Bluetooth Keyboard and Mighty Mouse disconnecting

I've been having a problem with my keyboard and mouse (both connected by bluetooth) disconnecting while I'm using them or disconnecting in the middle of the night and my computer wakes up to tell me about it. The latter doesn't seem that bad, but my computer is next to my bed and it's really bright when you're about to fall asleep. I know there have been previous posts about this that I've found, but they've all been archived with no solutions. I've tried deleting the pairing information and reconnecting, but from time to time, my mighty mouse will disconnect and will not reconnect. I usually have to power down completely, turn off the mouse, walk away for a little while, and then when I restart my iMac, it will tell me there's no mouse connected and will finally reconnect to it.
If anyone has anything they can tell me about how to fix this problem, or at least tell me how to disable the computer from waking up when the keyboard/mouse is lost, I'd appreciate it.

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
"disconnecting in the middle of the night and my computer wakes up to tell me about it."
Open System Preferences/Bluetooth. In the Bluetooth pane click Advanced. Deselect "Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer"
As for disconnecting. Have you replaced the batteries lately? System Preferences/Keyboard&Mouse/Bluetooth. If you are down to one green bar, change the batteries.
Carolyn

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