Password override.

Hey guys,
I picked up an Aluminum 1GHz Powerbook on eBay. The seller took over three weeks to ship it to me so I don't even want to bother to wait for his reply on what his password is on here so I can format the hard drive and install leopard. How do you bypass the password so I can install Leopard? Thanks.

Did he send you the original install media? You'll need it to boot in order to reset the password. Once it's reset, you can boot with the Leopard install media.

Regards.

I bought an 2007 Imac and the passwords I was given does not work. I want wipe out all the previous owner's data. Should I take it to a technician?
This is my first mac so I am a total noobie.

Did you receive the install - recovery DVD set that comes with the iMac? You'll need that to wipe the hard drive and reinstall the operating system.

That is what I was trying to do when I was asked for the password.

Sounds like Password Protection has been set up which is not good news. Do you see the locked padlock symbol ached?


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i've been given the opportunity to buy for a great price an mac pro but the reason is the password is unknown to the person who is selling it to me. is there any physical thing i can do to restore it or can i buy some software somewhere that will allow me to override this.i dont want any of the information i just would like to the computer to be functional

Thanks

rcondon said:

i've been given the opportunity to buy for a great price an mac pro but the reason is the password is unknown to the person who is selling it to me.

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So you're comfortable buying stolen property? Because it's fairly likely that's what you're dealing with here ...

There are very easy ways to remove that password but my Spider sense is tingling like Chas's is. Are you SURE it's not a stolen machine? If so I would steer clear of it!!!

Not trying to be negative BTW but trying to help you avoid it if it's stolen.