Wireless keyboard not sync

wireless keyboard not syncing, comes up located and then not found

Try resetting your SMC and keep any other keyboards turned off or unplugged when you start the computer up, being sure also to have the new keyboard turned off during startup.
Since no keyboard will be detected, the iMac will prompt you about pairing a keyboard. Once you see that prompt, turn the keyboard on, and it should walk you through the pairing process.
To find out how to reset the SMC, follow http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964.
Give it a try. Good luck, and keep us posted.

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