Wireless keyboard issues

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

"Gordon Price" <gordon(thorn)@albedoconsulting.com> wrote:

>I have a Wireless Natural keyboard and Intellimouse Explorer 2.0, which have
>been working fine. Then, all of a sudden, the keyboard is dead, but the
>mouse still works fine. It doesn't matter if the keyboard PS/2 connection is
>plugged in or not. A wired PS/2 keyboard works fine. I exchanged everything
>for new, and the new keyboard still doesn't work, so it seems like it is
>something in the settings, though I have not changed any settings. Keyboard
>under Control panel shows a strong signal and full battery, but nothing
>typed on the keyboard shows up. Any thoughts?

If you do not get further help from here, post this to
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.mshardware.product.
As far as I know you canb force the keyboard to re-sync with the IR
reciever. Put out the batteries and re-insert them.

--
(tm)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

On the bottom of the keyboard, near the battery compartment, there's a
"connect" button. Press it - it will change radio channel and resume
communication with the receiver.

hth, LEN


"Thorsten Matzner" <tmatzner@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:eu9oqApCFHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> "Gordon Price" <gordon(thorn)@albedoconsulting.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a Wireless Natural keyboard and Intellimouse Explorer 2.0, which
>>have
>>been working fine. Then, all of a sudden, the keyboard is dead, but the
>>mouse still works fine. It doesn't matter if the keyboard PS/2 connection
>>is
>>plugged in or not. A wired PS/2 keyboard works fine. I exchanged
>>everything
>>for new, and the new keyboard still doesn't work, so it seems like it is
>>something in the settings, though I have not changed any settings.
>>Keyboard
>>under Control panel shows a strong signal and full battery, but nothing
>>typed on the keyboard shows up. Any thoughts?
>
> If you do not get further help from here, post this to
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.mshardware.product.
> As far as I know you canb force the keyboard to re-sync with the IR
> reciever. Put out the batteries and re-insert them.
>
> --
> (tm)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

"yabbadoo" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message
news:eRK5u2tCFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> On the bottom of the keyboard, near the battery compartment, there's a
> "connect" button. Press it - it will change radio channel and resume
> communication with the receiver.

No such luck. Also, when I press the button on the receiver, it starts to
cycle thru the three settings, A, 1 & F. When I press the button on the
bottom of the mouse, the receiver stops cycling, but when I press the button
on the keyboard, the receiver continues cycling. This happened with both the
old keyboard and receiver, and the new ones.

Any thoughts? Is it worth reinstalling the keyboard drivers, or is this not
a software problem?

Thanks,
Gordon

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

If you can't get the k/b to communicate, having changed batteries, channels
AND keyboard, only thing I can think of is that you are using the wrong PS2
port for the controller. This is speculation (I don't have Intellimouse,
mine's Logitech). Logitech radio controller has 1 x USB,1 x PS2 lead - the
PS2 lead MUST go into the "mouse" PS2 port, not the k/b port right alongside
it, on my set-up. Just a thought - it's easy to plug into the wrong one ...
If that's not it, on yr prob description, I'm stumped. If it workrd "before"
and you've made no settings changes, it's unlikely to be a "driver" issue
(esp. as you say it's OK and working in Control Panel ( assume you've
chercked Device Manager?).
Sorry, Len..
"Gordon Price" <gordon(thorn)@albedoconsulting.com> wrote in message
news:eBnv4fvCFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
> "yabbadoo" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message
> news:eRK5u2tCFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> On the bottom of the keyboard, near the battery compartment, there's a
>> "connect" button. Press it - it will change radio channel and resume
>> communication with the receiver.
>
> No such luck. Also, when I press the button on the receiver, it starts to
> cycle thru the three settings, A, 1 & F. When I press the button on the
> bottom of the mouse, the receiver stops cycling, but when I press the
> button on the keyboard, the receiver continues cycling. This happened with
> both the old keyboard and receiver, and the new ones.
>
> Any thoughts? Is it worth reinstalling the keyboard drivers, or is this
> not a software problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Gordon
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Had the same problem with the PC not pciking up the keyboard unles I
restarted at the XP login screen.

Solution for success, after trolling through many, many newsgroups:

* Changed the BIOS settings for the PS/2, I think to the mouse always being
there?
* Changed the BIOS settings for Plug and Play to "Bios Always Check" (?)

I'm a novice and not exactly sure of the wording in BIOS of what the changes
were, however changed them both and hey presto, PC now picks up the keyboard
on turning on. Not going back in there in fear of stuffing it up!

Matt from Oz

"yabbadoo" wrote:

> If you can't get the k/b to communicate, having changed batteries, channels
> AND keyboard, only thing I can think of is that you are using the wrong PS2
> port for the controller. This is speculation (I don't have Intellimouse,
> mine's Logitech). Logitech radio controller has 1 x USB,1 x PS2 lead - the
> PS2 lead MUST go into the "mouse" PS2 port, not the k/b port right alongside
> it, on my set-up. Just a thought - it's easy to plug into the wrong one ...
> If that's not it, on yr prob description, I'm stumped. If it workrd "before"
> and you've made no settings changes, it's unlikely to be a "driver" issue
> (esp. as you say it's OK and working in Control Panel ( assume you've
> chercked Device Manager?).
> Sorry, Len..
> "Gordon Price" <gordon(thorn)@albedoconsulting.com> wrote in message
> news:eBnv4fvCFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "yabbadoo" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message
> > news:eRK5u2tCFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> On the bottom of the keyboard, near the battery compartment, there's a
> >> "connect" button. Press it - it will change radio channel and resume
> >> communication with the receiver.
> >
> > No such luck. Also, when I press the button on the receiver, it starts to
> > cycle thru the three settings, A, 1 & F. When I press the button on the
> > bottom of the mouse, the receiver stops cycling, but when I press the
> > button on the keyboard, the receiver continues cycling. This happened with
> > both the old keyboard and receiver, and the new ones.
> >
> > Any thoughts? Is it worth reinstalling the keyboard drivers, or is this
> > not a software problem?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gordon
> >
>
>
>