Volume keys not working on Apple 10-key keyboard.

Hi everyone,
After the cat spilled a glass of water on my wireless keyboard I had to get a new one. I asked the folks at my local Apple store both over the phone and in person if the 10-key keyboard (non-wireless) they were going to sell me was compatible with Mac OS X version 10.5.8 (I think I'm Leopard) and they assured me it was.
When I hit the volume keys, it initially used the assigned function of the F10, F11, and F12 keys (manipulated the windows and dashboard). I removed those key assignments through system preferences but now the volume keys do absolutely nothing. I tried looking for volume controls through the assignments but couldn't even find them to assign the F10, F11 and F12 keys to them.
Does anyone have any advice? It would be most deeply appreciated.

So was your original keyboard with the white plastic surround and now you have an aluminum one?
You probably need this firmware update if that is the case:
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.kbase.search.sear chresults_suggested.search&product=&q=aluminum%20keyboard%20firmware%20update

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