Can I Reset The Region On My imac

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Hi Everybody,

Does anybody know if I can reset the region on the dvd player on my iMac?
I have changed the regions 4 times so the Apple man says no more
Next time I see him I will remind him I paid good money to buy his Apple iMac.
I have download the VLC program but it takes a bit of effort to run every time to watch a dvd.
Okay for me but my Wife's not that computer savvy and the dvd program with iMac was no problem for her to run.

Cheers
 
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Sorry to say mate your all out of luck. 5 Times is the  official documentation.

Reinstalling the OS wont work either as the count is within the Firmware for the DVD player...
 

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Go here to see if any of these firmware updates can be used for your drive. If they can, that will reset the region count. Note: Use at your own risk. A bad firmware update can "brick" your optical drive.
 

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