Magic Mouse Help

I am trying to reconnect a magic mouse to my iMac, but "set up Bluetooth Mouse" is not an option in the mouse preference pane, and the Bluetooth pane is nowhere to be seen.

Check the right side of the menu bar to see if you have a Bluetooth icon that looks something like this. The actual look may vary slightly depending on the status of Bluetooth.
If you pull down the Bluetooth icon you should have the option to 'Setup a Bluetooth device'. Select that option and it should walk you through the steps to pair with the mouse. If you simply need to reconnect an already paired mouse then you should open up the Bluetooth System Preferences where you should see a list of paired devices along with their status (eg connected or not connected). Clicking on the name of the device and then pulling down the tiny gear next to the +/- signs in the left corner of the Bluetooth preferences window will allow you to connect the paired mouse.
If you don't have the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar then you will need to verify. Pull down the Apple menu and select 'More Info' to bring up the System Profiler report. In the left column labeled Hardware click on Bluetooth If you see a list of informaion about your Bluetooth hardware then that is a good sign. If the window is empty then you should first try rebooting your system. If it still doesn't work then you may need to take it in for service.
Which model iMac do you have? I'm asking because Apple sells an education model iMac that doesn't support Bluetooth.

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