Sun Keyboard Driver Windows 7

I would like to know how I can install the drivers for a generic USB keyboard in Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1. I know this is possible because, for my desktop computer, my keyboard worked out of the box.

But when I plug the same keyboard into my laptop, it doesn't work. The keyboard is a Sun type 7 keyboard with a Microsoft mouse plugged in.

When I'm running Windows on my desktop computer (Lenovo M???), I see a 'Sun USB Keyboard' in my device list. When I look at the hardware and driver details, I see this: • Generic USB Hub: usbhub.sys • HID Keyboard Device: kbdclass.sys, kbdhid.sys • USB Input Device: hidclass.sys, hidparse.sys, hidusb.sys When I plug the same keyboard and mouse combo in my laptop (Dell E7440) running the very same version of Windows 7, it tells me it is an 'Unknown Device' for which it is unable to find drivers, even though I can see the six.sys files mentioned above under C: Windows system32 drivers. I've tried plugging in the keyboard without the mouse and got the same result.

(The mouse alone obviously works without problems.) If that helps, my Sun keyboard works flawlessly in the BIOS.

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From a layout perspective, they are exactly the same. (I have both a Type 6 US layout, and a Type 7 US layout, I put them side by side to compose this reply and not make any mistakes). From a design/construction, there are subtle differences, first of all the Sun Type 6 is GREY, the type 7 is all WHITE. Second the Type 6 lower side (near your hands) ends with a curve. The Type 7 ends abruptly (more square, if you prefer). And perhaps the most noticeable of all, the Type 7 sports a 'Sun-Oracle' logo exactly in the middle (above F8) while the Type 6 had the traditional Sun Microsystems logo at the top-right corner.

The icing on the cake for the Type 7 is its internal USB hub, with two USB female ports at the top, which the Type 6 lacked. The Sun keyboards are available in two basic layouts for a particular language, the UNIX layout and the PC Layout. In bahamat's photos below, the top photo of the Sun Type 6 has the PC layout and, below, the Sun Type 7 has the UNIX layout.

@aissacf is correct; the Type 6 and 7 keyboards with the UNIX layout are exactly the same and the Type 6 and 7 keyboards with the PC layout are also exactly the same. If requested, I can take photos of the keyboard I'm using at this very moment, a Sun Type 7 PC layout.

– Jan 5 '16 at 12:18.