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    M17X + Virtual DJ = Keyboard NOT recognized

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by avillabon, Sep 29, 2010.

  1. avillabon

    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    I recently installed Virtual DJ ( VIRTUAL DJ SOFTWARE - MP3 Mixing Software) for live music mixing and to my surprise the keyboard is not recognized by the software. Im guessing its a driver issue but even after reinstalling the keyboard driver from dell.com it doesnt appear in the list of options to control the software :(

    Any ideas what can be causing this? The keyboard is working perfectly as far as i can tell.

    Ideas?

    thanks!

    Alex
     
    avillabon, Sep 29, 2010
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    Sounds to me more a VDJ issue than anything else. Have u tried their forums?
    Also, traktor is much cooler IMHO :D
     
    mfractal, Sep 30, 2010
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    The only reason I havent is because i have it installed on my desktop as well and it works fine. Thats why i think it might be a driver issue. What else can i try?

    I know Traktor is far superior, sadly it is way more expensive :S

    Alex
     
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    I used Virtual DJ on mine and everything just show up fine, no prob at all, my M17x with A09 Bios BTW!
     
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    aw man! that means it might be my hardware.. right? although i dont think im running bios version A09 so i can give that a try.

    thanks, ill let you know if it helps!

    Alex
     
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    don't think it's hardware issue, your kb is working fine other then that doesn't it ?
    that leads me to the conclusion that it's the software that is faulty just like i said b4
     
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    yeah its working fine.. so you think it might be a bios issue?

    the other person posting said it works perfectly for him..

    Alex
     
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    might be, if not, i'd suggest a fresh windows install..
     
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    good call.. i'll post results later today.

    thx

    Alex
     
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    make sure you install latest drivers from dell's website.
    good luck ;)
     
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    Hope you can get best result guy, and btw do you use Asio4all for Virtual DJ?thanks
     
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    I just visited dell.com and the bios upgrade only shows version A05.. where did you find A09? is your machine m17x or the R2 model?

    As for Asio4all, i have no idea what it does.. So, no, i dont use it. Is this something i might need?

    thanks

    Alex
     
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    I went ahead and downloaded what i think is the driver from dell's site (KG900 Alienware TactX Keyboard - R226476.zip 375 mb). Upon installation I noticed it only installed the software for it but not the driver...

    Where can i find this driver? Cant seem to find it in the downloads section.. :S

    help!

    Alex
     
    avillabon, Oct 1, 2010
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    There is no driver for a keyboard. Just the generic one windows uses. What you downloaded is a software for the external aw keyboard.
     
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    Oh I see.. I guess my only other choice is a fresh install :(

    I'll check the device manager when I get home and see if its working properly or if i can update the driver... thanks for the info!

    Alex
     
    avillabon, Oct 1, 2010
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    This is what my device manager looks like in the keyboard section..

    [​IMG]

    Does this look right to you? Why so many devices instead of just one? Could this be my issue?

    Alex
     
    avillabon, Oct 2, 2010
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    bump... is this normal? (5 devices under keyboards)

    Alex
     
    avillabon, Oct 3, 2010
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    yeah it's normal at least with me, I have not exactly but the same thing with you with my R2 and btw have u fixed ur prob with keyboard yet?
     
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    Oh ok. Good to know its normal.. and to answer your question, no, I have not been able to solve it. Im guessing the only solution would be a fresh install of windows, hopefully.

    I guess i better start backing up..

    Alex
     
    avillabon, Oct 3, 2010
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    Finally got around to formatting. Virtual DJ recognizes the keyboard now :)

    Alex
     
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    glad everything worked out ;)
     
    mfractal, Oct 10, 2010
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