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Razer Lycosa problems and how to fix them (temporarily)

Having just bought the new Razer Lycosa keyboard, I unfortunately ran into the same problems as many others did. For me the shift and backspace-keys only worked occasionally and the backlight was considerably darker in the center of the keyboard. Placing a coin on the Razer-mediakey seemed to help, but now I was unable to use any other media buttons, or the Windows-key, and one of the reasons I bought this particular keyboard (besides its awesome feeling :D ) were the mediakeys.
With the store having closed and me not wanting to return it, I read from someone who claimed that he just opened his keyboard und tinkered a bit with the plugs inside, which fixed his Lycosa. So I gave it a try – and it worked! I’ve taken some photos while working and will try to recount every step I made, so you can fix your keyboard too. The actual problem seems to be a screw that prevents the touchpad-plug to fully connect to the main chip board, which screws up some major functions like sending input “signals” longer than a few milliseconds.

Backlight problems

Update [11. July]: It seems like Razor finally realized, that many of their keyboards have this problem and offer replacements now. To quote one of the comment authors:

There is no need to ship our Lycosas back: it looks like the Razer team is replacing every keyboard just after veryfing yours is one of the ~not properly working~ Lycosas. I just got their answer:

“We have verified that your Lycosa is one of the units affected by the known issues. We apologize for the trouble you have had with the Razer Lycosa and the inconvenience this has caused you. We have made arrangements for a new Lycosa to be sent to your address. ”

Good for us!

Disclaimer: This fix does not guarantee anything, your keyboard might return to the bugged state after a few days. The cause of all the malfunctions is a plug inside the keyboard that might lose it’s connection, because of how the whole Lycosa is built. You can come up with your own ideas, for example solder every pin to the main circuit-board, or try my solution. Fortunately, you don’t have to break any warranty seals / stickers when opening the case. So you could give it a try and if it still does not work, you can return it to the store.

Step 1

Step 1

Unplug your keyboard, turn it around and remove all 19 screws. Seems like Razer build their keyboards to resist even a nuclear strike. ;) Once you have removed all the marked screws, pull off the palm rest and put it aside.

Step 2

Step 2

Carefully remove the backplate of your keyboard and put it aside. Now unscrew and remove the next 9 screws which are marked in the photo. After that, unplug the LED power connector (red arrow). Try not to mix those second screws with the ones from step 1, as they are different.

Step 3

Step 3

Peel away the silvery tape from the main circuit board. Don’t worry if it rips, as long as you can still connect it to the board. After that, remove the white backpane.

Step 4

Step 4

Now we can take a look at the mischievous screw… It blocks the whole circuit board from being pushed down and the touchpad plug from connecting fully. The screw itself is just fine, but unfortunately the plug at the left can lose the connection because of it!

Step 5

Step 5

Here comes the critical part: carefully unplug the upper circuit board and remove the evil screw of doom. As it’s one of 4 supporting screws of a touchpad (and not a hammerpad) it won’t be missed.

Step 6

Step 6

Now put the white backpane back onto the keyboard and tightly connect the upper circuit board to the touchpad. At that point, the key problems should be gone. To make sure that everything works, plug in your keyboard and power up your computer. Make sure that everything now works like it should, before you move on to the next step. If it still bugs, you didn’t connect it thoroughly.

Step 7 (optional)

Step 7

If your back-lit keys were too dark around the center of the keyboard, turn around the whole inside and check the board for any dark spots. If you don’t find any (like in the photo), the darker keys in the center are probably a result of too tight screws.

Step 8

Step 8

Put everything together. Don’t forget the silver tape, you have to reconnect it to the edge of the circuit board. Before you close the chassis, once again make sure everything works fine. After that, add the screws in groups of 3 or 4, constantly rechecking the functionality of your keyboard. I had to screw them in twice, because after the first time they backlight became darker if I closed the chassis.

If you did everything right, your keyboard should be fully operational, all the keys working. You should even be able to press Ctrl + V with capslock on. ;) I hope my little guide helped you fix this otherwise great keyboard. If you have any questions, use the comment function under this post!

 
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  1. I’m having the exact same problems as you. And like yourself I can’t be bothered to send the keyboard back only to receive another one with the same problems!

