I recently purchased two of these and the both do not work with the Surface RT. Any suggestions?
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I was able to take it out of the box and connect it to my Surface RT without any problems. Did you try to connect it and then reboot it with it connected. You might see if it needs to download software. Try connecting it to the internet with the keyboard connected. Hope this helps.
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I have a Surface pro and keyboard works fine. You might try to install MS upgrades if any. The ARM processor is very different than the Intel which I have.........
1443595
Where did you get them? I bought mine here on Amazon and I have not had a problem. Perhaps you need to make sure you are getting a brand new one, not a used or refurbished one.
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Yeah same here. I went to Microsoft's Surface website and found that they must have had this happen a few times. What I did (after I returned one then the second did not work either but worked better). Some quick steps: 1. Open the charm bar and select "Settings" charm. 2. Select change PC Settings. 3. Select Updated and Recovery. 4. Select Recovery. 5. Under "Refresh your PC..." select the "get started" button. 6. follow directions. This will fix up the machine so that recognizes the new keyboard. You will not lose any files. You will have to re-install all your MS updates. 7. If this doesn't work you will want to go nuclear and select the the recovery option of "Remove Everything and Reinstall Windows". I did not have to go nuclear. After this the thing worked great. One thing is that my fist keyboard was completely dead. The second one had a few keys working and it lit up the keys. So I think the first one would not have worked ever. you may want to evaluate that too. Good Luck!
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I am amazed that it does not work because I just went into Amazon and read a review from a student who claimed he bought one for his Surface Rt, and said he loved it and adapted to it very well. I see that there doesn't seem to be a particular keyboard especially for the Rt. Are you attempting to connect it to the two strong magnets on the bottom of the tablet? I'm sure you are. Also when I searched for a touch cover for the RT, that was what came up. You will love it when you do connect. Good luck.
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I have a Surface RT but this kit uses USB connections and bluetooth for the mouse so it should work.
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Not sure what surface rt is...I have used it for a portable DVD and also for my iPhone in the ear phone jack to split the sound to two different earphones with no problems
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It works on my Surface Pro and would assume for the RT but I can't say for sure.
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I havent tried on the surface RT but i think it will work there. I can confirm that it works on iphone, samsung galaxy sII and hp touch pad. It even works on capacitive trackpads on laptops such as macbook pro and modern pc laptops.It works great for typing but may not be the best tool to draw something. It is precise, but the point is not fine, it pretty much is like a small rounded finger tip.
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This happened to me once. I just unclicked it from the surface nd reattached it than it worked. I guess it didn't connect correctly when I tried the first time and haven't had any problems since..it may also just be a defective one. Hope you get it fixed!
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It is not compatible with Surface RT units. I confirmed with tech. dept. I returned it. The packaging should have a better description
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This works for any device with a Mini DisplayPort output (common on Apple computers, MS Surface (my use), others...) converting that output to HDMI and connect using a standard HDMI cable to the display device. If it doesn't work, I'd request an exchange for a functional one or return as defective. Good luck!
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If you'll talking about Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 it might be too small knowing that Windows 8 is much thicker than the Surface RT.But you can find one just for that tablet,just make sure it says for Windows 8 Tablets.
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I just realized that you asked about the Surface 2, not the RT. So pay attention that my response refers to the RT. If same size screen, then no problem.
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With Surface RT works great .. But u can't charge the surface with the case .. Don't know with the surface 2
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Sorry Joykat, this won't work with both. You won't really be able to find a single adapter to work with both because - if memory serves - a surface RT has a mini hdmi port and the type of port on an iMac varies by model. If you know what model you have, I might be able to help you out a little bit more.
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I couldn't get mine to work with my Microsoft surface pro 2. I had people much more computer literate than me try to figure it out, no one did. I had to send it back. sorry i couldn't be more help.
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I don't have the port listing for the surface rt handy but if it has the micro HDMI port - and I can almost guarantee that it would - then yes, it will work fine. I have used these cables on an Acer Android tablet and a Samsung windows 8 tablet with no problems at all.
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It works fine on my Surface RT, but I do not have 2. Can't see why it would not work.
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It works with my Surface Pro 2, but my Pro 3 does not. I'm still finding why it won't.
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It should work. It works great on my Surface Rt, Surface 2 is the same type of screen.