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i have a problem...:Grimmace:

i bought a MacBook Pro from a friend who made a mess with it it doesnt boot at all because he erased the partition. When i turn it on u hear the startup sound but no boot... the only thing that comes on the screen is a lil folder with a "?" on it.

Itried booting from another mac with a fire wire but nothing happenned...
i tried with the MacOS X CD(brand new) to boot it but nothing happened even when holding down the "C" key to force it to boot from CD.:Shouting:
 

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14" MacBook Pro M1 Pro, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
Is this an OS X 10.5 (Leopard) disc? If so, did you try holding down the Option key immediately after turning the machine on?
 
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there is an image of a locked lock a text box and an arrow next to it
 

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Sounds like there's an EFI password on it. Check with the friend who sold it to you.
 

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