Mac Mini HD errors with bluetooth keyboard

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Mac Mini HD errors with bluetooth keyboard

I have a Mac Mini with bluetooth keyboard. I cannot boot to OSX Recovery (command R). Yet I need Disk Utility to repair HD errors.

MacBook/MacMini, Mac OS X (10.5.8), iPhone

Posted on Oct 8, 2014 11:54 AM

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Csound1

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Oct 8, 2014 12:04 PM in response to dcolores

Is the keyboard working at all prior to boot?, can you boot with the shift key down (Safe Boot), when exactly do you depress the keys and how long do you hold them down for?

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lllaass

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Oct 8, 2014 12:27 PM in response to dcolores

You can use a wired PC KB if necessary

Keyboard mappings using a PC keyboard on a Macintosh

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dcolores Author

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Oct 8, 2014 12:58 PM in response to lllaass

I found this link searching Apple Mac Mini Support: Apple Wireless Keyboards: Using startup keys. Tried this and it worked on the second try. Worked using Restart in the middle of the startup chime sound, not Shutdown.

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dcolores Author

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Oct 8, 2014 12:58 PM in response to lllaass

Don't have a USB keyboard right now.

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