On Nov 6, 2008, at 4:42 AM, Paxton wrote:
> > Last weekend I got a nice iMac 600 MHz G3 slot loader with what > appears to be a bad CD drive. It won't grab the CD and pull it in and > if pushed in won't work (probably not getting it in all the way). > > And it is running a password protected OS X, not sure what version. > The owner is gone, it was an estate sale. > > My question is how to bypass the password. I tried my OS X 3.5 disk > and had to dismantle the Imac to get the disk back out. Did not boot > from C. > Sounds like a dead CD drive > Not sure how to boot in target mode. Is this what I would do to hook > it up to a machine.with a firewire cable (which I don't have). Use a FireWire cable (6-pin to 6-pin) to connect the target computer to a host computer. The host computer does not need to be turned off. Start up the target computer and immediately press and hold down the T key until the FireWire icon appears. The hard disk of the target computer should become available to the host computer and will likely appear on desktop. > Can I > do it over Ethernet through my hub? No, not if you can't log in > > > Any other way of deleting the password? Removing the battery? Jumper > inside the computer. > It is on the HD, not in the computers firmware, so these will not work. > Can I use an external USB CD drive. USB thumb drive? > I don't believe that slot loaders can boot from usb. Fixes: Option 1 Replace the CD drive, then start up from your 10.3.5 CD and either choose reset password or, preferably, just do a Nuke and pave with a new OS Option 2 Remove the HD and put it in another Mac or an external case attached to your Mac and do a nuke and pave on it from there. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
