Volume/brightness control doesnt work

hey everyone, im new to this, as well as new to macs. i just got a brand new macbook pro last week and everything was working fine. then the other day i was reformatting my ipod and putting songs on it, as well as ripping my dvds, and the volume button stopped working. actually, most of the top row of buttons stopped working, except for the f11/f12 buttons. i was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or if anyone knows how to fix it? i have the feeling its just my rookie status to macs, but i hope someone can help me. thanks a bunch.

Repairing Permissions and/or Resetting the Power Management Unit (PMU) is known to resolve certain anomalies or conditions, and may help with your symptom. Neither process will compromise or harm anything with your Mac so it’s worth a shot.
Repair Permissions:
Go to: Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
Select: your Hard Drive
Select: the First Aid tab
Select: Repair Permissions
Resetting the Power Management Unit (PMU)
If the computer is on, turn it off.
Disconnect the AC Adapter and remove the computer's battery.
Press and hold down the power button for 5 seconds and then release the button.
Reconnect the battery and AC Adapter.
Press the Power button to restart the computer.
Ref:
PMU: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303319
User's Guide: page-95
Regards,

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