Macbook turning on wireless keyboard

Vixen · 23 Apr 2009 at 23:41

I have a bluetooth keyboard but don't use it much as I prefer to use my macbook as a laptop rather than docked. I've been getting the message "keyboard disconnected" quite often when using the laptop, despite the keyboard being untouched in a cupboard! Today when I turned on the laptop, I got a message saying that my keyboard is connected and has a low battery, so I'm fairly convinced that the laptop is somehow turning on the keyboard.

Is there any way to stop this happening? I really don't want to waste the keyboard batteries just by using the laptop!

Thanks,

Siobhan

Vonhelmet · 24 Apr 2009 at 08:56

Can you unpair the keyboard using the bluetooth thing in system preferences? Perhaps if you remove any record of it in there it will stop it, or perhaps you can tell it not to use it automatically.

FirebarUK · 24 Apr 2009 at 09:22

Remove the batteries from the bluetooth keyboard?

Fillado · 24 Apr 2009 at 09:57

FirebarUK said:
Remove the batteries from the bluetooth keyboard?

This

Your keyboard is in a low power state but still using energy. This means your Mac can connect to it whenever you turn the Mac on.

I have the same issue with my Wireless Mighty Mouse - leave it turned on and my Mac is still connected to it when i'm downstairs

TheVoice · 24 Apr 2009 at 13:05

Are you turning the keyboard off with the button/switch?

startrek2 · 26 Apr 2009 at 22:18

hold the button in 4 about 4 seconds the green light stays on then goes of this has turned the keyboard of,,