Wireless keyboard requires constant re-pairing

Hello Apple Community,
My wireless keyboard requires Blutooth re-pairing with my 27" iMac everytime I start the iMac up. Very frustrating.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Qtheband

Hello:
Try resetting the PRAM and also make the device a favorite.
Barry

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* Bugcheck Analysis *
IRQLNOT_LESS_OREQUAL (a)
An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an
interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually
caused by drivers using improper addresses.
If a kernel debugger is available get the stack backtrace.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffff80002e33440, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000002, IRQL
Arg3: 0000000000000008, bitfield :
bit 0 : value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
bit 3 : value 0 = not an execute operation, 1 = execute operation (only on chips which support this level of status)
Arg4: fffff80002e33440, address which referenced memory
Debugging Details:
READ_ADDRESS: fffff80002e33440
CURRENT_IRQL: 2
FAULTING_IP:
nt!IoIsWdmVersionAvailable+0
fffff800`02e33440 80f906 cmp cl,6
CUSTOMERCRASHCOUNT: 1
DEFAULTBUCKETID: VISTADRIVERFAULT
BUGCHECK_STR: 0xA
PROCESS_NAME: System
TRAP_FRAME: fffff88002f2f0c0 -- (.trap 0xfffff88002f2f0c0)
NOTE: The trap frame does not contain all registers.
Some register values may be zeroed or incorrect.
rax=fffff88002f2f100 rbx=0000000000000000 rcx=0000000000000006
rdx=0000000000000000 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000000000000
rip=fffff80002e33440 rsp=fffff88002f2f258 rbp=fffff88002f2f2b0
r8=fffff80002a4f000 r9=0000000000000000 r10=fffffa80027f3010
r11=fffff88002f2f208 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000000000
r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000
iopl=0 nv up ei pl zr na po nc
nt!IoIsWdmVersionAvailable:
fffff800`02e33440 80f906 cmp cl,6
Resetting default scope
LASTCONTROLTRANSFER: from fffff80002ac0469 to fffff80002ac0f00
FAILEDINSTRUCTIONADDRESS:
nt!IoIsWdmVersionAvailable+0
fffff800`02e33440 80f906 cmp cl,6
STACK_TEXT:
fffff880`02f2ef78 fffff800`02ac0469 : 00000000`0000000a fffff800`02e33440 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000008 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`02f2ef80 fffff800`02abf0e0 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`03375d90 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiBugCheckDispatch+0x69
fffff880`02f2f0c0 fffff800`02e33440 : fffff880`04a02e5d fffffa80`02a3add0 fffffa80`027e8b40 fffffa80`02a3add0 : nt!KiPageFault+0x260
fffff880`02f2f258 fffff880`04a02e5d : fffffa80`02a3add0 fffffa80`027e8b40 fffffa80`02a3add0 0000057f`fd5c5228 : nt!IoIsWdmVersionAvailable
fffff880`02f2f260 fffffa80`02a3add0 : fffffa80`027e8b40 fffffa80`02a3add0 0000057f`fd5c5228 fffff880`04a02dfc : KeyMagic+0x2e5d
fffff880`02f2f268 fffffa80`027e8b40 : fffffa80`02a3add0 0000057f`fd5c5228 fffff880`04a02dfc fffff880`00e5a2a7 : 0xfffffa80`02a3add0
fffff880`02f2f270 fffffa80`02a3add0 : 0000057f`fd5c5228 fffff880`04a02dfc fffff880`00e5a2a7 fffffa80`02a3add0 : 0xfffffa80`027e8b40
fffff880`02f2f278 0000057f`fd5c5228 : fffff880`04a02dfc fffff880`00e5a2a7 fffffa80`02a3add0 00000000`00000000 : 0xfffffa80`02a3add0
fffff880`02f2f280 fffff880`04a02dfc : fffff880`00e5a2a7 fffffa80`02a3add0 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`027fd9d0 : 0x57f`fd5c5228
fffff880`02f2f288 fffff880`00e5a2a7 : fffffa80`02a3add0 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`027fd9d0 00000000`00000010 : KeyMagic+0x2dfc
fffff880`02f2f290 fffff880`00e30c9b : fffffa80`027fd9d0 fffffa80`027fd9d0 fffffa80`027fd9e0 fffffa80`027fdc01 : Wdf01000!FxRequestBase::CompleteSubmitted+0x1f3
fffff880`02f2f310 fffff880`00e30dc4 : 00000000`00000002 fffff880`04bbcff7 00000000`00000000 fffff880`04bbcff7 : Wdf01000!FxIoTarget::RequestCompletionRoutine+0x1cb
fffff880`02f2f380 fffff800`02aab935 : 0d780da4`0da40dd4 fffff880`02f2f420 0d440d78`0d780da4 fffff880`04bbeb52 : Wdf01000!FxIoTarget::_RequestCompletionRoutine+0x3c
fffff880`02f2f3b0 fffff800`02ac3516 : fffffa80`027e8f2b 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`027fdc70 fffffa80`027e8b40 : nt!IopUnloadSafeCompletion+0x55
fffff880`02f2f3e0 fffff880`04b62323 : fffffa80`027e8b40 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`02655c10 00000000`00000000 : nt!IopfCompleteRequest+0x3a6
fffff880`02f2f4c0 fffff880`04ba24be : fffff880`02f2f590 fffffa80`027e8b40 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0294f600 : bthport!BthCompleteRequestEx+0x5b
fffff880`02f2f4f0 fffff880`04b9c8d4 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`02a50c40 fffff880`02f2f6e0 : bthport!L2Cap_CompleteReadIrpList+0xc2
fffff880`02f2f540 fffff880`04b70732 : fffffa80`03349530 fffffa80`0294f5f0 fffff880`00410001 00000005`00000002 : bthport!L2CapInt_ProcessReadBip+0x430
fffff880`02f2f6d0 fffff880`04b70078 : fffffa80`0267f230 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`029b5402 fffffa80`02670000 : bthport!HCI_ProcessAclReadBip+0x642
fffff880`02f2f7a0 fffff880`04b988d9 : fffffa80`0267f230 fffffa80`03036702 fffffa80`026c0ab0 00000000`00000000 : bthport!HCI_ProcessAclRead+0x214
fffff880`02f2f810 fffff880`04b66201 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000056 fffffa80`026c0ab0 : bthport!HCI_ProcessMpBip+0x61
fffff880`02f2f880 fffff880`04b4d327 : fffffa80`0294f4f0 fffffa80`026c0ab0 00000000`00000000 fffff800`02ac59fa : bthport!BTHPORT_RecvMpBip+0x41
fffff880`02f2f8d0 fffff880`04b5399f : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`00cd3910 fffff880`04b56388 fffffa80`00cda820 : BTHUSB!BthUsb_ReadTransferComplete+0xf7
fffff880`02f2f930 fffff880`04b53c31 : 00000000`00000003 fffff880`02f2f9f0 fffffa80`00ca2d00 fffffa80`00000012 : BTHUSB!UsbWrapWorkRoutine+0x17b
fffff880`02f2f9b0 fffff800`02ac3516 : fffffa80`00cd3bdb 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : BTHUSB!UsbWrapInterruptReadComplete+0x1dd
fffff880`02f2fa40 fffff880`044135d9 : fffffa80`01e81050 fffffa80`00cda700 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!IopfCompleteRequest+0x3a6
fffff880`02f2fb20 fffff880`04413ab7 : fffffa80`028ef502 fffffa80`00cd3910 00000000`ffffffff fffffa80`01e81ea8 : USBPORT!USBPORTCoreiCompleteDoneTransfer+0xa15
fffff880`02f2fc00 fffff880`0441164f : fffffa80`01e81ea8 fffffa80`01e811a0 fffffa80`01e82040 00000000`00000000 : USBPORT!USBPORTCoreiIrpCsqCompleteDoneTransfer+0x3a7
fffff880`02f2fc60 fffff880`04402f89 : fffffa80`01e81050 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`01e81e02 fffffa80`01e81ea8 : USBPORT!USBPORTCore_UsbIocDpcWorker+0xf3
fffff880`02f2fca0 fffff800`02acc5dc : fffff880`02f07180 fffffa80`01e81ea8 fffffa80`01e81ec0 00000000`00000000 : USBPORT!USBPORTXdpcWorker+0x1d9
fffff880`02f2fcd0 fffff800`02ac96fa : fffff880`02f07180 fffff880`02f11f40 00000000`00000000 fffff880`04402db0 : nt!KiRetireDpcList+0x1bc
fffff880`02f2fd80 00000000`00000000 : fffff880`02f30000 fffff880`02f2a000 fffff880`02f2fd40 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiIdleLoop+0x5a
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
KeyMagic+2e5d
fffff880`04a02e5d ?? ???
SYMBOLSTACKINDEX: 4
SYMBOL_NAME: KeyMagic+2e5d
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: KeyMagic
IMAGE_NAME: KeyMagic.sys
DEBUGFLR_IMAGETIMESTAMP: 49c160ec
FAILUREBUCKETID: X640xA_CODE_AV_BAD_IPKeyMagic+2e5d
BUCKET_ID: X640xA_CODE_AV_BAD_IPKeyMagic+2e5d
Followup: MachineOwner
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From here. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC184LL/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
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Solution to aluminum wireless keyboard with D-Link DBT-122 on Win XP

