I had to get myself a new keyboard on February 5th, and I got a Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop Keyboard and Mouse. I haven't had any problems with it until today, and it's two things:
1) The main problem is that my keyboard will stop responding if I do not use it for a short period of time; I'm unable to type or use any other keyboard functions. The problem first occurred while I was playing a game, and after sitting through a lengthy dialogue period with another character, I was unable to move my character around with the keys or use any of the keyboard shortcuts (i.e. pulling up menus, using certain items or abilities, etc). I exited the game, pulled up Notepad and found I was unable to type in anything.
Initially I thought it may have been the batteries and when I switched the spots of the two batteries (AAA) inside, the keyboard started working again. I thought, "Oh it just needs new batteries then. I'll just get some new batteries after work." But when I placed some new batteries in later, the problem kept coming back.
As I'm typing this, I'm not having any issues with the keyboard. But if I don't use it for a short period of time (like maybe a mere minute), it stops working. The only way to get it back is if I switch the batteries around (not replace them, just switch the spots of the in-use batteries). Sometimes when I do this, the mouse scroll stops working.
2) Another issue I'm having is this: the keyboard comes with an Fn On/Off switch at the upper-right hand corner and if I switch it off, the keyboard will suddenly start spamming the current date and time non-stop on things like Notepad, Word, chat/text boxes, etc. If I have nothing opened up, the desktop icons flicker in and out rapidly. This doesn't happen if I switch it back on, which is unfortunate because I have to have it off when I play certain games (i.e., when I'm in a party and I have to switch between characters through the F1 - F4 commands).
I have no idea why this is happening suddenly, it was working perfectly fine and I have not done anything to the keyboard/mouse before the problems occurred. I tried switch the USB stick to different ports, but it made no difference.
1) The main problem is that my keyboard will stop responding if I do not use it for a short period of time; I'm unable to type or use any other keyboard functions. The problem first occurred while I was playing a game, and after sitting through a lengthy dialogue period with another character, I was unable to move my character around with the keys or use any of the keyboard shortcuts (i.e. pulling up menus, using certain items or abilities, etc). I exited the game, pulled up Notepad and found I was unable to type in anything.
Initially I thought it may have been the batteries and when I switched the spots of the two batteries (AAA) inside, the keyboard started working again. I thought, "Oh it just needs new batteries then. I'll just get some new batteries after work." But when I placed some new batteries in later, the problem kept coming back.
As I'm typing this, I'm not having any issues with the keyboard. But if I don't use it for a short period of time (like maybe a mere minute), it stops working. The only way to get it back is if I switch the batteries around (not replace them, just switch the spots of the in-use batteries). Sometimes when I do this, the mouse scroll stops working.
2) Another issue I'm having is this: the keyboard comes with an Fn On/Off switch at the upper-right hand corner and if I switch it off, the keyboard will suddenly start spamming the current date and time non-stop on things like Notepad, Word, chat/text boxes, etc. If I have nothing opened up, the desktop icons flicker in and out rapidly. This doesn't happen if I switch it back on, which is unfortunate because I have to have it off when I play certain games (i.e., when I'm in a party and I have to switch between characters through the F1 - F4 commands).
I have no idea why this is happening suddenly, it was working perfectly fine and I have not done anything to the keyboard/mouse before the problems occurred. I tried switch the USB stick to different ports, but it made no difference.
My Computer
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 ...Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz16.00 GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B150M-D3H-CF
- Memory
- 16.00 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Sound Card
- (1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio(2) Realtek High Definition
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
- Hard Drives
- (1) ADATA SP600 ATA Device (2) WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 ATA Device
- Case
- NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse
- Browser
- Google Chrome
