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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 13:37:33

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 13:37:33

I just received a KBC poker and it does't seem to work :( I cannnot type anything and the Caps lock light won't turn on... What is weird is that I can activate the arrow key lights by pressing Function and Spacebar at the same time.

Any1 pls help!!!

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 13:48:37

None of them will work... I can only turn on the LED of Function + Spacebar and Function + Q

Doesn't look good...

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 30 May 2011, 13:50:22

Hope KBC has a good return policy...

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 13:53:59

USB.

Pretty weird, when I plug the wire the Caps lock flashes but won't turn on after. None of the keys seem to register except the special Fn stuff...

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 13:59:07

Gonna bring it to work. Couple of macs there... Just to try

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: hoggy on Mon, 30 May 2011, 16:12:33

It might be worth trying it with a powered USB hub (as Ripster hinted).

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: looserboy on Mon, 30 May 2011, 16:15:49

i have had a similar issue with my cherrys after unplugging them or pluggin them in. plug it in and restart your pc^^ and check your ps2 port maybe you sticked it in the wrong one :D

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:06:07

Just tried it with a powered USB hub and a mac. Same results, only the special LED functions will light up but I still can't make a ****ing key register.

THATS BULL****

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:07:02

I wonder why noodles is recommending this keyboard to all the new members... :(

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: noodles256 on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:15:19

best keyboard evar

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: manfaux on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:15:36

you have a spare miniUSB cable? try that. faulty cables do exist.

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: reaper on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:21:17

Hmm.. this is the first time I hear about this problem.  The only complain I heard was that it wobbles a little if you pound on your keyboard (mine included).  Might be defective or something.  Hope you can exchange it where you bought the keyboard.

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:27:20

Quote from: manfaux;353401

you have a spare miniUSB cable? try that. faulty cables do exist.

 
Nope, same problem :|

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: redpill on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:51:51

How do they say in mandarin?  Sum ting fook tup?

Where'd you buy it?

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: looserboy on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:54:10

first i have heard ever about a broken mechanical kbc ;/ sry for you. that hurts a bit.

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:55:11

Bought it there
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110683447222&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Paid 99$ at the time, his customers seemed satisfied...


I guess I wasn't lucky... »Hope the refund will go smoothly

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 30 May 2011, 18:58:28

Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: redpill on Mon, 30 May 2011, 19:25:46

I bought mine from the same guy, seems like a good seller, hopefully he handles the situation well.

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: oddsratio on Tue, 31 May 2011, 14:28:52

I guess we should be glad iMav will be testing the units he is shipping for the group buy. That will save on some headaches later on. Keep us updated on how your return goes.

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: imsto on Tue, 31 May 2011, 18:40:45

gei in touch with the seller

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: nrtdx on Thu, 16 June 2011, 17:30:28

For your information, the refund went smoothly.

I only had to pay for the shipping of the return to him which sucks but it was stated in his refund policy and is seems pretty standard...

Sucks anyway now awaiting a 87 white filco with reds :))))

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: daerid on Fri, 17 June 2011, 09:28:29

Quote from: nrtdx;362003

Sucks anyway now awaiting a 87 white filco with reds :))))

Oh yeah, that sucks :-P

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: redpill on Fri, 17 June 2011, 09:47:19

Glad you got your money back.  Having to pay shipping isn't ideal but the seller is probably taking a hit on that unit too, so I can understand his policy.

Title: KBC poker help pls!
Post by: daerid on Fri, 17 June 2011, 10:52:43

I did have that problem for a bit on my Poker, but it was just Windows taking a while to recognize it. I almost flipped the eff out. But it doesn't sound like that was your problem since it wasn't working on other machines either.