I'll echo that recommendation. However, I was able to get around a password-locked 80 MB Quantum SCSI with a 1990 Apple ROM recently by hooking it up in an external HDD, which I then connected to the SCSI port on an SE/30. Ran LaCie 5.3.1 on it to "see" and mount it at ID 1. That let me copy the contents to another external drive without using a password. Then I used LaCie to format and initialize the drive before putting it in another machine. Once there, I reinitialized it as an Apple drive and got rid of the LaCie stuff. If you can get a 2.5-3.5 SCSI adapter, then I believe you can easily get at that little HDD to wipe it clean and start over. Good luck! -- Jim Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: Re: Trouble with a password-protected PB540c, can't boot NetworkDisk, hair falling out, shot nerves
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