Blue tooth KB won't pair with MM with new SL upgrade..FIXED!

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I just upgraded my MM OS(CD 1.66 etc) to Snow Leopard.The MM didn't like the disc and after multiple tries and tech help (that didn't help).SL loaded up..!!! great!!...well not really.

I'm using my MM as a HTPC.I have a 2009 i7iMac with a BT keys and mouse I'm using on the iMac and MM.The mouse connects and pairs but the KB doesn't want to.I spent 2.5 hours on the phone with a tech manager only to fail every attempt.
The last word was upgrade 10.6.3(from the disc) to 10.6.8.....

That created new problems all it's own however..i finally got the MM to connect to the KB BUT! it won't pair.It gave me keypasses but every combination (after another 1.5 ) failed.

The tech manager said send me the results i try after I upgrade to 10.6.8 and he'll send the info to the engineers however....I'm not very confident in any of this.I was told to bring my MM in for a hardware repair on the BT when both the KB and n mouse work on the iMac only the KB won't pair on the MM.

personally it sounds like a software problem since i had problems getting the SL disc to attach. (and...yes after 3 calls I finally got them to send me a new one....we'll see.) anyways .I'm up to here with the whole mess and am hoping someone might have the solution to what should be a simple operation.Thanks
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MM 1.66ghz, CD, 1gb ram, 80gb HD, SL 10.6.8

iMac i7 2.83ghz, 8gb ram 2tb ,HD ,SL 10.6.8

[billb]

I had bought the new Aluminum Bluetooth KB when it first
come out. It worked great. I loved it. I ended up giving it to
a friend who had bought a new Mac mini. Eventually I bought
another one. The second KB constantly lost its Bluetooth connection.
It drove me nuts. I ended up using "Lithium" AA Batteries instead
of the cheap Chinese made AA's. That worked. It hasn't dropped
a connection since.

This isn't the same as your issue but may help someone in the
future.
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2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 with
16GB RAM, Samsung 512GB SSD
MacBook AIR 11 Inch
Mac mini, Model 1.1, 2.33 GHz C2D Proc
20" iMac G4 PPC

[bprice]

[billb]

How did you solve the mystery?
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2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 with
16GB RAM, Samsung 512GB SSD
MacBook AIR 11 Inch
Mac mini, Model 1.1, 2.33 GHz C2D Proc
20" iMac G4 PPC

[bprice]

For HOURS the apple tech only had me trying variations in the open bluetooth preference …. which gave me a few different results after I tried it on my own.Out of ideas I went to the "HELP manual!!!'.It had a solution under systems>keyboards>set up bluetooth keyboard..which I had already tried multiple times.

This time it ID'd my keyboard gave me a passkey code…and VOILA'!!!Of course when the MM doesn't want to connect because it doesn't "sense" my KB (which is every time) I have to start this process.Sometime just by opening the window it connects other times I have to use PK…I would sooner it just sensed and connected but..any alternate solutions would be appreciated
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MM 1.66ghz, CD, 1gb ram, 80gb HD, SL 10.6.8

iMac i7 2.83ghz, 8gb ram 2tb ,HD ,SL 10.6.8

[billb]

Your describing my symptoms. If its easy to obtain AA
Lithium Batteries, I'd give that a try. My KB would need to
be paired over and over and over again. The Lithium
Batteries solved it. What can I say.
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2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 with
16GB RAM, Samsung 512GB SSD
MacBook AIR 11 Inch
Mac mini, Model 1.1, 2.33 GHz C2D Proc
20" iMac G4 PPC

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synchronicity!!...my compter crashed and took a long time to boot up and ..yep the KB wasn't recognized.I had to remember all the tricks and hoops from last month...then!!I get an e-mai notification for THIS thread.Loaded up a page that said ..IT DID"T exist...spooky..do machines talk to each other just for fun....
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MM 1.66ghz, CD, 1gb ram, 80gb HD, SL 10.6.8

iMac i7 2.83ghz, 8gb ram 2tb ,HD ,SL 10.6.8

[billb]