MP 7,1 Apple wired keyboard with Mac Pro 7,1.

[typecase]

Hello,

I recently got a Mac Pro 7,1 and hoped to continue using my current Apple wired keyboard. it was working fine on my Mac Pro 5,1 a few minutes earlier but when I plugged it into the USB A ports nothing happened, no caps lock light or anything. I tried resetting the SMC with keyboard plugged in and still nothing. Did anyone encounter anything like this? I don't have another wired keyboard to test it but is this common? Does the new Mac Pro not work with wired keyboards or did I just get a dud?

 

[goMac]

Hello,

I recently got a Mac Pro 7,1 and hoped to continue using my current Apple wired keyboard. it was working fine on my Mac Pro 5,1 a few minutes earlier but when I plugged it into the USB A ports nothing happened, no caps lock or anything. I tried resetting the SMC with keyboard plugged in and still nothing. Did anyone encounter anything like this? I don't have another wired keyboard to test it but is this common? Does the new Mac Pro not work with wired keyboards or did I just get a dud?

Wired keyboards work great with the 7,1. I use one myself.

I'd test with other USB devices and see if maybe you got bad USB ports.

 

[typecase]

Wired keyboards work great with the 7,1. I use one myself.

I'd test with other USB devices and see if maybe you got bad USB ports.

The ports work with USB thumb drives. What keyboard are you using?

 

[LeonPro]

Using a wired keyboard from day 1 of unboxing with no issue.

 

[choreo]

Same here, using my 5,1 wired keyboard since day one - no issues. Have it wired directly into one of the I/O USB ports (not via hub).

 

[flowrider]

Using a wired Logitech G910 and no issues, plugged into the back. I also have a wired Apple KB that I use from time to time for the control keys, plugged into the top right port. - Also no issues.

Lou

 

[typecase]

Thanks for the replies. I tried to troubleshoot the issue further. I borrowed an older Apple USB keyboard (the lovely kind with the Univers Italic keycaps) and it worked fine. I then plugged in my keyboard again. Nothing. I plugged in a USB extension cable and then the keyboard into that. It worked. Go figure. Unsure why that is but greatful I don't have rely on a wireless keyboard anymore.
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Using a wired keyboard from day 1 of unboxing with no issue.

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Nice setup LeonPro