My new Genius G265 gaming keyboard is not responsive and keeps flashing the backlight. In Windows I hear repeating ding sounds as if I removed the keyboard and plugged it back in.
Genius product support helps you to download Drivers, Manuals and Applications. You can find FAQ here about how to use the product.
If I manage to turn off the backlight (with a Fn key), flashing and sounds stop and the keyboard works fine. But as soon as I turn backlight back on, it starts flashing again.EDIT:Looks like the keyboard lights are drawing more power than USB is able to provide, though an external 2.5' drive is working fine in the same port. I suppose the keyboard isn't more power hungry than a hard disk?
I also tried to plug the keyboard into different ports with same result.The computer is custom built with following components:Win 8.1, Cooler Master K350 600W, GIGABYTE Z87-HD3, i5-4670K, GIGABYTE N760OC-4GD, 8GB RAM, Intel SSD 520, Seagate Barracuda 7200My question is whether this is a faulty keyboard or is something wrong with the PC (motherboard, component selection, build)?EDIT 2:I'm a bit concerned about the graphic card power. It requires both PCI-e 8 and PCI-e 6 pin cables to be connected, however the PSU only has one. The other one I got through an adapter from two peripheral 4 pin connectors (on the same cable). Could this be drawing too much power from 5V supply?EDIT 3:I tried to connect the keyboard through a powered hub and it works!However I don't understand why it still works even if I disconnect external power from the. Can someone explain this?