My Logitech S 530 keyboard and mouse arrived today as expected.
I plugged them in and they worked straight away - so far so good.
Then I downloaded and installed the drivers - that is when the problems started. I configured the drivers after the required reboot, and about a minute later the machine froze on me. I did a hard shut down (hold down the power key) and reboot, and after logging in and getting to the desktop screen the machine froze again.
Now, the machine won’t boot at all. I disconnected the Logitech stuff and hooked up an Apple keyboard and mouse, but to no avail. Even with the shift key down. It gets started, then freezes and the fans come on full blast like they did when I had bad RAM.
So my impressions so far:
- The Command (Apple) keys are way too small.
- The Control keys are way too big.
- The “scroll wheel button” on the mouse is too stiff.
- The mouse being taller in the front (finger side) than the back (hand side) promotes poor wrist position (tilting up of the hand and wrist).
- It broke my computer.
Other than that, it’s not bad. Looks nice and the key action isn’t terrible.
I’ve got a bad feeling I’m going to lose an entire day of work because of this purchase.
UPDATE: Perhaps I need to downgrade to the 1.6.2 version that appears to be on the included CD.
UPDATE #2: It appears that the hard shutdowns and boots (caused by the freezes) may have corrupted my hard drive. Trying to boot from a backup to repair it. 
I really wish I’d gone ahead and done a fresh backup before I installed this turkey.
UPDATE #3: I’m screwed. One of the RAID 0 slices failed. Calling the local data recovery folks now. I was just telling Steve O’Grady I needed to run backups this past weekend. I wish I’d done so. Big mistake letting my backup system lapse after the machine I had automated running them failed. Luckily, 99% of my work is safely checked in to SVN and on my laptop as well. I think at worst I stand to lose photos, music and less than a week of work.
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Jason adds this Comment:
Wow, that’s not good at all. I can’t fathom what happened; I haven’t had any problems at all with my S530. It’s on a G5, not an Intel Mac, so perhaps that’s related…
November 28th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
Alex adds this Comment:
This is on a G5 as well. What version of the driver are you running?
November 28th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Dan Cameron adds this Comment:
Yeah, that’s weird. I have 2 and I’ve had it working fine on a G5 iMac and now I have them running on my Mac Pro and macbook pro both work great.
One problem I find, the keyboard and mouse needs to be plugged in on startup in order for the custom keys to work. A hassle for my macbook but not an issue with my tower.
I’m using newest versions for both.
November 28th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
parrott adds this Comment:
that is a serious put off…shame…
November 28th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Andi adds this Comment:
Uhm, why do you have to install drivers for a mouse and keyboard? Especially when you say you plugged them in and they worked? Reminds me of these strange “driver disks” coming with monitors. But maybe I’m just spoiled by xfree/xorg.
Anyway, good luck with your data!
November 28th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
Alex adds this Comment:
If you want the extra buttons to work, you need drivers. In this case, I want the scroll-wheel button on the mouse to perform a double-click action, and the volume keys on the keyboard to work.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:56 pm
Weiran adds this Comment:
I’ve had serious problems with Logitech software, to the point where it would make my MX1000 mouse lag compared to using the default MS driver, and kept on loosing settings.
Avoid!
November 28th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
Weborican adds this Comment:
You should try using USB Overdrive if the Logitech drivers are giving you grief. I have a Logitech MX1000 mouse, but went the USB Overdrive route after dealing with all the issues and shortcomings of the Logitech software/drivers.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:59 pm
Geof F. Morris adds this Comment:
Ouch, dude.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
stephen o'grady adds this Comment:
dude, that’s awful. best of luck w/ the recovery.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Michel Bozgounov adds this Comment:
Usually, Logitech mice/keyboards are not bad. I have experience with a lot of models (mice only) and 2 or three keyboards. But I never used cordless ones, though… Strange, never heard of a mouse/kbd ruining a whole computer, but I guess, even the incredible can happen
Currently, using Logitech Y-SZ49 keyboard (with extra multimedia keys, like, volume control, play/pause button, etc.) and the thing is, never had to install drivers to make all the extra keys work - did work straight from plugging-in
Logitech is a brand which has the fame of being very robust, but I’ve seen Logitech mice fail soon after purchase, and some models are very awkward to use (difficulty when clicking middle button on the mouse, wrong shapes, etc.)… So let’s say, there eare good Logitech products and bad ones. I guess, you have to discover for yourself, which ones are the good ones and which - the bad
My $ 0.02
December 4th, 2006 at 4:11 am
Jason adds this Comment:
Sorry — I forgot to check back in, and now I’m not at home to check the driver version. I’ll try to remember!
December 5th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
John adds this Comment:
I have the exact same issue with my MacBook Pro with a Core 2 Duo. Installed the Logitech drivers, then allowed it to restart. Now it will not boot at all.
Crap.
January 2nd, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Brian adds this Comment:
Exact same thing happened to me. If anyone has any information whatsoever, pease post it.
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