Thread: Wireless Keyboard Krap

Got a wireless keyboard and mouse over the holidays and the keyboard will NOT work. The mouse works fine but the keyboard will not work. It has power but it's completely useless. The only button that works on it is the F lock.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what might be wrong with it and what might be done to fix it? Please help!!! I'm on the verge of smashing the damned thing with a sledge hammer.

- not synced up to the receiver properly

most wireless mouse / keyboards have a reset button on the back, when pressed will marry up the radio frequencies of the receiver and mouse/keyboard

- Radio interference
something is interfering with the radio waves
cordless phones are classic for arsing up wireless devices

Thank you!

I'll give the reset button a try and there is a cordless telephone near my desk. I take it I'll have to experiment with positioning the phone or the reciever or will I have to get the cordless phone out of the room all together?

make sure you read the manual for syncing up the devices with the receiver

Each manufacturer tends to have their own little quirks, and ways of doing it

-press the receiver button for 2 secs, then the mouse reset, then the keyboard reset

-press the receiver button, then mouse, then receiver button again, then keyboard

-etc, etc.

but it should be spelled out quite clearly in the manual

As for cordless phones,
it's only a problem with the older (analogue) style phones
particularly if multiple handsets communicate with the same base station
in these circumstances, all standard wireless frequencies can be hogged by the handsets
leaving no free frequencies for the wireless keyboard/mouse

but it's a rarity
and most modern cordless systems are digital

I would read the manual but the guy (it's actually his keyboard/mouse) threw out the packaging along with the manuals right after he opened the box. The keyboard and mouse sat on my desktop for a few days before he got around to hooking them up.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll make him do all the tinkering when he gets back since he's the bright one who threw out the manuals.

Originally Posted by Vex Kitten

I would read the manual but the guy (it's actually his keyboard/mouse) threw out the packaging along with the manuals right after he opened the box. The keyboard and mouse sat on my desktop for a few days before he got around to hooking them up.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll make him do all the tinkering when he gets back since he's the bright one who threw out the manuals.

If you know the brand, chances are the manual is online somewhere if you do need to look at it.