On Nov 14, 2008, at 3:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I acquired a PPC G3 recently, and when trying to upgrade the OS to > 10.2.8 (from 10.2), the system asks for a password or phrase. I > called the previous owner, whose name stilla ppears on the box, but he > could not remember what to enter. He made a couple of suggestions, > but neither works. > Is there some way to get inside to reset or bypass the password? If you insert the install CD/DVD containing the OS into the optical drive, then start up your mac while holding down the "C" key, your mac will "start up" from the install disk and you can install the "new" OS without the password. Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
