Blue tooth keyboard will not discover on my white 24" MAC

The keyboard is undisoverable and I have tried the online troubleshooting.

Hi Darrell,
If your Apple Bluetooth and keyboard are not paring to your Mac Mini, then take a look at the article below to walk you through some general troubleshooting to get it to pair and start working again. If you have not done so already, try looking form anything could be causing interference like cordless phones as well and thing metal between the keyboard and the Mac Mini.
Troubleshooting wireless mouse and keyboard issues
http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS3048
Let me know if this helps or if you need further assistance,
-Norm G.

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