IMac crashes since new keyboard and mouse arrived

Recently picked up the new wireless keyboard and mouse after my old set finally died and once I got them both working I started to experience constant system crashes including restart messeges and random software just quitting out without cause. The iMac worked fine before I got teh new kb&m, but I ahve never heard of new accessories causing a computer to freak out like this. The computer is currently running Tiger. Any ideas?

Suggest that you repost over in the Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Forums where the wireless folks hang out.
Also, since you have an Intel iMac, you may wish to cross-post over in the Using your Intel-based iMac Forums.
You should also indicate which version of Tiger you are using.

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Crashes since I got new keyboard and mouse

Recently picked up the new wireless keyboard and mouse after my old set finally died and once I got them both working I started to experience constant system crashes including restart messeges and random software just quitting out without cause. The iMac worked fine before I got teh new kb&m, but I ahve never heard of new accessories causing a computer to freak out like this. The computer is currently running Tiger. Any ideas?

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Most any USB mouse or keyboard should work. Borrow one if you can and just plug it in.
If the USB circuits are at fault then you can access via Firewire Target Mode with another Mac in order to get at the files.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
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I was thinking of a new keyboard and mouse to go with the iMac

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Just a little background here:
I was thinking of a Bluetooth Apple keyboard, which might come in time, but no real hurry.
The mouse was a Microsoft Bluetooth mouse. A few problems though:
CompUSA had one for $70, A little much fo a mouse.
And Compusa doesn't carry it anymore. Prolly the $70 asking price.
That and it might not work with the new configuration.
I played around with the Mighty Mouse at the Apple Store. Thought I could live it with it.

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Welcome to Discussions Nick. In order to find out what is causing the problems, go to Library>Logs>panic.log and have a look and see what is written there,
please post back,
Miriam

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Bluetooth keyboard and mouse issue

I have a 20" Aluminium iMac with the bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Recently i've started to have some issues where the keyboard keeps disconnecting & reconnecting, also the mouse going slow and jerky. They have been working perfectly fine for the past year but only recently started to play up. I have gone into bluetooth prefs and deleted them and re-connected, this seemed to be a temporary fix but after a while it started again, although not as bad as before. I usually leave my Mac on all the time and just put it in sleep mode, the issue now seems to be waking it from sleep as well. I have tried restarts and re pairing as i said before but nothing seems to be solving the issue. Any ideas or fixes would be appreciated.
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Hello Dave:
You could try resetting the PRAM and SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543
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IMac crashes since new keyboard and mouse arrived

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