    I feel confident enough to open the keyboard up and perform the steps above, but I notice that you posted this fix only 4 days ago. Are the problems still resolved? Everything still working OK?

    Also – when you say that the dull keys in the centre of the keyboard are a result of the screws being too tight, which screws exactly? The ones holding the white backpane in place or the ones that hold the entire case together?

    The CAPSLOCK issue is irritating but I was really disappointed with the dull keys – mine are like yours were, very dim in the centre of the key layout.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

    Fleesh.

    Kommentar von Fleesh UNITED KINGDOM Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 13. März 2008 @ 06:29:50

  2. Hi Fleesh,
    after 4 days of regular usage, everything still works fine. :) None of the problems returned.
    They backlight for the center keys comes from 2 small LEDs at the bottom of the white pane (check the photo from step 7) and it seems like the 2 lower center screws of the chassis (not the backpane) sometines bend / push the LEDs away from the white backpane. So you have to be careful when closing the case and when you apply those 2 screws.

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 13. März 2008 @ 15:52:58

  3. Hi Steffen,
    Just completed the procedure and it appears to have been a success!

    The Shift and Backspace keys seem to be working properly now and the backlighting is consistently bright throughout the keyboard. I can now actually see all of the keys properly as I type you this message!

    I saw what you meant about the small LED’s at the bottom of the white backplate – the two in the middle weren’t seated properly just like yours. Now they’re seated correctly and all the keys light up to the same degree. Sweet!

    Excellent little guide m8, thank you SO much for posting it. I’m well pleased with the Lycosa now!

    Thanks again dude!

    Kommentar von Fleesh UNITED KINGDOM Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 13. März 2008 @ 19:10:29

  4. Hey, first i just wanted to say very nice guide. I just received my lycosa two days ago and im having problems that i havent heard anyone else talk about before. I have no lighting problems, even lighting across the board and no random flickering of lights. But after some time of using the keyboard (sometimes instantly) and sometimes it doest start for a half hour and sometimes it doesn’t do this at all. I will be typing and all of a sudden a key will stop working. like the ‘e’ key will stop working but all other keys work. then randomly it will start working but at the same time, a different key will stop working. If i continue typing, more keys stop working. One of the keys that has always stopped when this happens is the backspace key. being frustrated i would wipe my hand across the board pressing all the keys and then all the keys would stop working except for maybe a random couple keys. everything is fixed if i simply unplug usb port and replug, but shortly. the problems begin to arise again. since i just bought it i could simply return it but i feel in love with the feel of this board and i worry of having the same problem with the same board. So i dont want to take apart if and void warranty if this fix wouldnt fix my problem. Can you relate to any of the problems i just mentioned?

    Kommentar von Robbie UNITED STATES Ubuntu Linux Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 14. März 2008 @ 04:43:22

  5. Did this yesterday, quite easy (although i messed up a screw, but thats my fault) It seemed to work afterwards…..didnt encounter any problems yet. For the people who still doubt if you should try this, give it a try. You could send it back to razer but you’ll probbaly get one with the same problem (and you have to pay shipping costs) This small procedure doesnt require more than a screwdriver, and only takes 10 mins)

    Kommentar von Ghostd0g GERMANY Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 — 14. März 2008 @ 10:15:56

  6. Hi Robbie,
    that sounds like a very similar problem. You can do two things: either open the case and fix the problem with the screws (and you won’t void any warranty, at least mine didnt have any sort of seal you have to break) or you could put a coin on the Razer logo of the touchpad. This will keep the Razer-key “pressed” which somehow eliminates any key-specific problems. Unfortunately, the coin-fix also renders the touchpad unusable.

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 14. März 2008 @ 10:42:49

  7. Man, getting my new Razer keyboard and mouse made my day. But then I fired up UT3 only to find that keys would get stuck (not physically though) and sometimes keys would stop responding. At one point the entire keyboard stopped working, except for the windows key! Totally ruined my day, and then I found your fix. I was planning on opening it up myself but I highly doubt I would have noticed that screw’s causing the problem. Thanks many times over!

