Comments on: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

By: Kathryn Pynch

Kathryn Pynch — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:31:19 +0000

I am amazed there are so many fuctions I am unfamiliar with and no manual HELLLLP!

By: Keith Hunter

Keith Hunter — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:53:31 +0000

Is there a operating manual?

By: passer-by

passer-by — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:19:44 +0000

I think that euro keyboards have L-shaped Enter/Return keys in general, and the ‘\’ key gets moved around, usually to the bottom row on the right.

By: Scott Rauch

Scott Rauch — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:02:04 +0000

Pálesz,
Looking at the picture of his keyboard, and mine here in front of me, it looks like his “Enter” key is larger than mine. His appears to span two rows, whereas mine is rather small, and in only one row. His “\” is to the left of the “Z”, but mine is above the “Enter” key. I think we both have the same keys, just arranged differently. The label on the bottom of my keyboard says “… 4000v1.0″ and “Model: 1048″
Scott Rauch

By: Pálesz

Pálesz — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:21:37 +0000

Hello!

Where do you buy this keyboard? I see on the picture, that you have an extra key beetween the Z and the Left shift. I need this key, for hungarian language. Please tell me where had you buy this keyboard.

Sorry for my bad english

By: John Gustafson

John Gustafson — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:01:43 +0000

I love the way the 4000 helps me position my hands, but have had two bouts with keys that go dead. Rebooting cured the problem the first time, but not this last time. I had to use an old conventional keyboard (hate it) to type this while I see if MS Tech. can help me get mine going.

By: michal f.

michal f. — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:35:27 +0000

thaer:
its becouse its using usb

By: thaer

thaer — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:30:02 +0000

anyone having this problem with this keyboard, when it boot i can’t access my cmos setting by pressing DEL. the keyboard just seem dead until windows start. Also it doesn’t seem to work with any Grub OS boot loader.
anyone got any clues?? or should i return the keyboard.

By: CG

CG — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:03:09 +0000

Thanks a lot!

By: Martin MC Brown

Martin MC Brown — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:56:06 +0000

CG:

My keyboard is black (well, I’d call it off black/Charcoal). The bluish tinge is probably due to a combination of local halogen lighting and camera flash.

By: CG

CG — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:41:02 +0000

Is the keyboard you have blue? Or is it just the light? On the MS-Website (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=043) it is just black and on most of the pictures in the web also.
So whats up with yours…?

Regards
CG

By: Martin MC Brown

Martin MC Brown — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 08:42:51 +0000

Carl:

You do know about the F-Lock? When activated (the bottom light on the LED array) your function keys work like function keys – ie according to the settings of your application.

Switch F-Lock off and the keys do the operations on their tops – open, close, etc.

By: carl hamilton

carl hamilton — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:08:19 +0000

please enlarge the ENTER KEY AS IT IS TOO SMALL to be hit easily . also , is there no key assigned to automatically turn off the computer . thank you . CARL

By: carl hamilton

carl hamilton — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:05:29 +0000

just bought a msoft natural ergonomic keyboard 4000 . excellent design ,i would say . one thing eludes me . why is it that the CLOSE button never works ? had returned mine to a local seller but the replacement model still dosen’t activate . please enlighten me .

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:36:56 +0000

Major problem is this keyboard does not work with KVMs. Called Microsoft and they told me, that they do not recommend using thier keyboards with kvms. Some may work and some don’t. AND This one does not. Tried it on a linksys kvm and a Belkin Omni and did not work. Worked great when you plugged in directly but not thru a kvm.

By: aman

aman — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:32:03 +0000

I find the same problem with the erognomic keyboard from m$, but a cheap way around it is to use small paper clip boxes, you know the squareish ones holding about 100 staples, the box is about 1.5in long-w-h

By: Martin MC Brown

Martin MC Brown — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:46:34 +0000

There you go, picture. Complete with the plastic bag still on round the cable (I literally have just got it out and plugged it in).

And my massive coffee cup :))

By: Martin MC Brown

Martin MC Brown — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:45:25 +0000

That would mean me taking one….

Oh alright…

By: David Appleyard

David Appleyard — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:35:59 +0000

This post desperately needs an image!