How to connect a keyboard to a laptop

In the modern world, not a single person can imagine his life without a computer and the Internet. With the help of laptops, computers and other gadgets, we print texts for work and study, watch movies, play games, etc. But none of these devices are short-lived; a regular keyboard, monitor, mouse, etc. can break down.

Is it possible to connect a keyboard to a laptop?

In this article, we will look at a case where the keypad on a laptop stopped working, and we will tell you how to get out of this situation.

If the buttons on your laptop keyboard begin to stick, or it has stopped functioning altogether, then you should purchase a separate keypad at a computer hardware store and connect it via a USB connector.

How to connect a keyboard to a laptop via USB

There are two types of external keyboard:

• Wired;
• Wireless.

And each of them is connected via a USB connector, but before you connect it, you should study what is included in its package (driver disk, radio transmitter, batteries), which will facilitate your actions during connection.

Connecting a wireless keyboard

If you purchased a wireless keypad for your computer, be sure to check the package contents of this device when purchasing, as it will not work without the included parts.The wireless keypad comes with batteries and a radio transmitter.

Before connecting this device to a laptop, you need to insert working batteries into the keyboard, and then connect the radio transmitter to the laptop via a USB connector. Next, the computer independently searches for drivers and you can start working in a couple of minutes.

If this device does not start working, then you should manually find drivers using the World Wide Web. To do this, you will need to enter the model of the wireless keypad in a search engine, download them and install them. After installing the drivers and connecting, this device is ready for use.

Another option for connecting a keypad to a laptop is to connect it using Bluethooth. All modern laptops have this function built-in, but this method can be very difficult during connection.

Such a device is also connected using a USB connector, and then begins to function when the Bluethooth function is turned on on the computer. Before connecting, be sure to install the drivers from the disk that was included when purchasing this device. Without installing this program, nothing will work.

Rules for connecting a wired keyboard

When connecting a wired keypad, do the following:

• Each wired keyboard panel has a wire, at the end of which there is a connector for connecting it to a laptop computer. This connector must be connected to the computer equipment via a USB port and after a couple of minutes the keyboard should work, since usually the drivers are already installed in the system.
• If the wired keypad does not start to function, you need to check the operation of the drivers manually. In the menu, select “Start”, go to the “Taskbar” and select “Device Manager”, then selecting “Keyboard”, right-click and run “Driver Update”. Next, a window will pop up in which you should select “Automatic search for updated drivers” and the system will independently find drivers for this device on the Internet and install them.

Attention! If the keypad comes with a driver disc, you must install them manually before connecting the device to your laptop.

You can also find drivers on the Internet yourself and install them if you know the name of the keyboard.

If you have an old working keypad with a PS/2 connector lying around, you can also connect it to your laptop using a USB connector. But for this you will need to purchase a special adapter, which can be found in any computer store. Also, such an adapter may be included with a portable laptop at the time of purchase.