Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Since changing the batteries in my wireless bluetooth keyboard. the keyboard keeps randomly dropping the connection, this is most frustrating and wondered if anyone else is experiencing the same issue and what you did to resolve it
Any help greatly appreciated
Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Try making the KB a favorite.
Barry
I'm having the same problem with my A1016. I love this keyboard - I do not care for the chicklet keyboard.
I had this problem a while back, went through several different discussion boards, reset PRAM, set as favorite, changed batteries, rebooted, etc. - all the easy stuff. Now the behavior has returned. (Also note that I could not reset the PRAM w/a wireless keyboard - I had to dig the old wired one out of the closet).
I've checked next door - there's no microwave running.
I've turned on the RSSI Monitor Connection (ALL: System Preferences>Bluetooth>select item>arrow next to gear in bottom of pane). I see the connection jumping all over from -60 to -46. To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what this is telling me - it looks like connection frequency strength.
So, is there a better way to REALLY address this problem? Something in Terminal? How can we get to the real bottom of this?
The random loss of the keyboard is most annoying - it only happens when I'm on a tight deadline (of course).
Thanks for your suggestions everyone, tried all the above and nothing resolved.
I returned the keyboard to the apple store and they exchanged as still under warranty, turns out keyboard was faulty, replacement works perfectly, I suppose with everything being micro components it's not impossible for hardware failure to be a fault, tbh never expected just changing battery to cause that though , thank once again
I had a similar problem, picked up a tip from a 2007 post on this problem.
Remove battery cap on keyboard or trackpad, place a small piece of folded tin foil between the batteries and the cap, replace cap. problem solved..
I followed Wedge954's advice, fixed my problem completely, no more disconnecting!
Anyone with the same problem: Your keyboard is fine, the batteries are just a little loose.
Placing a small piece of folded tin foil under the cap will fix that 🙂. (at least it did for me)
Samething worked for me! Just make sure it's a decent size lump you put between the batteries. It should feel a little tighter than normal, when you screw the lid back on.
Thank you for this advice. My fatherinlaw has been having problems for the last month with intermittently losing connection when typing.
we tried resetting the pairing of the keyboard, then discovered this post.
The tin foil as you've described has to be a sizeable lump for it to work.
Cant believe that with all this technology, it comes down to a spring losing its tension!!!
bluetooth keyboard keeps disconnecting
