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Q: New Keyboard

The keyboard is trashed, how do I get past the password so I can connect a replacement keyboard?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), Compact keyboard

Posted on Jan 28, 2014 4:52 AM

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Q: New Keyboard

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  • by baltwo,

    baltwo baltwo Jan 28, 2014 3:49 PM in response to Wall_e_Mk2
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    Jan 28, 2014 3:49 PM in response to Wall_e_Mk2

    Juist a WAG. You might have to use a wired keyboard and then try pairing the new one.

  • by leroydouglas,

    leroydouglas leroydouglas Jan 28, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Wall_e_Mk2
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    Jan 28, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Wall_e_Mk2

    See this thread https://discussions.apple.com/message/20211097#20211097

     

     

    Lindhardsen wrote:

     

    I just does not accept that it should be nessecarry to use a usb keyboard when buying a brand new mac!

     

    And luckily I managed to solve this in the end

     

    My setup was is with a keyboard that was previously paired worth my MBP, and I tried a lot of things, but what did it in the end was this:

    1. First I unpaired the keyboard from the MBP using http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1809?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US. Only, this time I ignored the first step which reads: "Press and release the On/Off switch on the wireless keyboard to turn it off." Thinking of it, how would the the keyboard know that it is unpaired, if it is turned off?
    2. The 2 thing I did differently this time was that I did not power on the keyboard until it actually said so on the screen. This means that I powered on the Mini, waited until I had selected the language using the Trackpad, waited until the "Connect Keyboard" dialog appeared on the screen. Then I turned on the keyboard in pairing mode...

     

    That's basically what I did to be successful! Hope it will help somebody else