On 15-11-2008 00:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [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?
Put in the install CD/DVD and boot from that. In the menubar you'll find the poss. to reset the password. HTH, Jo Hissel --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
