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deedar
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Nov 8, 2010, 09:03 AM
 
My MBP (OLDER, pre-unibody) will ONLY use bluetooth input devices (mouse and keyboard) and won't use the built in devices anymore. What have I done???? HELP!!!!!!
     
ibook_steve
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Nov 8, 2010, 03:51 PM
 
I assume you mean the built-in trackpad and keyboard. They are USB devices and should be listed in the USB section of System Profiler, probably as "Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad". If you don't see this listed, then the system is not seeing them, probably because of a loose cable.

You could try rebooting and resetting the SMU for your machine (different ways of doing this for different machines; search Apple support for instructions). If this doesn't work, it's a loose or disconnected top case cable. If you want to fix it yourself, go to iFixit.com for a teardown of your machine. It shouldn't be too difficult if you have the right screwdrivers.

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deedar  (op)
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Nov 8, 2010, 08:22 PM
 
Hmmmm... they don't seem to be there... this is what is listed under USB hardware:

USB Bus:

Host Controller Location: Built In USB
Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID: 0x27c8
PCI Revision ID: 0x0002
PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086
Bus Number: 0x1d

I dunno. I'm a lttleary of popping the top of, but what the heck. I;ll try resetting thr smu first.

Thanks!!!!!

Dave
     
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Nov 9, 2010, 08:48 AM
 
After a trip in my backpack home, the USB devices keyboard and track pad show up. Must be something loose. Sheet, but thanks!!!

Dave
     
   
 
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