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New Mac mini & New Wireless Keyboard - can't complete setup

I just picked up a new Mac mini, and a new Apple wireless keyboard. I'm setting up the mini for the first time and i can't complete the setup because the new wireless keyboard doesn't seem to be recognized during the initial mini setup process. Should it be?

I can use the mouse to get me to the point where it requires me to setup an account, but without the keyboard I'm unable to do so.

Is this normal? I don't have a USB keyboard or I would have just plugged it in and finished. I should be able to do this with the new wireless keyboard, right?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Apr 18, 2010 7:11 PM

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Jun 18, 2010 9:22 PM in response to Travis Coates

I had the same problem with my wife's pre 2009 Intel Mini, had to use a USB KB to do a fresh install of SL, because the BT KB wasn't picked up.

Then on my early 2009 Mini I updated it from L to SL and after SL SW update found several updates, including a bluetooth update. When it came to applying the BT update, it said turn off BT, then proceed. Next came the need for me to enter my password to proceed, but that wasn't possible as the BT KB no longer responded. Fortunately I have a USB KB handy which did the trick.

So my conclusion is you need a USB KB as well as the BT KB, to manage a BT KB Mac. (With the above two examples I used a wired mouse)

Jun 21, 2010 10:14 AM in response to Travis Coates

I had similar problems with my 2010 mac mini connecting to my bluetooth aluminum apple keyboard. The mini would identify the keyboard but could not connect. This was repeated about a dozen times without a connection success ( including rebooting the mini and removing/replacing the keyboard batteries).

I finally realized that my imac was 20 feet (in the office) from my mac mini (home theater). The imac blue-tooth kept pairing with the keyboard, preventing the pairing with the mac mini. Once I disabled the imac bluetooth (by unchecking the "recognize paired') the keyboard promptly paired the mini. All was well from then on.

New Mac mini & New Wireless Keyboard - can't complete setup

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