Razer Blackwidow no longer detected - Page 2

On May 05 2012 05:54 Hinata wrote:
SOLVED !

Hi guys ! Same thing happened to me yesterday with my Razer Blackwidow. It just stopped working in Windows 7.

I finally managed to fix it this evening based on ideas from this web site: http://gevil.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/razer-black-widow-ultimate-firmware-update-failure-and-how-to-solve-it/

I had tried the latests firmware update (Razer_BlackWidow_FirmwareUpdater_v1.08) but it could not detect the keyboard but the following procedure worked :

1. I uninstalled everything (BlackWidow software and firmware update)
2. download an old firmware version and installed it (v1.05 from http://www.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=531)
3. at that moment your keyboard should be detected in the Windows device manager as a Razer Bootloader
4. launch the firmware update program... it detects the keyboard, flash and reset it.
5. YES !! blue leds are back... keyboard is working !!!

Gratz .. you got your keyboard back

Hopes that helps !

On July 24 2013 05:07 Darksylmoran wrote:
I solved my firmware update in another way.
First the uppdate kills the keyboard and i restarted but nothing, still dead.
Uppdated drivers and so on.
So i tried your way but no same problem.

In pure desperation i started the 2.0 firmware uppdate and noticed No device detected.

Solution was simple... I pressed the Fn key and hold it for about two seconds... And poff the firmware started uppdating.
Note: If you hold the Fn key longer, the install will repeat over and over :D
Win 7 x64 with a Razor Black Widow (Standard)

On March 23 2015 11:30 Headshot wrote:
I have the Black Widow Ultimate and today when I unplugged it to clean and plugged it back in, it won't light up or work anymore. I have a Razr Chroma mouse that is plugged into a USB on my Black Widow, which lights up and works, but the keyboard itself won't work at all.

It isn't appearing under my keyboard devices, but under USB it shows up as Razr bootloader, but it says its completely updated. How do I go about starting the firmware 2.0 udpate? Someone please help.

I tried plugging it into another computer, but it still didn't wasn't recognized for some reason and wouldn't work. What the fuck is going on? Argh.

On April 01 2015 04:55 asknask wrote:


Hey, I just registered here to help you fix you keyboard I faced the same problem a while ago and fixed it after a bit of searching.

Here's what you need to do.

Pre 1. Uninstall all Razer crap. Restart. Download a fresh copy of Synapse: http://www.razerzone.com/synapse/

1. Unplug the keyboard.

2. Download this: http://www.userdrivers.com/Keyboard-Mouse/Razer-BlackWidow-Keyboard-Firmware-Updater-2-05-03-for-Windows-XP-Vista-7-8-x86-x64/download/

3. Exit Synapse. Run the above program. Press 'Next' (or whatever it says)

4. Hold down the Fn key on your keyboard and plug it in.

5. The update process will start (and end) quickly.

6. Run Synapse. It will take a while to update. Follow instructions, restart.

Your keyboard might start working at step 5 too (I don't remember if the Synapse update is necessary. I think it is).

Anyway, once you do all of the above, your keyboard will be brought back to life.

P.S. Remember, this will only work if your keyboard was detected in bootloader mode my the device manager.

On May 19 2012 02:28 sc2tycho wrote:
I was having the same issues, but I just now found a very easy fix. I don't know if it's temporary/permanent, but my Blackwidow is working perfectly now. All I did was open task manager, scrolled down to razerhid.exe in processes, and ended the process. Keyboard instantly gets recognized, light turns on, etc. I'll post back here if it turns out to be a band-aid fix.