    Kommentar von Aditya CANADA Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 15. März 2008 @ 04:11:27

  8. I also wanted to add that I never would have guessed that the touchpad’s bad connection could cause the entire keyboard to go nuts. Maybe I’ll look at the circuitry a little closer some day to try and figure out how that caused the problem. Hopefully this problem won’t come back (all I’ve done to test so far is play UT3… I managed to get through a match with no problems, whereas previously even halfway through the match was lucky).

    Kommentar von Aditya CANADA Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 15. März 2008 @ 04:14:09

  9. Forget that keyboard. I tried two times to repair it, but after a few days the problems came back.
    I´m quite shure that this screw can´t be the cause of all the problems.
    Razer support only reccomends to bring it back to store and switch it.
    I´ll get a logitech keyboard. It looks not so nice like the Lycosa does, but it works.
    just my two cents.

    Kommentar von Mike GERMANY Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 — 16. März 2008 @ 20:49:01

  10. Hi Mike,
    of course the screw is not the root of the problem, but removing it helps to solve it. The problem for me returned once but has been fine ever since. I’ll just hope the fix is permanent now, although returning the keyboard to the store is still an option for me, in case it bugs out again.

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 — 16. März 2008 @ 20:57:37

  11. Very interesting guide Steffen, thank you. I deliberate about using it, since my problem is not described here yet. My keys are all working perfectly, it’s just, that oftenly the touchpad won’t work after a cold start of the computer, but would after replugging the keyboard. Did anyone here fix this common problem with Steffens guide?

    And hey, thank you for the tip with the LEDs, good to know that at least this can be fixed easily. :-)

    Kommentar von Jones GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6 — 19. März 2008 @ 14:25:11

  12. [...] vor einer Woche Hallo, es handelt sich hierbei in der Tat um einen Hardwarefehler, den man allerdings mit einem Schraubenzieher und ein bisschen Feinhef?hl auch selbst beheben kann. (ohne dass die Garantie erlischt!) ArtAge.de ? Razer Lycosa problems and how to fix them [...]

    Pingback von Razer Lycosa - Probleme - Computerforum GERMANY Netscape Navigator 4.0 — 20. März 2008 @ 13:21:48

  13. Update:

    Operation gelungen, Patient lebt. Doch das Problem mit dem Touchpad hat sich dadurch leider nicht verbessert. Na ja, den Versuch war’s wert, und angesichts der Tatsache, dass der Touchpad Stecker bereits 2mm aus dem Sockel war, hätte ich so oder so bald Eure Tastenprobleme bekommen.

    Kommentar von Jones GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6 — 26. März 2008 @ 15:10:26

  14. Alright, end of the story: After bugging out another 2 times, I finally decided that it’s time to return my keyboard and get a different one. Seems like you have to solder the frikkin plug to the board, or else it just loosens again and again. :[

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 27. März 2008 @ 21:01:16

  15. I have the same problem even after removing the screw. but why does replugging the board solve the problem?
    I’ll open the board again and look if i didn’t press the upper circuit board “hard” enough back in. But when it will bug again, i’ll return it and use my old one.

    Kommentar von Markus GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 28. März 2008 @ 11:19:40

  16. Markus:
    You mean replugging the whole keyboard? I don’t know, it seems like a “reset” of the internal software sometimes solves these problems…

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 28. März 2008 @ 15:00:42

  17. I installed the newest driver from razerzone.de and it seems to work. Driverversion is still 1.0 but Firmware is 2.02.
    I still have to make a longtimetest but after nearly have an hour it still works fine.

    Kommentar von Markus GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 28. März 2008 @ 18:48:22

  18. Update:
    I have made a 3 hour test under normal user circumstances. I used the keyboard to chat and surf while watching a movie.
    It is still working.
    With the driver i installed from cd the toupad crashed every few minutes. The updated one seems to work.
    The gaming-test with CS and Guild Wars will come tomorrow.
    The touchpad seems to work with temperature. So it works even without touching it. Perhaps every time you press the pad to hard it chrashes?
    The next time it chrashes i will try to restart only the application without unplugging the board. I hope this will work, because this would be a proof for a softwareproblem. And i think that the main problem lies there.

    Kommentar von Markus GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 28. März 2008 @ 21:59:57

  19. Hmmm, funny thing is, the drivers that are on razerzone.de are the exact same drivers that came with my keyboard. I even tried the ones from the page – made no difference for me. Are you sure it was the software that fixed your problems?

