Bringing up the Console
I had a lot of trouble bringing up the console on my laptop - however, I finally mastered it. I thought I would share it since a few people seem to be having trouble. Please note that this may not work on your laptop. I use the sequence of ALT + 21. However, before doing that, I need to turn on numlock so that I gain access to the number keys on the letter part of the keyboard. My numlock is turned on by fn + F6 - yours may be different. Then I pres Alt +2 (k on my keyboard) and, while releasing the 2 I then press the 1 (j on my keyboard). After that, nothing appears until I release the ALT and the 1.
I hope this helps with bringing up the console. Closing is done by repeating the process. Note that you will need to turn numlock off when you type in teh cheat codes - otehrwise you will get gibberish.