Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard Review - Setting Up
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The keyboard is compatible with both Windows XP and Windows Vista and was easy to set up. You just plug it in and follow a simple driver installation. No extended configuration was required; it was up and running in minutes. It’s a USB keyboard, but it requires two USB sockets on your computer. It also has MIC and headphone sockets and a USB port on the back edge of the keyboard. It needs to be connected to the audio panel on your computer as well. The cable is of a decent length.
Lighting
There are three lighting modes that you can choose from. There’s the full lighting mode, which illuminates all of the keys and the touch panel:
Or you can have just the WASD cluster illuminated for those late night gaming sessions:
The final setting is to have all lighting completely off. These modes can be cycled through by tapping the lighting button on the media panel. Here’s the keyboard with no illumination:
Media Panel
The media panel is a very nice addition to the Lycosa; it houses touch sensitive buttons that give you quick access to media player controls, such as stop, play/pause, back and forward. It also features volume controls and the lighting button. In the middle of the media panel is the Razer logo. When this is pressed at the same time as the Windows key, the keyboard switches to Gaming mode and the Windows keys are deactivated. The logo is also used to switch between profiles; it is used in conjunction with the F keys 1 through 10 at the top of the keyboard. The touch panel sits above the number pad at the top right edge of the keyboard:
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