Suddenly lost wireless keyboard, why?

Hey world,
I suddenly lost my connection with my wireless keyboard. Batteries OK. If I try to find ANY bluetooth device my keyboard shows up in the list, but pairing isn't possible. If I want to try to connect via setup and choose for keyboard it stays searching for it without succes.
Is my keyboard defect? Is there any way to control if it's broken? Any help welcome!

Like many others, I’ve had a lot of trouble pairing my Apple wireless keyboard w/ my computer (a G4 laptop) via Bluetooth. It usually works, but sometimes when I restart my computer I loose my Bluetooth connection. I go the Bluetooth Device Set Up, select Keyboard or Any Device, reboot my keyboard, select my keyboard, but after Assistant says it’s “gathering information about your device” I keep getting “The pairing attempt was unsuccessful…” !!!
I’ve repaired permissions, restarted countless times, deleted bluetooth plists, updated wireless keyboard firmware, changed batteries...
Any other suggestions? Thanks!

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