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 29. März 2008 @ 00:11:43

  20. I didn’t change anything else.
    The board chrashed once (1.5 hours before) today, and since then it worked. This is realy strange.
    I don’t know if i should bring it back or wait for a better driver, because i like the feeling of the keys, and i can work without multimediakeys. I can’t use the keys for my DVD-Programm.
    The only thing i need the touchpad for is tochange into gamingmode.^^

    Kommentar von Markus GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 29. März 2008 @ 14:20:44

  21. Well then, if you don’t need the media keys and the bug returns, you can do one simple thing to fix it: put a 1 cent coin on the touchpad-button that looks like the Razer logo. Mediakeys won’t work after that, but everything else should. ;)

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 29. März 2008 @ 15:53:15

  22. The Board is still working (5hours now). I played CS more than two hours.
    So using the board doesn’t cause a crash.^^
    I believe that the drivers aren’t loaded exactly when starting windows, or things like that. If it would be an hardwareproblem it would have come back.

    Kommentar von Markus GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 29. März 2008 @ 18:00:29

  23. Hello,

    Razer does not recommend any customer trying to fix their Lycosa in this way or any other way that is not recommended on our support site. We are sorry to hear that any Lycosa users are having trouble with their keyboards and would be happy to assist them in getting their keyboards to work correctly. If you are having any issues with the Razer Lycosa, please visit our support site at

    http://www.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=tickets&_a=submit

    and we will be sure we get your keyboard up and running for you.

    Thanks for your support of Razer and the Razer Lycosa.

    Razer|Wave

    Kommentar von Razer|Wave UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 — 1. April 2008 @ 19:00:58

  24. Well, thing is: it’s clearly a hardware fault, so the only way Razer support could help you, would be by telling you to send the keyboard back to them…

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 1. April 2008 @ 19:19:16

  25. Well I have exactly the same problem as Aditya!

    I wrote now sth. to Razer, we will see, wich the answer will be…

    Í dont want to repair the lycosa on my own…

    Kommentar von Peter GERMANY Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 — 6. April 2008 @ 18:20:57

  26. Thx!!!

    I own two Lycosas and it works. Thx !!!!!!

    Kommentar von Neokortex GERMANY Windows XP Opera 9.01 — 7. April 2008 @ 17:24:57

  27. really? it worked to repair it?

    Kommentar von Peter GERMANY Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 — 8. April 2008 @ 14:19:52

  28. razer told me to send it back an get a new one… what do you thin i should do?

    Kommentar von Peter GERMANY Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 — 8. April 2008 @ 14:23:54

  29. Well, maybe send it back? ^^

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 10. April 2008 @ 01:42:25

  30. hey steffen,

    ich hab mir mal deine anleitung durchgelesen und das auch gemacht, wi du es beschreibst, aber als ich die tastatur dann neu angeschlossen habe, konnte ich nur ca. 2 minuten damit wirklich problemlos schreiben. jetzt ist es wieder so wie vorher: ich halte z.b. die taste a 10 sec. lang gedückt, aber es erscheint nur ein a. genauso bei shift, leertaste, backspace, whatever. manchmal werden von der tastatur auch tastendrücke ignoriert, was das schreiben längerer texte so sehr schwierig macht.

    wäre sehr nett wenn du mir da helfen könntest.
    lg

    Kommentar von General-0siris GERMANY Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 12. April 2008 @ 19:42:24

  31. gebt den müll einfach zurück… so mach ichs auch und kauft ne logitech!

    Kommentar von James GERMANY Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 — 12. April 2008 @ 21:21:29

  32. Ich denke auch, dass ich die Tastatur zurückgeben werde. ich probiers dann noch einmal mit einem neuen Modell, aber wenn die dann auch wieder den selben Fehler hat, dann kommt die G11 her^^

    Kommentar von General-0siris GERMANY Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 13. April 2008 @ 15:12:00

  33. Was mir grad noch entfallen ist: Sollte ich vielleicht die fehlende Schraube vor dem Umtausch wieder reinschrauben? Ich würd das Ding dann im Saturn abgeben, da hab ich es ja auch gekauft, und ich denke mal, dass die nich nachschauen werden, aber ich wollt einfach nochmal fragen

    Kommentar von General-0siris GERMANY Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 13. April 2008 @ 15:13:22

  34. Also ich hab die nicht wieder reingeschraubt, im Saturn gucken die noch nicht mal in den Karton, ob da überhaupt die richtige Tastatur drin ist. ;) Ich hab mir dann auch eine G15 geholt.

