How do i get my macbook to do this??

[Winter Charm]

I was watching this guy's youtube video on what bootcamp does, and i saw that he had a password prompt that came up on the screen BEFORE he got to the part about "clicking your OS" .

here's a video link if you dont know exactly what i mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCV3_Tz6gSg

-PS: you just have to watch the video until about 15 seconds into the clip!

so, lemme get to the point-- HOW do you get your mac to do that??? (keep in mind i just made the switch and i'm an OS X Noob.

Thanks for the help, Mac Forums!

 

[EricNau]

That would be a firmware password:

Setting up firmware password protection in Mac OS X​

 

[Winter Charm]

That would be a firmware password:

Setting up firmware password protection in Mac OS X​

Thank you SOOOO MUCH!!! it worked

YOU ROCK!!!!

and so do MACBOOKS!

 

[EricNau]

Thank you SOOOO MUCH!!! it worked

YOU ROCK!!!!

and so do MACBOOKS!

I'm glad.

...Just remember that some features are disabled with the firmware password (as documented in that article). If you ever need to troubleshoot an issue, you may need to temporarily disable to password.

 

[elppa]

Also, by changing the memory configuration and resetting the P-RAM you can bypass the firmware password. It is a good step, but it is certainly not infallible.

 

[Winter Charm]

Also, by changing the memory configuration and resetting the P-RAM you can bypass the firmware password. It is a good step, but it is certainly not infallible.

Okay... i'll keep that in mind but i guess its a good idea to have an extra password i'm soo glad i made the switch to Mac.

I'm also hoping to buy the new macbooks when they come out!

again, thanks for all the help. People on this forum are sooo nice