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A fun and easy test for your keyboard's N-Key rollover ability is to hold down both shift keys and try to type in the following:
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog
Many keyboards have limited NKRO ability, most are only 3-key, some claim 3-key bypass. Key registers are often clumped in matrixes around the keyboard and if you hold down several keys, often, other matrixes and keys in them won't register. Post your results and with the keyboard you are using! Microsoft article: http://www.microsoft.com/appliedsciences/AntiGhostingExplained.mspx
Apple Aluminum Keyboard
H CK BN FX JMS GH V H LAZ DG
===UPDATE===
Some people have replied saying that you should be using CAPS LOCK held down as well to get the most out of this test. If you want to update your tests, please try it again with CAPS LOCK as well.
Apple Aluminum Keyboard
CAPS held down with Left Shift + Right Shift
h ck bn fx jms hg v h laz dg
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Razor Blackwidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard. Not NKRO because it's USB.
Two Shifts:
THEQCKBRWFXJVERTHELAZYG
Two Shifts + Caps Lock:
THEQCKBRWFXJVERTHELAZYG
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog
Many keyboards have limited NKRO ability, most are only 3-key, some claim 3-key bypass. Key registers are often clumped in matrixes around the keyboard and if you hold down several keys, often, other matrixes and keys in them won't register. Post your results and with the keyboard you are using! Microsoft article: http://www.microsoft.com/appliedsciences/AntiGhostingExplained.mspx
Apple Aluminum Keyboard
H CK BN FX JMS GH V H LAZ DG
===UPDATE===
Some people have replied saying that you should be using CAPS LOCK held down as well to get the most out of this test. If you want to update your tests, please try it again with CAPS LOCK as well.
Apple Aluminum Keyboard
CAPS held down with Left Shift + Right Shift
h ck bn fx jms hg v h laz dg
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Razor Blackwidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard. Not NKRO because it's USB.
Two Shifts:
THEQCKBRWFXJVERTHELAZYG
Two Shifts + Caps Lock:
THEQCKBRWFXJVERTHELAZYG
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