need to start over with Powermac G5

[cjbarton]

I recently bought a powermac G5. It runs great and was a good investment but I did not get the system password and the guy wont respond and provide it to me. How can I reformat the machine. I also did not get any discs with the purchase. Can I just buy restore discs? or will I need to completely wipe it and start over?

 

[noodle654]

I recently bought a powermac G5. It runs great and was a good investment but I did not get the system password and the guy wont respond and provide it to me. How can I reformat the machine. I also did not get any discs with the purchase. Can I just buy restore discs? or will I need to completely wipe it and start over?

You could look for the restore discs, but you are better off buying a copy of Leopard and just erasing the drive and doing a reinstall. Look on eBay for a copy.

 

[Altemose]

Call AppleCare and explain the situation. They may send you some fresh restore disks. Sometimes they will give you a Leopard disk, like they did for my G5.

Altemose

 

[tampasteve]

Might want to try the instructions found here:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20080414140636495

Or

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/103953/i-forgot-the-password-to-mac-os-x-10-5-8-leopard-how-can-i-reset-it