Corsair K70 & K95 RGB Freezing (2 Suggestions)

[Tarkmelhion]

For those who are having issues with their keyboards backlight freezing and media keys not working i will link a few suggesting and troubleshooting options before contacting corsair for further assistance.

Confirm your Firmware and CUE (Corsair Utility Engine) versions are up to date.

Make sure you have the correct USB end plugged in:   http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=132322

If it seems to be just the media keys not working this may be a solution:   http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=113001


For those with both issues i had: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=134647

The two most confirmed fixes i got from the corsair & LTT forums

A user on the corsair forums has fixed his issue by using a USB hub in his monitor:   http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=134647&page=5  (should be top comment on page 5)

A user with a PCI-E USB hub has fixed the issue:   http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/212874-k70-rgb-caps-lock-issue/(in comments)

USB hub: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DQ5RYP0?psc=1
PCI-E USB 3.0 card:  http://www.amazon.com/Anker%C2%AE-Uspeed-Express-20-pin-Connector/dp/B007SJGGAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426785241&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+3.0+pci-e

[Raudi_]

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Nice job finding these and letting users know about it. 

I still see it as a Firmware/Driver issue in Windows as its still maturing, there is a number of issues with the RGB keyboards from Corsair though.

[linuxnutcase]

I fixed my k95 by pluggin both usb into the usb 3.0 ports, I had both in 2.0 and was having trouble.