Keyboard shortcuts for volume on MacBook

I am using a MacBook with OSX version 10.5.8. I'd like to use the Volume buttons (F10, F11 and F12) in order to adjust my volume, but when I press them they only take me to Application windows, desktop and dashboard. I went to system preferences > Keyboard & Mouse and unchecked the options so that they wouldn't do that, but they still don't adjust the volume when I check them. How can I make it so that those three buttons adjust the volume?

I'm having the same problem, running OSX 10.5.8 on a MacBook. Bought the wireless keyboard last month, have read through the discussions here, and none of the solutions work. Use all is unchecked, and the volume/screen brightness keys still don't work. Unchecking the keyboard preferences for F10, F11, F12 will prevent the keys from showing the dock/apps, but the keys still don't adjust the volume - they just become dead keys.
Any further suggestions? It's a minor thing, but it does impact the ease of use and for the money spent on this keyboard, I'd expect the minor things to work.

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<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
font-size: 10px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px;
color: #000000;
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overflow: auto;"
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<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
font-size: 10px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px;
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