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 13. April 2008 @ 15:34:39

  35. Cool, ok. Dann tausch ich das Teil morgen um und gugg mal ob es mit nem neueren Modell von der lycosa besser läuft, hat ja bei manchen Leuten geholfen. Wenn nicht, kommt mir die G11 oder G15 ins Haus, wäre aber schade, weil die Lycosa richtig geil ist, bis auf diesen Fehler eben^^

    Kommentar von General-0siris GERMANY Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 13. April 2008 @ 21:12:32

  36. Also der Umtausch lief bestens, das neue modell funktioniert leider nicht :(
    Ich werd demnächst mal da weiter rumbasteln und vllt. ein wenig löten. falls nix geht, zurück zu saturn und die g11^^ aber eigentlich hätte ich halt lieber die lycosa, alleine schon wegen den tasten :)

    Kommentar von General-0siris GERMANY Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 — 16. April 2008 @ 13:32:20

  37. tks its work…

    Kommentar von Nielsen BRAZIL Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 23. April 2008 @ 06:57:36

  38. My Razer Lycosa keyboard works properly in all functions. Except the backlight is obviously darker in the center area than the other two sides. And some keys were not manufactured in good quality since I could see blue light reveal through the edge of these keys. I like it for it’s cool designed exterior, but disappointed for it’s louse quality. After encountered so many problems with this product, I think my Logitech G15 is better than it in all aspects.

    Kommentar von RusKo TAIWAN Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 24. April 2008 @ 13:04:39

  39. Does anyone have problems with this keyboard just wigging out and not working at all? Sometimes I sit down at my computer and some keys output the wrong characters while others will just not work at all. Is this common?

    Kommentar von Bill Brasky UNITED STATES Windows Server 2003 Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 28. April 2008 @ 05:34:24

  40. Well, it sounds like the typical bug with the connector…

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Mac OS X Safari 525.18 — 28. April 2008 @ 11:51:06

  41. All the light on my keyboard works, except the touchpad light. There simply ain’t no light in it, sometime it flashes a bit, but then it turns off again. Could this guide possibly fix my problem?

    Kommentar von Cimmer DENMARK Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 3.0b5 — 28. April 2008 @ 18:24:31

  42. There is only one plug that connects the touchpad to the rest of the keyboard, so you might as well give it a try. ;)

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 28. April 2008 @ 18:27:18

  43. Works for me. Cheers!

    Kommentar von goodgravy UNITED STATES Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 — 13. Mai 2008 @ 19:54:52

  44. My 1st lycosa worked just fine but the coating on some keys begin to tear off, in a closer look i saw small “blisters” on other keys so i thought it was the cause of that problem, i’ve returned the keyboard to the store and because the serial number was one described as defective in razers support page they replaced it in 2 days, new one seems to be fin in terms of rubber coating, no “blisters” at all BUT the touchpad doesn’t work at all. Since there’s no stock in the store i bought it and replacement could take like 1 month do u think this guide could help me in my problem and i should give it a try?

    Kommentar von LaGaruga ARGENTINA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 23. Mai 2008 @ 15:45:03

  45. Well, if you’re careful then you can’t make it worse, at least. ;) For me, opening the keyboard didn’t void the warranty, so I would always give it a try.

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 24. Mai 2008 @ 15:21:52

  46. luckily i got my keaboard changed, that one worked just fine. Just for your information the upper center screw now comes cover by a fragile white paper circle to avoid doing this, the new lycosa serial nunber is something like MT0811.

    THNX A LOT for this guide and the fast response.

    Kommentar von LaGaruga ARGENTINA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 26. Mai 2008 @ 15:04:21

  47. Unfortunately this trick did not work for me. I removed that damn screw but I still have the same issues form time to time. I am sure I did everything exactly the way it was supposed to be done, I checked several times and I even worhed with the “open” keyboard for a while… unfortunately the lycosa design is just buggy, there is nothing we can do about it. The Razer guys should just develop a fixed keyboard and then replace all the old crappy keyboards. With the money it costs I demand a working keyboard! This time I am really disappointed.

