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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1860076" data-attributes="member: 83420">The problems in time order are:Bought Mac on eBay.&nbsp; All going reasonably well for a year, then battery is allowed to run down.&nbsp; Then Admin Password (PW) requested.&nbsp; None known - set by previous owner.So first post is about the Admin PW.&nbsp; In post #2, detailed instructions given to reset the PW.Can't be done because no access to Recovery Mode.&nbsp; Then it looks like Mac's HD has failed, or close to failing.&nbsp; Then attempts to get into Recovery and Internet Recovery all failed.&nbsp; No backups available.Discussions on replacing Mac's HD.&nbsp; Nothing there.Then we're back to rebooting, but rebooting into any mode leads to screen asking for Admin PW which the previous owner failed to remove and OP cannot enter.When Cmd + R and all other variations thereof are tried and none recognised, is the Keyboard working properly?&nbsp; Damaged battery swollen and pushing up on KB?Would a wired KB attached via USB, bypass the Mac's own KB and allow the Cmd + R (and other combinations) to be recognised? Because if the OP can get to the &quot;request for admin PW&quot; stage, the HD must be working to some degree - not totally failed.Does this make sense because we aren't getting anywhere?What do you think, guys?Ian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1860076, member: 83420"] The problems in time order are: Bought Mac on eBay. All going reasonably well for a year, then battery is allowed to run down. Then Admin Password (PW) requested. None known - set by previous owner. So first post is about the Admin PW. In post #2, detailed instructions given to reset the PW. Can't be done because no access to Recovery Mode. Then it looks like Mac's HD has failed, or close to failing. Then attempts to get into Recovery and Internet Recovery all failed. No backups available. Discussions on replacing Mac's HD. Nothing there. Then we're back to rebooting, but rebooting into any mode leads to screen asking for Admin PW which the previous owner failed to remove and OP cannot enter. When Cmd + R and all other variations thereof are tried and none recognised, is the Keyboard working properly? Damaged battery swollen and pushing up on KB? [U]Would a wired KB attached via USB, bypass the Mac's own KB and allow the Cmd + R (and other combinations) to be recognised? [/U] Because if the OP can get to the "request for admin PW" stage, the HD must be working to some degree - not totally failed. Does this make sense because we aren't getting anywhere? What do you think, guys? Ian [/QUOTE]

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