on 3/29/01 8:49 PM, Robert Newman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> I got a PowerBook Duo from eBay a few weeks ago, very cheap $30
> shipped.
>> The owner
>> was selling so cheap because it asks for a password when you turn it
> on.
>> HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What can I do???????? I don't have a dock or
> anything,
>> I could
>> swap the HD with the one from a PB165 but I can't get to open this
> thing,
>> other than
>> accessing underneath the keyboard. what can I do???
>
> Hold down the Shift key while booting the computer. This will
> disable extensions, and SHOULD allow you to bypass the password. Find
> the password extension/control panels for the password and trash them.
> Should boot without the password protection after that. It worked on
> my Duo 230.
>
> Robert
Unless, of course, the password is on the HD Driver. If that's the case,
then the only other way to salvage it in place would be to hook up a floppy
drive and do the DOCS boot trick (hold down the Delete, Option, Command,
Shift keys) to bypass the internal drive.
Otherwise, you'll have to swap out the HD as has been suggested.
- Eric.
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