I'm trying to use a wireless Mac Bluetooth Keyboard on my PC. My USB dongle is working fine - I've managed to detect and pair it with my phone, for example - but when it comes to detecting the keyboard, nothing happens.
I've turned on the switch at the back and the green LED is flashing, but it's not being discovered. Is there anything else I need to do to make it discoverable?
Thanks.
| Help, using Mac Bluetooth Keyboard on PC?, It's just not being detected :( | |
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| Post #1 Feb 15 2005, 15:01 | |
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| Post #2 Feb 15 2005, 15:52 | |
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InterestingFeature  Group: Registered Posts: 542 Joined: 2-August 04 From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Member No.: 64,763
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Is your reciever Bluetooth?
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| Post #3 Feb 15 2005, 16:00 | |
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Neowinian² Group: Registered Posts: 138 Joined: 2-May 03 Member No.: 27,413
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Yeah.
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| Post #4 Feb 15 2005, 16:02 | |
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Neowinian³  Group: Registered Posts: 435 Joined: 18-September 04 Member No.: 72,134
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I know PC stuff is fine on Macs, but I dunno if Mac stuff works on PCs.
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| Post #5 Feb 15 2005, 16:05 | |
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Neowinian² Group: Registered Posts: 138 Joined: 2-May 03 Member No.: 27,413
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Damn, I'd really hoped it would just be a generic bluetooth device because the USB Apple keyboards work with PCs (apparently). And Apple support said it should work in theory, but couldn't really say much beyond that.
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| Post #6 Feb 15 2005, 17:00 | |
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Neowinian² Group: Registered Posts: 138 Joined: 2-May 03 Member No.: 27,413
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Yay! Breakthrough - it's been found. Now to solve this.
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| Post #7 Feb 15 2005, 18:29 | |
Neowinian² Group: Registered Posts: 230 Joined: 12-January 05 From: London, UK Member No.: 90,391
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Apple don't make the drivers for Windows, so I can't see it working myself and it does clearly say "for Mac" on the box and not "for Windows".
What happens if you type a few letters on the keyboard? |
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| Post #8 Feb 15 2005, 18:31 | |
Guess Whose Back?   Group: +Subscriber Posts: 10,729 Joined: 3-September 04 Member No.: 70,022
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Type "I Hope I Kept The Receipt" into the keyboard and hit Enter.
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| Post #9 Feb 15 2005, 18:37 | |
Snow Leopard Extraodinaire   Group: +Subscriber² Posts: 3,086 Joined: 14-August 01 From: Omicron Persei 8 Member No.: 596
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I didn't get the Apple Keyboard to pair with my PC using my MX900's hub nor on my iMac with the MX900 hub, seems to only like the D-Link and apple built in module. That pair of numbers is actually given to you when you connect it to the Mac, as you have to type the numbers on the keyboard to get it paired succesfully.
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| Post #10 Feb 15 2005, 19:07 | |
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Neowinian² Group: Registered Posts: 138 Joined: 2-May 03 Member No.: 27,413
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I've looked and apparently some guy got it working with Windows, so I believe it can be done. However...I'm using a plain USB dongle (Belkin?) with Wildcomm Drivers. Maybe it only works with the Mac's D-Link?
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| Post #11 Feb 15 2005, 19:42 | |
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Snow Leopard Extraodinaire Group: +Subscriber² Posts: 3,086 Joined: 14-August 01 From: Omicron Persei 8 Member No.: 596
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I don't know, it might work with that D-Link BT-120 adapter, as it works both on PC and Mac.
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[H]ard|Gawd Group: Registered Posts: 2,252 Joined: 30-December 03 Member No.: 43,979
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QUOTE(gunpowda @ Feb 15 2005, 19:07) I've looked and apparently some guy got it working with Windows, so I believe it can be done. However...I'm using a plain USB dongle (Belkin?) with Wildcomm Drivers. It may be worth trying to update the Widcomm drivers to the latest ones available. Read the following thread, in particular the first two posts which outline what you should do to update... http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=35927 ...obviously you'll have to ignore any guff about mobile phones etc 
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| Post #13 Feb 15 2005, 22:27 | |
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Neowinian² Group: Registered Posts: 138 Joined: 2-May 03 Member No.: 27,413
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Great, thanks for the tip. I'd been looking for updated drivers.
Unfortunately it hasn't changed the pairing problem - I get that dialogue with a greyed-out input box and no pin to enter, which is really strange. Then, I get the following screen:  Pity, as I'd really love to use the keyboard. |
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| Post #14 Feb 15 2005, 23:53 | |
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[H]ard|Gawd Group: Registered Posts: 2,252 Joined: 30-December 03 Member No.: 43,979
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Do you have WinXP Service Pack 2 installed? I read somewhere that it's ideal to disable the SP2 built in MS BT stack somehow first before trying to use third party drivers. That could be the cause of the problem... unless you can pair other BT devices without indcidence?
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| Post #15 Feb 16 2005, 00:05 | |
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Neowinian² Group: Registered Posts: 138 Joined: 2-May 03 Member No.: 27,413
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I have managed to pair my phone, but how can you disable windows' default stack just in case?
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