Apple Wireless Keyboard will not become discoverable--solution

Hi George - had to Change batteries in my wireless keyboard that came with my desk top. Like others, I restarted my iMac and now cannot enter password. My Guest user is also password required- not sure why.

I don't see a power button or slide switch on this little keyboard. My iPhone has not found it nor have I seen any lights.

Can you help me???

Nancy

Hi Mr. Krompacky,

I have to say when I first read your detailed solution, i.e. specifically walking out of range with the wireless keyboard until it blinked allowing re-pairing of it to my iMac (in what I may add was a completely untouched un-altered setting from the day before) I was highly skeptical. I am now no longer a skeptic. The walk out of range solution worked perfectly and allowed successful pairing again. Still unsure what drove the issue to begin with but thanks for the solution. Kind Regards, David

I had the same problem, and then realized that my iPad and iPhone were near the keyboard. My keyboard had connected to my iPad via bluetooth. I turned off Bluetooth on my phone and iPad and it began working immediately on my mac. I hope this helps!

You, sir, are my hero.

I tried everything I could find on the internet and before breaking my keyboard out of a rage rampage, I found your post and tried to give it a shot.

It didn't work for the first time, even though it blinked. So I gave it another shot, went outside on the street like a crazy mofo staring at the keyboard and came back as soon as it blinked.

BAM! It was discoverable.

Can't thank you enough for saving me from a cancer and from spending hundreds of bucks.

Just thought I'd add that this worked for me to. I have to admit I thought it wouldn't 🙂 but walking into the next room allowed me to make my keyboard discoverble again, so thank you!

One thing that made me realise that my keyboard thought it was still paired when it wasn't was that pressing the Caps Lock button turned the light on and off (but obviousy didn't affect the light on my MacBook).

after going through the steps barry mentioned (thx barry) w/out success, i returned to sys prefs > keyboard > set up bt keybrd & HELD THE POWER BUTTON ON. recognition/pairing success.

I tried walking away and it didn't work until I read another post about holding the power button on the keyboard on. So, I did both, walking away and holding power button. It worked!

Your little "trick" saved me a whoooole buncha headache, George. Worked like a charm... though I had to walk out onto the street in order to get far enough away for it to work, and I actually had to turn the keyboard off while there, then on again (held on button for a good 6 seconds before the blinking light sustained).

But it worked great. Thanks for the insight.

Walked down the street, held the power button til' I knew it was off....then pressed it quickly and viola!...it started blinking again....walked back home and paired it. Thank you!!!!!

OMG!!! I looked all over for this, I thought this was silly... So my Last attempt before going out and buying a new keyboard I tried it, mind you I had to take my Keyboard for a ride around the block before I seen the three little blinking lights . . . It worked... Thanks George you are the man...

I tried this and it did not work. Then I noticed my iPad was paired with the keyboard. I shut down the iPad, tried this solution again, and it worked.

Thanks Rob, and all of you! I tried all the steps above and almost gave up reading. Then I saw your note about the iPad! Duh (to myself not you!!!). My iPad is right nearby paired to this keyboard. I had totally forgotten about that! All I had to do was tell my iPad to forget it, then those lovely blinking lights. and now a new marriage is made (keyboard to laptop).

My gratitude to all of you who take the time to help each other and report results. YAY!!! 🙂