Lion doesn't see my new wired keyboard.

Have just installed 10.7 and updated it, since the keyboard "Getting Started" told me it needed 10.7 for optimum performance. The OS is simply not recognizing the new keyboard and shows a bluetooth set up window instead that is searching for a wireless keyboard. I had run software updates and did so again after I restarted, all without effect.

Finding the same problem, myself. But I am running 10.6.7. F keys aren't mapping correctly.
This thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/16206425#16206425 says it wants an update to 10.6.8 to get it working, which I will do as soon as I get a chance to install a larger hard drive in my Mini. Hope it works.
Can't say why you would be experiencing it in Lion, though. May be some faulty keyboards floating around?
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