Connecting the Bluetooth Keyboard with Windows 8

*This fix was tested on my Asus Slate ep121, 60gb ssd with Windows 8 Consumer Preview Build 8250 and the Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000

Before I begin if you have not yet done so I suggest you address the Bluetooth driver issues if you have an ASUS slate ep121 and are trying Windows 8 Consumer Preview. You can see the fix here.

Connecting the Bluetooth Keyboard that comes with the Asus Slate ep121 is a fairly simple task, but people have been reporting problems getting it connect as there is a little trick to it.

Instructions:

Step One:  Swipe your finger from the right hand edge of the screen and click ‘Search’, Type in and Select ‘Bluetooth Suite’.

Step Two: Now flip over your keyboard and turn it off and then back on. After a few seconds press and hold the Bluetooth button until the green light on the front of the keyboard is blinking red and green.

Step Three: Now that you are in the Bluetooth Device menu, click ‘ Add a Device’ and your Bluetooth keyboard should appear under the name ‘Bluetooth Keyboard’ or ‘Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000′. Select it and it should begin to connect.

Step Four: Your Windows 8 machine should now prompt you for a password. Enter 0000 and hit enter on the computer (That’s four zeros). Now do the same on your Bluetooth keyboard (Press 0000 and enter). It should now successfully pair up with your computer.

Step Five: Win!

That’s it. Now onto the hardware keys. At this time I am unsure if anyone has the G-Sensor working, but I do know of a manual way to rotate your screen. If all else fails I may try to code a program to force rotation if I am able.

Thanks for reading, and enjoy your new Windows 8 Consumer Edition! If you have any other bugs to report, please use the contact form and I will see if I can help out