    Kommentar von Sala Krestu LATVIA Windows Vista Opera 9.50 — 31. Mai 2008 @ 22:54:01

  48. It’s a design error… and if you want to fix your board permanently, you have to either solder the touchpad to the main board, or return your keyboard. I heard that Razer released a new version of the Lycosa that doesn’t have these problems anymore…

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 31. Mai 2008 @ 23:49:57

  49. I do not think soldering it will solve anything: from what I was able to undertsand, the problem is not about bad contacts between the parts but it resides in the touchpad itself. The only way to fix it permanently is to replace the mediakeys touchpad.

    Kommentar von Sala Krestu LATVIA Windows Vista Opera 9.50 — 16. Juni 2008 @ 21:25:00

  50. I carefully read this interesting article and I decided to take my chances. Since I used to mod PS2s and X-BOXs I am quite a veteran when it comes to solder somethin. I tried to fix my Lycosa this way, as you can see in these links:

    http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5125/solderfixdescriptionyq5.jpg

    http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1628/solderfixwiresholderbx5.jpg

    I soldered even the light connector, just to be sure. Then I added a piece of aluminium sheet to keep the wires from touching the back of the mediakeys pad.

    For now it works, I just have to cross my fingers and hope it will keep working. We will see… I will update you anyway if something happens.

    Kommentar von Richard08 UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 — 17. Juni 2008 @ 20:03:00

  51. Looks like a solid fix to me – I hope it stays that way. =)

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 — 17. Juni 2008 @ 22:18:00

  52. Hi! I had same problem (middle lights so dark I can’t see the keys). Here http://www.razersupport.com/lycosa/lycosa-keyboard.php you will find a specific Razer support for this problem. I wrote to them and in 1 hour they emailed me back. They check the serial number to see if you got the problem and they ship the new keyboard right away! Great support. I will tell you how many days it takes (I’m from Italy)

    Kommentar von Ena ITALY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 3.0 — 19. Juni 2008 @ 19:00:31

  53. Dammit bad news for me: soldering it did not solve the problem, it still occurs! I am out of ideas… I just hope Razer will replace my keyboard at this point!

    Kommentar von Richard08 UNITED STATES Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 — 19. Juni 2008 @ 22:25:20

  54. There is no need to ship our Lycosas back: it looks like the Razer team is replacing every keyboard just after veryfing yours is one of the ~not properly working~ Lycosas. I just got their answer:

    “We have verified that your Lycosa is one of the units affected by the known issues. We apologize for the trouble you have had with the Razer Lycosa and the inconvenience this has caused you. We have made arrangements for a new Lycosa to be sent to your address. ”

    Good for us!

    Kommentar von Sala Krestu LATVIA Windows Vista Opera 9.50 — 20. Juni 2008 @ 12:28:24

  55. Thank you for this guide and hi to everyone..

    I have problems with my lycosa, too.
    It all began with fast switching of light-mode. I wondered, either the touchpad has get wet or something… after several restarts it works…

    Than – in game, some keys (W,A,S,D,Enter, Space, even ESC) first get rapidly ghost-pressed… and after that, the key dosn’t respond at all…

    The best of all error’s is the Touchpad… I’ve running winamp in the background and wonder, why I always hear the same music in shuffle mode… When and how reacts the f*cking Touchpad?

    Well, after I opened the Lycosa and remove the “Screw-of-Doom” and put a penny on the Lycosa-Touchpad-Logo it seemed to work all fine… even the media-keys… I’m looking forward to it, that this will stay so…

    if not…. i will smash my keyboard at the edge of my table… and sell the parts in ebay…

    sry for my english…

    Kommentar von Systemsoul GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.17 — 19. Oktober 2008 @ 13:58:46

  56. After 4 months and 12 days from my request, I finally got my replacement! YAY! The shipping and the keyboard were totally covered by Razer and I didn’t even have to ship my old Lycosa back… so now I have 2 of them. I suggest you to ask for the replacement, if you haven’t done it yet.

