Bluetooth Keyboard Battery Life Indicator Not Working

I have a wireless Apple BT aluminum keyboard and have been having horrendous difficulty with it lately. Last time I changed out the batteries was last month, so I thought I would check and see what the battery life was on the current set. Seems that the keyboard is not correctly reporting battery life, because the Keyboard section in the Control Panel is displaying 100% green. I know that can't be true because I use the keyboard frequently and these batteries are at least a month old.
I have also been having severe disconnect problems as of late - to the point where I need to keep a USB keyboard handy. My keyboard connection drops every 5 minutes, usually for 2-3 minutes (and sometimes requiring a re-pair), then it will come back and repeat every keypress once it is reconnected.
Is this keyboard defective? Is there any way of finding out short of hauling my entire iMac & keyboard the 1 hr. North to the closest Genius Bar?
Thanks.

Try deleting the Bluetooth preference file.
com.apple.Bluetooth.plist /Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and reboot.
As for the disconnect issue. Do you have your computer anywhere near a microwave oven? They can cause interference.
Also, try resetting the System Management Controller, instructions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1806
Since you are an hour from the nearest Apple store, you might be able to get help from an Apple Macintosh User Group. Check here for locations: http://www.apple.com/usergroups/find/
Carolyn

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