Razer Black Widow broken spacebar

LanTAs

United States1091 Posts

January 16 2011 06:18 GMT

I just bought it like, 5 days ago, and it was great! after 6 hours of extracurricular activities today and then find that the spacebar doesnt work. Wtf.

anyone know why this would happen? or is this a defect?

oh and i'm returning it to amazon for a replacement.

semantics

10040 Posts

January 16 2011 06:26 GMT

the spacebar doesn't work at all, or is it just limp if it's limp the bar that props it up probably poped out and you can figure out how to get it back in place else defective.

funcmode

Australia720 Posts

January 16 2011 06:26 GMT

Are you sure you didn't accidentally rebind the space bar to something else? You can do this somewhat unintentionally by hitting FN + the right ALT key, and then space - which happen to all be in a line.

LanTAs

United States1091 Posts

January 16 2011 06:34 GMT

i just press the spacebar alone and it doesnt respond at all, all the other keys do. i tried reinstalling the drivers and replugging the keyboard but it seems that the cherry switch is just dead.

and yea, it bounces up, its not stuck. it just doesnt actuate =(

im using a crappy membrane keyboard right now =( waiting on that new board

eKg

United States29 Posts

January 16 2011 06:47 GMT

I recently bought it as well, and I haven't had any problems. If you want to get the keyboard again, be sure to ask them while purchasing if you can check it out to make sure it isn't broken. Turn it upside down, shake it a bit, etc.

Hope this helps!

Tonykunn

United States47 Posts

January 16 2011 07:09 GMT

well if anything you can just RMA it and get a new one from razer

wargasm

94 Posts

January 16 2011 07:19 GMT

Sounds like typical Razer quality to me

hellsan631

United States695 Posts

January 16 2011 07:25 GMT

Go to your drivers, and reset all macros. If this doesn't solve the problem, the yea, its broken.

Djzapz

Canada10681 Posts

January 16 2011 08:06 GMT

I've bound stuff by mistake with the on-the-fly macro key a few times, there's a good chance that that's the problem. Otherwise you might have received a lemon and you should RMA, but like someone pointed out, go in the drivers and reset to default.

LanTAs

United States1091 Posts

January 16 2011 17:36 GMT

#10

alrite man thx DJ imma try that before i return it.
ill try and check that out

LanTAs

United States1091 Posts

January 16 2011 17:49 GMT

#11

OH MY GOD THANK YOU TEAMLIQUID COMUNITY YOU GUYS ROCK!

LanTAs

United States1091 Posts

January 16 2011 17:55 GMT

#12

itz fixeeeeeddddddd =D

Swwww

Switzerland812 Posts

January 16 2011 18:58 GMT

#13

I actually laughed, haha. Congratulations on fixing your board :>

funcmode

Australia720 Posts

January 16 2011 19:25 GMT

#14

I said that like, 24 hours ago :S I guess I wasn't clear enough.

Scorre

United Kingdom3 Posts

January 16 2011 20:08 GMT

#15

Lucky you, mine arrive broken, the whole keyboard hasnt worked from the start, they told me to send it back =(

JohanasAbdul

21 Posts

June 28 2011 20:08 GMT

#16

bros my space bar key messed up to hahahahahh

bros the sides dont go down when i push but the middles do like wtf hahahahaha

i pulled the spacebar bros off to gimme a look and idont really get it hahahah

why they make this shit so hard bros hahaahahhaah

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Thylacine

Sweden882 Posts

August 05 2011 17:59 GMT

#17

Razer quallity isnt the best

dinaiz

1 Post

June 26 2012 07:11 GMT

#18

I'm waking up this old thread for 2 reasons. Hopefully one of them is good enough :

On January 16 2011 15:26 funcmode wrote:
Are you sure you didn't accidentally rebind the space bar to something else? You can do this somewhat unintentionally by hitting FN + the right ALT key, and then space - which happen to all be in a line.

I just signed up only to say : thanks .You spared me from buying the exact same keyboard. I had this very problem, and thought my keyboard was screwed but you nailled down. Thanks a million

The second reason is that I read a lot of razer-bashing on the web, and while I also experienced a lot of issues with their mice (I only still own one cause I'm left handed) , this keyboard is the bomb. You can't find a better keyboard at this price range and even slightly above, that's a fact. Never had a problem (well except that one

)in 1 year +. So don't please don't lead people who come here from google to a wrong way thinking that it's a bad unit. Only problem ? It's noisy ...

Good day to all !

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