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Apple Mac mini manual Wireless Input Device Doesn’t Pair, Ft. for Bluetooth devices, Been applied

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Wireless Input Device Doesn’t Pair

Quick Check

Symptoms

Quick Check

 

 

 

Wireless Input Device Doesn’t

1.

Remove and reinstall the batteries for the device.

Pair

2.

Check that device is powering on.

• Can’t get system to recognize a

3.

Use known-good batteries with the device.

Bluetooth keyboard or mouse

 

 

 

4.

Ensure that device is being used within range. 30

 

 

ft. for Bluetooth devices.

 

5.

Ensure that the latest Software Updates have

 

 

been applied.

 

 

 

Deep Dive

Check

Result

Action

Code

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Without any wired input

Yes

Bluetooth hardware is active.

 

 

devices connected, start the

 

Go to step 3.

 

 

computer. Does the computer

 

 

 

 

No

Inspect and reseat AirPort/

X03

 

show the Bluetooth Setup

 

 

Bluetooth card flex cable

 

 

assistant?

 

 

 

 

connections to logic board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and to AirPort/Bluetooth card.

 

 

 

 

Go to step 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Restart the machine without

Yes

Bluetooth hardware is active.

 

 

any wired input devices

 

Go to step 3.

 

 

attached. Does the computer

 

 

 

 

No

Replace the AirPort/Bluetooth

M11

 

show the Bluetooth Setup

 

 

flex cable.

 

 

assistant?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

With a known-good wireless

Yes

Check for stability.

 

 

mouse on, and in discoverable

 

Go to step 4

 

 

mode, can you successfully pair

 

 

 

 

No

Go to Wireless Device Loses

 

 

the mouse with the assistant?

 

 

 

Connection symptom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010-08-03

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