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Apple Computing Products:
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G4 DA M5183 lost passwords, won't boot admin, holding C or Apple + S doesn't work..
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<blockquote data-quote="Jamie-Jamie" data-source="post: 1020363" data-attributes="member: 145611"><p>Applying the Henry?</p><p></p><p>If there's a flashing question mark, then the hard disk is not bootable. It's probably been erased. The Digital Audio G4 shipped with Mac OS 9.1 or 9.2, and not Mac OS X, so if you have OS X installer discs, they are definitely not for that model. Mac OS 9 discs <em>cannot</em> reset the password.</p><p></p><p>You're going to need retail Mac OS X discs. For that model, version 10.3 aka Panther or 10.4 aka Tiger will be the best versions. Once you get those, you start the Macintosh from the disc by putting it in and holding down C when you power up.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jamie-Jamie, post: 1020363, member: 145611"] Applying the Henry? If there's a flashing question mark, then the hard disk is not bootable. It's probably been erased. The Digital Audio G4 shipped with Mac OS 9.1 or 9.2, and not Mac OS X, so if you have OS X installer discs, they are definitely not for that model. Mac OS 9 discs [i]cannot[/i] reset the password. You're going to need retail Mac OS X discs. For that model, version 10.3 aka Panther or 10.4 aka Tiger will be the best versions. Once you get those, you start the Macintosh from the disc by putting it in and holding down C when you power up. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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