Wireless Keyboards

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:16 pm

that sounds odd to me. are you sure it ABSOLUTELY requires drivers? have you tried matching the keyboard to the receiver? there should be buttons on both you have to press to do so. if it is usb, have you tried checking your bios for any usb related settings like legacy usb or usb keyboard support?

MulletMan13 · Post by **MulletMan13** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:20 pm

Hrmm...

I had a Microsoft Wireless Desktop whilst on my Mac... then i moved it over to my WinXP lappy, and it worked flawlessly without any drivers....

(and if wondering, it worked fine under OS X without drivers too)

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:29 pm

keyboards and mice should NEVER need drivers under ANY circumstances. simply due to the fact mentioned by the OP.

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:02 pm

I have a logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, and they sux. Not only do they consume batteries quickly, but they weren't built very well either. I need to get one of those new ones that have the mouse sit on a docking station to recharge when not used.

DCFan2004 · Post by **DCFan2004** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:31 pm

Smiley wrote:I have a logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, and they sux. Not only do they consume batteries quickly, but they weren't built very well either. I need to get one of those new ones that have the mouse sit on a docking station to recharge when not used.

Yea they are the suxorz

My last logitech wireless set just last me 5 years, and all my other computers are still using logitech peripherals without any problems. The set you're looking at is pretty much the one I used to have until the left-click button decided to die. If I can make a suggestion though, a set with a docking/charging station for the mouse is awesome, thats what my new set has.

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:30 am

No idea. Just buy a cheap wired one for 2-3 bucks at a used pc store or a flea or something. Or just borrow it.

Sanchez · Post by **Sanchez** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:00 am

The thing to note about wireless keyboards is 90% of the time they won't let you get into the BIOS, etc. The only type that ever work correctly in this case are the ones with hardware decoders (ie, the *really* expensive version)...

Or if you have a MAC I believe the Bluetooth ones work as well...

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:44 am

Sanchez wrote:The thing to note about wireless keyboards is 90% of the time they won't let you get into the BIOS, etc. The only type that ever work correctly in this case are the ones with hardware decoders (ie, the *really* expensive version)...

Or if you have a MAC I believe the Bluetooth ones work as well...

Not true. My Microsoft set works fine on all aspects of computing. It didn't even require drivers (though you need to install software for extra key/tilt wheel functionality).

Post by **melancholy** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:00 am

I have a wireless Microsoft desktop, and it works fine without drivers, even in the bios. Hell, I even use this keyboard on my Xbox without problems.