On several forums I found a lot of people haveing the same problem I had; the D-Link DBT-122 drivers would ask to enter the pairing key but showed a greyed box so we don't know what numbers to enter. I tried all the tips like changing settings in the registry, changing the drivers, using Microsoft drivers, etc. but nothing worked.
What did work:
I paired the keyboard with a computer with a different Bluetooth adapter (in this case an Mac running WinXP). I selected to let the driver choose a key for me, wrote it down, enter the key on the keyboard and it paired successfully. I turned off the keyboard (hold the power button about 10 seconds) and removed it from the bluetooth devices on this computer.
Now on the computer with the D-Link DBT-122 adapter; I plugged a standard USB keyboard, started the pairing process, turned on the Wireless keyboard, and entered the pairing key using the USB keyboard to enter the numbers (must be fast; was not fast enough on the first try) and at the end pressing Enter on the wireless keyboard.
I then used the Microsoft utility "remapkey.exe" from the "Microsoft Windows Resource Kit Tools" to put the Delete key on the right command button so I would be able to log in using Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Voil

I tried to do what you described in this post but it does NOT work. I have a D-Link DBT-122 and Win XP running on a PC and the wireless keyboard.
I type the code in the grey field with an USB keyboard and then I do the same with the wireless one and press "Enter" but it does NOT work.
Did you miss a step in your description?

Will magic mouse and wireless keyboard work with my G4?

hello, i have a 1.25 Ghz ppc g4 imac and have leopard installed. i was wondering if i get a bluetooth dongle and a magic mouse and wireless keyboard would it work? would i also need a special kind of bluetooth adapter? i already have airport extreme, im going for the modern mac one wire (power cord) look. thank you.

According to this on the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB829LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1Mg
the Magic Mouse requires at least OS 10.5.8 whcih you don't have.
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I would look to third-party solutions. I like Logitech input devices:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/home
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