I've only done this once so I might make a mistake or two in telling you what to do here but I'll give it a try.
Go into system preferences under hardware and look for bluetooth settings. In there, you should find something to look for available devices; this will work much the same way as pairing up a bluetooth keyboard. Once you see the track pad listed and press the button to pair the device, following the spoken instructions. I think you are asked to press down on the track pad so it will make the physical click. Of course, the track pad has to be turned during this drill. If you are doing this on a Mac mini and you don't have any other pointing devices connected to it, The machine will most definitely tell you if the track pad is missing (turned off). But once paired up and all that, you should be able to move your finger around on the pad to see if you get any responses. that's about all you can do to tell if it is connected. Hope this helps. On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 05:27:37PM +0100, trevor wrote: > Can anyone tell me how do I get my Mac mini to see my track pad please? > Also, how do you tell if it is switched on or not? > > I would be grateful for any help. > Thank you, > Trevor > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>