Windows 7 - FN + indication disappeared - T400

Hi there,
Ive installed Win 7 from scratch (i.e. no upgrade, direct install), and Im missing some old stuff from the old OS installaiton, indicating the FN + actions.
For example, when I increase the audio volume, or increase the brightness, I dont see the green tiles indicating the volume level, or the brighntess etc.
Btw one off-topic question: Why the audio level is much lower than in the old models like T21 for example ?
Best regards,

Any time that you force Windows to stop instead of letting it shut down normally (sometimes you have to shut it off), you may have lost clusters of data that interfere with the proper operation of Windows. So I suggest you start up and run scandisk and make sure you check the box for fixing problems. The other box doesn't need to be checked unless you suspect bad sectors on the hard drive and it takes a long time so I recommend only checking the one box for finding and fixing errors.
Let us know if this worked and the problem is fixed.
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