Hi, I'm a pc guy but I inherited a Mac G5 from my job. I came without mouse, keyboard, monitor and OS. (It has Tiger pre-installed)
I got it up and running perfectly utilizing my own PC mouse, keyboard and monitor via a KVM switch. Worked perfect and very impressed with Apple.
However due to work commitments I had not started it up in over a month until yesterday.
I was unable to login because it would not accept my passwords (Admins or user) The caps lock/num lock keys are not on and I'm positive that I'm using the correct password. I understand that this can be fixed with the OS disc, but as I said I don't have one.
The only hardware change in the last month has been a monitor upgrade from a crt to an lcd screen. I don't think this should cause my problem.
I got my hands on an Apple keyboard and mouse but the problem still exists - refuses passwords, login screen shakes from side to side briefly and offers password hint after three attempts.
Is there a keyboard press that enables me to type in the user name instead of picking a name from the menu? If there was I would be able to see if it actually types the correct letters. As you know typing the password shows only asterisks.
Tried re-seating memory and expansion cards, to no avail.
I have "Software Install" and "Software Restore" discs (OS 9, I think) from an i Mac I had a few years ago. Can it be started from the command line so I could reset passwords?
Tried booting with the Install CD and pressing "C", but nothing happened. I'm bugged because it used to work before.
I'm kinda convinced that the only solution is to boot with a Tiger Install disc (which I will have to source) Will a borrowed OS disc work? Will I have to buy Tiger?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
I got it up and running perfectly utilizing my own PC mouse, keyboard and monitor via a KVM switch. Worked perfect and very impressed with Apple.
However due to work commitments I had not started it up in over a month until yesterday.
I was unable to login because it would not accept my passwords (Admins or user) The caps lock/num lock keys are not on and I'm positive that I'm using the correct password. I understand that this can be fixed with the OS disc, but as I said I don't have one.
The only hardware change in the last month has been a monitor upgrade from a crt to an lcd screen. I don't think this should cause my problem.
I got my hands on an Apple keyboard and mouse but the problem still exists - refuses passwords, login screen shakes from side to side briefly and offers password hint after three attempts.
Is there a keyboard press that enables me to type in the user name instead of picking a name from the menu? If there was I would be able to see if it actually types the correct letters. As you know typing the password shows only asterisks.
Tried re-seating memory and expansion cards, to no avail.
I have "Software Install" and "Software Restore" discs (OS 9, I think) from an i Mac I had a few years ago. Can it be started from the command line so I could reset passwords?
Tried booting with the Install CD and pressing "C", but nothing happened. I'm bugged because it used to work before.
I'm kinda convinced that the only solution is to boot with a Tiger Install disc (which I will have to source) Will a borrowed OS disc work? Will I have to buy Tiger?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.