Wireless Keyboard unpairable under 10.4.8

Hi all !
Is the wireless apple kb unpairable under 10.4.8 ?
Cant get it to work with my dual g5 with a BT Plug from Belkin (nor ANY other vendors plug INCLUDING BT120), cant pair it with my Powerbook G4 Alu (apples own bt module).
Seems like the BT dialog hangs up upon negotiating the password.
VERY disappointing.
Any solutions yet ?
Martin

I called Apple Care today and they fixed the problem over the phone. ...
The Keyboard does pair with the computer. ... It is just something little that I forgot that got me turned the wrong way. ...
The suggestion was...
1.) Turn off the computer.
2.) Remove the batteries in the keyboard, and then replace them.
3.) Turn the Keyboard on.
4.) Start the computer
5.) Check for connection (They may have automatically paired = Done)
If not automatically paired. = not done.
6.) Go to the keyboard/mouse settings in the system preferences.
7.) Set up a Bluetooth device.
8.) This is where I got screwed up. ...
When it comes time to type in the number to pair the keyboard with the computer. ...
There is no entery area!
You just type the number in the blind from the keyboard! The You have to hit Return!
And it pairs! ... Doh! --- Done!
Aluminium G4 Powerbook and Dua 1.8 G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

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