Sounds like the mac may have a firmware password set. Try removing 1/2
the ram or changing the amount of ram in the slots. Then boot. That
should reset the firmware password and allow you to boot from another
volume besides the internal hard drive.
On Aug 16, 12:57 am, "D. Fabel" wrote:
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Dave,
I would delete the user accounts on the iMacs and take them back to
Apple Setup Assistant - this leaves the installed software and OS
intact and allows you to create a new admin account.
Here is how.
Boot into single user mode by restarting your Mac and holding down
Apple>S at the same time
Hey guys
I have taken apart and put back together a LOT of macs, but I have
never soldered anything to anything in there and I'm a little nervous
here.
I recently bought a used iMac G5 1st gen 1.8ghz and it boots up and
operates quite well for extended periods. This week it started
turning itsel
