Lost bluetooth pairing with mouse and keyboard
As of this afternoon, both devices have brand new batteries. When I turn them on, the light stays steady for a few seconds, then blinks, then goes off.
Bluetooth is turned ON.
"Discoverable" is checked.
I removed both devices from the list, thinking maybe they needed to be reinstalled. I am able to locate them, but keep getting messages like these:
"The pairing attempt was unsuccessful. This configuration of Mac OS X and Bluetooth software could be invalid or unsupported."
"The pairing attempt was unsuccessful. Make sure your device is in range of this computer, turned on, and discoverable.
On a couple of attempts with the keyboard, I've gotten a message providing an 8-digit passcode which I'm supposed to input, but typing it on the keyboard doesn't do anything. I've tried adjusting that setting to not require a passcode, but that makes no difference.
(Funny, when I Craigslisted my old computer I had a hunch I'd better hang onto the mouse and keyboard; good thing I did, or I'd be completely out of commission at the moment.)
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.2)