    Anyway, I hope this keyboard now will work fine or I swear I will break it in half! Bye

    Kommentar von Sala Krestu LATVIA Windows Vista Opera 9.61 — 1. November 2008 @ 13:48:18

  57. Sounds great… now I’m beginning to regret that I returned my keyboard to the store and exchanged it for a Logitech G15… ;(

    Kommentar von Steffen GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 — 3. November 2008 @ 22:09:27

  58. My problem was I would lose backspace and the odd letter or two. At first unplugging and plugging the USB would fix it, then that didn’t work any more. Driver update didn’t work either. Stumbled on your site and solution and bosh, it works!

    Such an easy fix to do, no soldering required. I fully and safely recommend it to anyone losing key functions with this keyboard.

    Cheers! :)

    Kommentar von Glen UNITED KINGDOM Windows Vista Google Chrome 0.3.154.9 — 7. November 2008 @ 22:37:51

  59. Many thanks :)

    Kommentar von lilele UNITED KINGDOM Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 — 8. November 2008 @ 14:50:03

  60. Hi, I have the same problem as #4. Will this guide solve that as well? I have tried the fix but instead of losing function, the key remains “pressed” ie aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

    Kommentar von Paxton MALAYSIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 — 15. Dezember 2008 @ 10:17:06

  61. Hi Steffen – great resource – thanks v much. Beginning to think I’m jinxed. A few of the high-end gadgets I’ve bought recently haven’t worked and have gone back. And here’s another one!! Media key panel seems very dark, certainly has no working light source of it’s own. Others say there is a light so presume mine has flatlined. Half of the media keys were working, then a couple of days ago, the whole panel stopped working. I tried the fix, but it didn’t work for me sadly. Keyboard is going back to the shop on an RMA. For ref, my keyboard is serial MT083… if this is one of the later keyboards, the problems aren’t yet fixed. Mine did have a ‘tamper-proof’ sticker over the centre screw, but it’s easily removed intact with careful use of a sharp blade. I’m so SO tempted to ditch Razer for this dismal experience, never to return. But the keyboard works so well – - when it works. I’ll give the replacement one more shot before it’s back to Logitech (sigh).

    Kommentar von vertew UNITED KINGDOM Windows XP Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 — 23. Dezember 2008 @ 22:20:03

  62. What a fucking piece of shit this keyboard – first of all you cant read the keys properly and then the technical faulty functionality eg not working properly and that for this kind of money fuck them!

    I ll send it back and they can keep it !

    Kommentar von Martin GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 — 26. Dezember 2008 @ 11:59:48

  63. Could anyone let me know what is the wire colour order of usb cables comming to pc board? it was accidently extract and I do not know how to conect it back. Unfortunatelly pictures of soldering shows other side of pcb.Many thanks

    Kommentar von aspider UNITED KINGDOM Windows Vista Internet Explorer 8.0 — 14. Mai 2009 @ 21:59:59

  64. this is not tech issue there is no way!! I keep having the same issue, every once in a while a random button doesn’t work. The only way to fix it is to restart windows an even after the restart after some wfile another (different) button stops working. Since I play the game ussualy button “3 or #” and “d” stops working.
    ps: typing this I ha to copy an paste letter “d” !!!!

    Kommentar von ralf UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 3.5 — 12. Juli 2009 @ 00:11:26

  65. For those experiencing dim keys, I found that the reason my keys where dim was because the LED strip had come away from the acrylic sheet that projects its light. the glue must have worn off over time. simply gluing the led strip back was a wonderful fix

    Kommentar von Bobby AUSTRALIA Windows Vista Internet Explorer 8.0 — 27. Juli 2009 @ 06:33:33

  66. I give you a big THANK YOU for the Tut.
    All works fine now after keeping out the screw of doomness :P

    Kommentar von tob1 GERMANY Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20 — 24. September 2009 @ 08:56:02

  67. Thank you for the research on this issue. My problem was actually a “r” key that would stick or work intermittently. The issue was not with the screw mentioned in this article but rather the “keyboard mylar contact sheets”. The screw holes were not cut out sufficiently to allow the sheets to lay flat when it was assembled. I cut out the screw hole sides a bit more to allow the sheets to lay flat. Once this “surgery” was completed my sticking “r” key has gone away and I am actually enjoying the keyboard now. Thanks again for a great article. I think Razer needs to look into some QA issues with their manufacturing facility.

