MacOS – Locked out of Mac OS X Lion, but keyboard and mouse are not connecting

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I'm at the lock screen of Mac OS X Lion (not login, but the quick lock screen), and I know my password, but the keyboard and mouse are not connecting. I am using an iMac that did have Bluetooth on the last time I was working on it. I know that restarting the computer will probably help, but I have unsaved work on Xcode 4! Thanks in advance.

Edit: it seems that Bluetooth is off for some reason on the Mac, as I cannot find it in a list of discoverable devices on my iPod. Is there a way to restart Bluetooth from a USB device? I was wondering if hooking up my iPod would help, but the Mac is locked and won't do anything! If I could click the Switch User button…

Best Answer

Try to remove the batteries and then put then back. If not then try USB Keyboard or Remote Desktop/VNC