OK, there was 1 minor issue, Microsoft's fault of course.
For some reason keyboard had set its self to save power by default.
every 5 seconds would turn off, and half the time not register the first key.
But playing video games, if I held button for 5 seconds [Num lock light kept going out, To save power?!]
If you held button for 5 seconds it was as if you were still presing button until you hit another key.
I Needed to get a white keyboard.
Anyone want a Black Lit keyboard, I have black light attached to ceiling.
All you need is neon Sharpies, and now they have a blue, it almost looks more white under blacklight.
The green, and pink did not work as good as the others, yellow, a light blue, and Orange worked best.
So you can decide what color to use on each key, and it lasts awhile.
I do not recommend removing with solvents, or any abrasion, as w/o the texture of the keys they will not mark as good.
But it has been... over 3 weeks and I use a lot, Some of the keys I use often are just starting to wear off a bit.
Just plan ahead, not permanent, But definitely persistent.
I think it is mainly the oils from my fingers than anything.
But remember it has a default setting to save power. Go to "devices and printers" and it is somewhere in the keyboards hardware settings.
Google the KB model and something about power, and you will find instructions on how to set normal.
Keyboard is last on my list for saving power. :). If it was not so consistent I may have thought it was a defect.
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Perfect, but only after changing a default setting
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
This keyboard is quiet with the perfect amount of travel and force required to depress a key. It features the classic, predictable, and ergonomic layout of 104 keys with three LEDs to indicate the status of number lock, caps lock, and scroll lock. As it is wired it never needs battery replacement nor has any key lag or latency problems.However, with a default setting in Windows 8.1, the keyboard randomly turns on and off, as evidenced by the number lock LED turning on and off. This causes aggravation due to the keyboard not registering a few keystrokes when this happens. The computer also makes a USB connection/disconnection sound when this happens.Fortunately, the fix is easy: uncheck "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in the device properties. I posted step-by-step instructions with screenshots on how to do so here: http://felixwong.com/2015/03/solved-microsoft-wired-keyboard-200-disconnects-and-makes-usb-connection-sound/
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
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Yes the Keyboard num lck light will go off, a quick web search will tell how to disable.So it works like normal.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
However, with a default setting in Windows 8.1, the keyboard randomly turns on and off, as evidenced by the number lock LED turning on and off. This causes aggravation due to the keyboard not registering a few keystrokes when this happens. The computer also makes a USB connection/disconnection sound when this happens.
Fortunately, the fix is easy: uncheck "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in the device properties. I posted step-by-step instructions with screenshots on how to do so here: http://felixwong.com/2015/03/solved-microsoft-wired-keyboard-200-disconnects-and-makes-usb-connection-sound/
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Perfect, but only after changing a default setting
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
This keyboard is quiet with the perfect amount of travel and force required to depress a key. It features the classic, predictable, and ergonomic layout of 104 keys with three LEDs to indicate the status of number lock, caps lock, and scroll lock. As it is wired it never needs battery replacement nor has any key lag or latency problems.Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
However, with a default setting in Windows 8.1, the keyboard randomly turns on and off, as evidenced by the number lock LED turning on and off. This causes aggravation due to the keyboard not registering a few keystrokes when this happens. The computer also makes a USB connection/disconnection sound when this happens.
Fortunately, the fix is easy: uncheck "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in the device properties. I posted step-by-step instructions with screenshots on how to do so here: http://felixwong.com/2015/03/solved-microsoft-wired-keyboard-200-disconnects-and-makes-usb-connection-sound/
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