    Kommentar von catsailor UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3 — 27. Oktober 2009 @ 17:49:48

  68. Thank you! I no longer have this problem. My A and S keys and my spacebar would randomly cut out, but no longer do! It’s been 3 days since I’ve had a problem, when before I couldnt go for more than an hour without it failing.

    I also contacted Razer and was able to get a new Lycosa sent out, no questions asked! They have great warranty support. Now I have 2 of these keyboards for the price of 1 + the day of frustration. Worth it!

    Kommentar von Jeremy UNITED STATES Windows NT Internet Explorer 8.0 — 12. November 2009 @ 04:57:12

  69. Hi, i had a problem with my Lycosa mirror.
    For some lucky reason i noticed Ctrl+alt+q was beeing pressed repeatedly all the time.
    i realised this problem when i was modifing a shortcut hotkeypress did not understand why it wouldnt change away from ctrl+alt+q
    looked up Lycosa problem in google and found this guide. removed the screw of doom.
    Guess what im no longer doomed by that screw!
    backlight seems fine asawell^:) for now^^

    Kommentar von Samuel NORWAY Windows NT Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 — 12. November 2009 @ 06:04:51

  70. I checked the razor site to see if I had one of the affected keyboards, and per the serial #s they listed, my keyboard SHOULD be fine. It was not. Periodically, my d,e,f,s, and t keys would stop working. If i unplugged and plugged the USB back in, all was better. However, I did take my keyboard apart and found an issue. I did not find exactly what is posted on this page; the screw under the circuit board was find. However, the two plastic posts that go through the circuit board and then are secured with a screw were not OK. The one near the plug was not through the circuit board correctly. This caused the plug to be partially pulled out. I resolved this and will see how it works; my guess is it will be fine. Thanks for posting this -Dan

    Kommentar von Dan UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15 — 18. November 2009 @ 15:53:07

  71. Hey thanks for this. My keyboard has been having issues for a long time. But only in the last few months has it become a major annoyance. I didn’t realize until a few weeks ago that their had been a recall. Not sure why Razer didn’t contact its customers (money I am sure). I had one month left on my warranty when I found out. I got in touch with Razer and they sent me out a new one. Then I found out about this site and was able to fix the problem with the original keyboard. So thanks very much.

    Craig`

    Kommentar von BDX UNITED STATES Windows NT Google Chrome 4.0.249.30 — 8. Dezember 2009 @ 23:28:15

  72. For the people who stubbles into this site wondering whether to buy this keyboard or not because of the issues (as I did, I took the chance anyway) the problems are STILL not fixed on all keyboards. My keyboard has a serial number that starts with MT09 and is thus of the “new generation” that isn’t supposed to have such problems. I’ve sent a mail to Razer about it, and with some luck I might get mine replaced too :)

    Kommentar von Cellon NORWAY Windows XP Google Chrome 3.0.195.33 — 16. Dezember 2009 @ 20:20:10

  73. I just unplugged the KB from the USB port when the keys stopped working, waited a couple seconds, and plugged it back in again. Fixed it for me every time it has happened.

    Kommentar von Calvin :) UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 8.0 — 27. Januar 2010 @ 15:51:10

  74. I just made this mod in hope to fix my touch panels problems!! every day 3 times a day i had to unplug my razer mirror edition model starting with MT09 because the touch panel wouldnt respond… i couldnt switch tracks on itunes, change the back light… it was annoying as hell. i will let u guys know if it worked for me by the end of tomorrow ;)

    Kommentar von Nelson GERMANY Windows NT Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7 — 1. Februar 2010 @ 06:11:10

  75. My enter just got stuck while playing now :S and also couldn’t switch song with touch panel but i could still change light settings o.O weird,

    Kommentar von Nelson GERMANY Windows NT Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7 — 1. Februar 2010 @ 09:24:14

  76. Ok so, its official, i am still having problems with my touch pad, sometimes it works fully , some times only some functions…. damn

    Kommentar von Nelson GERMANY Windows NT Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7 — 2. Februar 2010 @ 19:52:05


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