New Aluminum Keyboard Keys Don't Work

Hi All,
I just brought home my new Aluminum Keyboard that was released along with New iMac. As you see I'm on PowerMac G5.
I've installed Keyboard Update 1.1 and I've got my Fn key working. However, for the life of me I can't figure out how to get f4 key to get to work. There is a new symbol (deshboard) on it and when I was at the apple store I was shown that by pressing the f4 (deshboard) key it would start the deshboard. Mine doesn't. Same thing with f3 (expend) all windows key.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,

i have no problem with thes f3 or f4 keys or the Fn key.Plugged it in hit software update and then installed Keyboard update 1.1, works fine
I do have a problem with the right hand Shift key though, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt work at all.
Anybody else have this problem or is it all function key issues only/

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