Microsoft Wireless keyboard 3000 V. 2 problems..

Alixnator

So, over the weekend, I went over to a Value Village secondhand store to donate some of my old childhood toys. While I was inside shopping, I happened to come across this Wireless keyboard 3000 V.2 for $4.99 CAD. I bought it and took it home as it was my intention to use it with my Macbook and my Windows 10 PC. I put batteries in it, and a green light did glow when I inserted the batteries, though I didn't see it via my built in Bluetooth on my Macbook. I decided before I get to work on it, I'll clean it a bit. I removed all the keys and cleaned beneath the keys and put everything back together. It still worked, but no Bluetooth signal from it. Anybody know why it isn't working?

I really do want to use it with games like Minecraft and also for making text documents. Please help!

nightice

Google suggests this keyboard has dedicated USB receiver hardware, not Bluetooth (think along the lines of the Logitech Unifying Receiver)...did you get one with the keyboard?

Alixnator

No, I don't have the original one, but I do have a Microsoft branded USB recover that came with my wireless mouse. Though according to my research, this should also work with the built in Bluetooth on my laptop (Source, Microsoft website).

altracker9

Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000 v2.0 requires its own dedicated USB receiver dongle. One currently on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Wirel ... SwjL5ZKzDL

Alixnator

altracker9 wrote:

Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 3000 v2.0 requires its own dedicated USB receiver dongle. One currently on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Wirel ... SwjL5ZKzDL

Ooh ok, thank you for the help!