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Help Stolen Ibook !
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<blockquote data-quote="MickMAC" data-source="post: 95162"><p>They do! If you set your laptop to require a password on startup or wakeup/screensaver. then when it is stolen the person will not be able to log on to the computer. If they are smart enough to insert a system disk and restart and reinstall then they would be all set, that is why I have set a firmware password. You can download a program from apple that will allow you to set a password to lock all of the startup function key ie. C. Disk start up, T. Target mode/firwire etc. It is one of the best safety features you can set on your ibook/powerbook. If they don't know your password there is no way in **** they will be able to reinstall the system and use your mac. (unless they know how to take it apart and mess with hardware)</p><p></p><p>I did it on my 17inch powerbook and feel a lot better about carring it around, sure it could still get stolen but it would really be useless unless sold for parts or and all of your info is safe.</p><p></p><p>and I have mine insured under my homeowners policy. I can throw the thing out the window on the freeway because I am mad and they will still replace it. ($35 bucks per year for coverage)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MickMAC, post: 95162"] They do! If you set your laptop to require a password on startup or wakeup/screensaver. then when it is stolen the person will not be able to log on to the computer. If they are smart enough to insert a system disk and restart and reinstall then they would be all set, that is why I have set a firmware password. You can download a program from apple that will allow you to set a password to lock all of the startup function key ie. C. Disk start up, T. Target mode/firwire etc. It is one of the best safety features you can set on your ibook/powerbook. If they don't know your password there is no way in **** they will be able to reinstall the system and use your mac. (unless they know how to take it apart and mess with hardware) I did it on my 17inch powerbook and feel a lot better about carring it around, sure it could still get stolen but it would really be useless unless sold for parts or and all of your info is safe. and I have mine insured under my homeowners policy. I can throw the thing out the window on the freeway because I am mad and they will still replace it. ($35 bucks per year for coverage) [/QUOTE]
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