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lynnb_01
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Unable to connect Apple Bluetooth Keyboard A1314 to Mac mini

I am trying to pair an Apple Bluetooth keyboard A1314, bought second hand, to my Mac mini 2024 M4 Pro running Tahoe 26.6.2.


  1. I put fresh batteries into the A1314, then held the power button on for about 6 seconds. The green light appeared solid at first then changed to two flashes followed by a brief pause, this flash pattern then kept repeating.
  2. In Bluetooth settings, Nearby Devices, the keyboard appeared as System Administrator's Keyboard (presumably named by its previous owner).
  3. Still holding the power button on, I clicked on Connect. A dialog box appeared with a 6 digit code, advising me to enter the code on the keyboard and press Return. So I did that.
  4. I tested the keyboard and nothing appeared on my screen. It was not connected.
  5. In Bluetooth Settings, the keyboard was listed and the Connect button appeared next to it. I repeated step 3 many times with the same result.


How do I connect the keyboard?

Is there a way to reset it? (note I bought it without batteries, so I installed fresh batteries when I brought it home).


Thanks in advance for your help with this.

Posted on Oct 25, 2026 12:39 AM

2 replies

Tesserax
User level: Level 10 (162,294 points)

Oct 27, 2026 8:29 AM in response to lynnb_01

There are two A1314 Apple Wireless keyboards:

  • MC184LL/A, that came out in Oct. 2009, and the
  • MC184LL/B, that came out in Jul 2011


The last firmware update (0.5.0) came out in 2007-2009.


Regardless, both of these keyboards were NOT designed to work with modern Mac, especially M-series ones. Their limitation is that they only support Bluetooth 2.0. That means that most of their functionality is lost.


The "A" model was capable of working with up to macOS Sonoma; whereas, the "B" model had full functionality up to macOS Mojave.

lynnb_01 Author
User level: Level 1 (0 points)

Oct 26, 2026 4:56 PM in response to lynnb_01

I have tried to connect this keyboard to my MacBook M1 with similar result: the bluetooth keyboard appears in Nearby Devices, but does not establish a bluetooth connection after entering the 6 digit code when prompted.


Can anyone please identify the problem and provide a solution? Online searches are unhelpful. One mentioned that if the keyboard had been previously paired with another device (it was) and that device is not available (it isn't), then it is a more complex problem.


Re-setting the keyboard by removing batteries and then replacing them doesn't fix it.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256382516