on 04/12/04 07:58, Tim Collier at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sorry for this, but how do you go about setting a firmware password? I > even forget how to boot into the firmware area...can anybody describe > the process for me? > > Tim > On Dec 3, 2004, at 4:55 PM, Aaron Willems wrote: > >> If you want security, password protect the firmware on your Mac. This >> will >> prevent anyone from booting off a CD and changing the password. One >> word of >> advice, though. Make sure you don't forget the firmware password. It's >> 100% >> percent full proof. If you forget the password, your screwed.
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