HELP!! Mac book Pro Locked:(

[mattytothemax]

Hi Guys

My friend recently bought a second hand Macbook Pro 2011 from a pawnshop at a great price but it seems to be locked.


I'm pretty certain it's been locked via iCloud.
We've taken it back to the store but they can't help, they offered to give us our cash back but for the price, my friend really wants to keep it.

Is there anything we can do to reset it?

I've tried to reload snow leopard but I can't get into the Disk Utility.

Can I force the reload somehow?

Any suggestions?

 

[Gav Mack]

Wrong part of the site this is Mac Pro not MacBook Pro [mod note: thread moved] but the last post here explains what to do:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1303084/

 

[mattytothemax]

Ah, Thanks dude. Sorry, Didn't notice

I'll check out that thread now.

 

[old-wiz]

Likely that the MBP is stolen.

 

[a-m-k]

If I were you, just to check to see if it has been, indeed, stolen, take it to the police and have them run the serial number. Though, it's possible that somehow, that has been removed.

 

[aristobrat]

Wrong part of the site this is Mac Pro not MacBook Pro [mod note: thread moved] but the last post here explains what to do:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1303084/

FWIW, on newer Macs the password is protected in a special chip, and the solution in the thread above (swapping RAM modules) won't work.

 

[SavMBP15]

I would tell your "friend" that they bought stolen property.

Who would even buy a computer from a pawn shop without testing it to make sure it worked (unless they have a return policy)?

 

[MacModMachine]

I would tell your "friend" that they bought stolen property.

Who would even buy a computer from a pawn shop without testing it to make sure it worked (unless they have a return policy)?

exactly,

sounds super fishy , cheap laptop , locked with the password....untested and sounds like it was bought very quickly.

 

[brdeveloper]

That's why I enabled firmware password protection, Undecover anti-theft and Guest account, so I can force a new "owner" to play with the Macbook while he's being monitored.

 

[tonie]

Do pawn shops really sell macbook pro that's locked? Don't they have to test everything before they let customer pawn?

 

[blueroom]

We've taken it back to the store but they can't help, they offered to give us our cash back...

Do this.

 

[MeUnix]

Yeah, this thread doesn't sound fishy. Have fun, and if you really did get it from a pawn shop return it for your money back.

 

[old-wiz]

Do pawn shops really sell macbook pro that's locked? Don't they have to test everything before they let customer pawn?

I doubt pawn shops would even know how to test a computer. It wouldn't surprise me to find a pawn shop selling something stolen. Even the most legit pawn shops can be fooled, especially with technology items. The cops routinely check in at pawn shops to look for stolen items. A pawn shop that frequently sells stolen stuff is going to go out of business.

 

[ano0oj]

Likely that the MBP is stolen.

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[racer1441]

Please help me use this stolen computer I have from a 'friend'. Right.......