loving it. However, what really irks
me is the placement of the fn and ctrl keys. Because I am a desktop user, I
am used to the ctrl key in the corner. I checked online in places and heard that
lenovo had a fn and ctrl swapping feature thingy in the bios but when I pressed
f2 as it was starting up, I don't see the function or the keyboard section. Is it
possible to swap the fn and ctrl keys for this laptop?
Please let me know soon
and thanx in advance.
edit : subject edited for common issue.

hey,
thanx for the info.
however, as i checked the drivers and updates from
the lenovo driver download place, I saw that there was
a bios update.
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/ot/en/DriversDownLoads/APR_Driver_List.aspx?CategoryID=67873&OS=Wi...
my bios version is lenovo 29cn24ww v(1.07)
and my smbios version is 2.6
Please take a look and see if this is actually an upgrade
or if it is actually a downgrade. I just want to make sure
cuz I heard a lot of people saying that after they do a bios
update, their comp freezes up and won't boot up.       O.O
Thanx in advance.  xD

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