Windows 10: Steelseries per key RGB keyboard not lighting up

Hi guys. Can anybody help me troubleshhot this?


I just got an MSI GS65 Stealth Thin laptop today. It has a Steelseries per key RGB keyboard that works fine when booting. The problem arises after that. All of the number keys and function keys won't light up. I downloaded the Steelseries Engine 3 to try to fix it, but to no avail. What do I do?

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Corsair Unleashes Corsair Gaming RGB Keyboards, RGB Mice, and Headsets

B-b-but, then how would we be able to brandish our peripheral epeens if all those ghetto plebeians could afford it?!

On a more serious note, there have people clamoring for years for full RGB lighting on mechanical keyboards but the response was that there wasn't a way to fit three LEDs onto such keys. Now there is. So the price premium isn't unexpected. There are still plenty of (relatively) more affordable mechanical keyboards out there without the RGB lights bringing up the cost.

Also, it should be noted that the K70 RGB lacks the USB passthrough feature that the original K70 (non-RGB) had.

 

SteelSeries Announces Apex M750 Gaming Keyboard

SteelSeries announced the APEX M750, the 'complete package' mechanical keyboard, delivering durability in a beautifully simplified package. The M750 brings new QX2 mechanical switches, per key RGB lighting and SteelSeries Engine Apps to gamers, giving them the ultimate combination of beauty, performance, and customization.

The APEX M750 features SteelSeries' QX2 linear mechanical gaming switches to deliver ultra-fast and consistent gameplay. Their low-force, linear actuation point also deliver a whisper-quiet response and have a guaranteed lifespan of 50 million key presses. The keyboard was designed with an aerospace aluminum core for durability, stability and a sleek, modern look.











Gamers have strong and vocal opinions about keyboards; and it's a crowded market with vast options of different switches, features, and materials, but there are always compromises. That is what makes the Apex M750 different - we didn't compromise on any of it, instead, we listened and are delivering the complete package," said SteelSeries CEO, Ehtisham Rabbani. "With the launch of the new keyboard, we are proud to bring new and first-to-market SteelSeries Engine features to gamers, like the Discord App, ImageSync and more."

New SteelSeries Engine Features
The launch of Apex M750 kick starts several exciting upgrades in SteelSeries Engine. The powerful software suite, with the most intuitive, easy-to-navigate UI, features new Engine Apps delivering reactive lighting, chat notifications and unparalleled customization.

Discord Chat Integration
SteelSeries Engine now features chat notifications in partnership with Discord. This new feature allows real-time chat notifications from Discord to be synced to SteelSeries illuminated products. Streamers, gamers, and esports players can light up the new Apex M750 with customizable notifications that indicate new messages, mute status and more.

New SteelSeries Engine Apps also include

• ImageSync is the easiest way to create complex lighting, allowing gamers to simply upload any animated GIF and automatically converting it into a customized lighting effect.
• Audio Visualizer syncs the illumination on the M750 (and all SteelSeries illuminated products) with any music or playlist of the user's choice
• Gigantic, the popular strategic shooter, is now integrated with SteelSeries Engine, delivering real-time, in-game reactive illumination and haptic feedback across all SteelSeries-compatible devices

SteelSeries Engine users can still experience:

• PrismSync dynamically syncs multi-color lighting effects between the M750 and all other Prism-enabled gear
• GameSense lighting provides immersive, reactive effects that respond to in-game events like low ammo, health and cooldown timers.

The APEX M750 is available now for USD $139.99. For more information, visit the product page.

 

MSI and SteelSeries Partner in Lighting Up Your World - Sync RGB

It would seem like companies MSI and SteelSeries are reaching a somewhat strategic partnership when it comes to lighting up your PC and peripherals of choice. As you are all well aware, most companies now offer products with RGB lighting, from motherboards to AIOs and RAM. We covered SteelSeries' own QcK Prism mouse mat some days ago, and you would think the folks at MSI were impressed by SteelSeries' RGB "savoir-faire."

MSI is allowing you to control LED lighting on only one of their motherboards for now - the Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon. This looks like a tentative partnership, for now, but could soon be expanded to more RGB-equipped MSI motherboards. SteelSeries' Engine 3 (SSE3) is the application, developed by SteelSeries, that will allow you to sync your motherboard's lighting with that of your other SteelSeries peripherals, ensuring a single "LED lighting language" across your desk space. The two main lighting features of SSE3 are PrismSync and GameSense. PrismSync controls all the lighting effects in the usual "choose your own color" metric, while GameSense dynamically adjusts lighting effects according to what's happening on your games of choice, like syncing colors to your in-game health or other metrics. This is yet another step towards the integration of LED lighting in our daily computing lives. At least now you can control all LED lighting from different manufacturers (well, just two manufacturers, really) through a single application. Exciting times.









Source: MSI News, Tom's Hardware