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What has he done? Powerbook G4 Problem

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ruby tuesday

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jan 18, 2008
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Hi guys,

A friend of mine has entrusted me with his Powerbook G4 which he seems to have royally screwed up.

When I started it up, I get the folder with the question mark.

When I try and reboot with "option" selected. I get a lock, a place where I can enter some sort of password and the arrow pointing to the right.

What has he done? Will Disk Warrior fix this?

I have till Monday, I hope I can untangle the mess he's made. ;)
 
mad jew

mad jew

Moderator emeritus
Apr 3, 2004
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Adelaide, Australia
Sounds like there's a firmware password enabled. Ask your friend what it is so you can then reinstall the operating system from the supplied discs. :)
 
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ruby tuesday

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jan 18, 2008
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Just called him, he thinks he pressed a bunch of random keys on the keyboard and doesn't remember what the password is.

He doesn't have the original install disk anymore, is he DOA?

I wonder if I can just wipe it somehow, or if he has to take it into a mac dealer?
 
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Queso

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Mar 4, 2006
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Does the old trick of removing or adding RAM, then resetting the PRAM 3 times work on that model? Used to do the trick on G3 Macs.

EDIT : Found this, which suggests it should work on a PowerBook. Not exactly an official source though.
 
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