I ensured that both keyboards were plugged into the same USB port when I tried them both, just to be sure it wasn't a faulty USB port problem.Ĭould it be that the aluminum keyboard, due to its USB hub, draws too much power from the Mini's power supply, so that it isn't loaded until after the boot sequence is finished? I do have other evidence which may support this theory. But when I used the Apple keyboard, there was no such luck. The Mini recognized the keystrokes! I was able to use 'C' 'Option' and the other keystrokes without fail, and the disc booted properly. To ensure that nothing else was wrong, I plugged in a generic Acer PC keyboard, and rebooted again.
The keyboard works fine once I get to the login screen. I have the new USB wired Apple aluminum keyboard with the two USB 2.0 ports on it, and the Mini simply won't recognize it at startup. I tried the 'C' 'Option' and other key combinations, but the Mac continued to boot as normal, straight to my desktop. Interestingly enough, the Mac wouldn't recognize my startup keystrokes. I recently decided to try booting a Linux live CD on the Mac, so I inserted the disc, and restarted the machine. I have a Mac Mini 2006 model with SL installed on it, updated to the latest version.
