Malvok Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I bought a K95 Keyboard not long ago. Now the 'Y' key repeats from time to time when I press it. The keyboard has the latest firmware. It is not dirty. Any suggestions to correct this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Fitzgerald Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 What's happening is called key bounce. If the switch under the key isn't sealed, opening it up and cleaning the contacts might fix it. If it is sealed, then it would need replacing. If the keyboard is under warranty, don't try to fix it since that would most likely void the warranty. Instead, open up a ticket to see about getting Corsair to fix or replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvok Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 I didn't want to deal with shipping the keyboard back so I tried a few things in hopes of fixing the problem. I adjusted the key repeat delay in windows but that didn't fix the problem. Then I remembered the poll rate switch on the front side of the keyboard. It was all the way to the right so I moved it a notch to the left. It seems to have fixed the problem, though I haven't tested it for very long. I hope this will be the ennd off myy problemm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvok Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Moving the switch one notch helped but didn't completely eliminate the problem so I moved it down another notch. This seems to help a lot more and I haven't noticed any problems yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvok Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Well, it wasn't just the Y key. Numerous keys have been repeating now. I've tried each of the switches in the side of the front but the only one that really seems to help is the BIOS setting. Even at that, I still get some repeating. I really, really, don't want to have to send it in for an RMA but I'm at a loss as to what to try next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvok Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 I believe I have finally identified and fixed the problem. The problem seems to be that the keys were simply too tight. Though they appeared to operate normally, they didn't release properly when depressed, spitting out an extra character or two in the brief time before the keys raised. In each case, when a key-press resulted in extra characters, I took a screwdriver and slid it between the keys. I then wiggled the affected key on each side, loosening it slightly. I did this for each key as I found it malfunctioning. Eventually none of the keys spit out extra characters when depressed. I also put the keyboard into BIOS mode, though this may not be necessary. I haven't yet tested this fix in the other modes. None of the keys have been spitting out extra characters for over a week now so I think this was the fix I needed. Can a moderator add [sOLVED] to the title of this thread? I edited my original post but it doesn't seem to have changed the title in the forum thread list display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Updated title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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