Vendor Reset Questions

[instantfries]

I've done quite a bit of research on my own, but haven't gotten any real results from doing that, so i'm here to ask.

Facts:

• MacBook Pro was bought and paid for in the Philippines.

Questions:

• What really gets reset with a vendor reset?
• Can i have an authorized Apple Store from where i live do this?
• Is there a service fee?
• How long does the process take?
• Will my files be safe and kept private during the reset?
• Will my MacBook Pro's region changes limit revert back from 0 to 5 again?
• Would Vendor Reset invalidate my warranty, in any way?

Thank you for reading and replying if you would.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[old-wiz]

I don't understand what you mean by "Vendor Reset"; can you explain?

 

[instantfries]

I don't understand what you mean by "Vendor Reset"; can you explain?

I do not know what it really is either. The MacBook Pro in question here, is owned by someone i know, and i'm here to ask about it on this forum.

The Vendor Reset is somehow related somewhat to the disc drive of the laptop. It was used to view Region 1 - 3 DVDs but, there was a limit.(All Changes possible were used up.) And along with the limit number it was stated that there were 4 Vendor Resets left with 0 Region Change. Neither of us really know about this Vendor Reset is, but since it was stated with the 0 Region Change we thought we'd ask around.

Hope that helps give info.

 

[jupman]

Guessing you are asking about viewing of DVDs...my question is this OSX software or hardware... From Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2397

google is your friend for helping answer your question, just search for "apple DVD region"

I do not know what it really is either. The MacBook Pro in question here, is owned by someone i know, and i'm here to ask about it on this forum.

The Vendor Reset is somehow related somewhat to the disc drive of the laptop. It was used to view Region 1 - 3 DVDs but, there was a limit.(All Changes possible were used up.) And along with the limit number it was stated that there were 4 Vendor Resets left with 0 Region Change. Neither of us really know about this Vendor Reset is, but since it was stated with the 0 Region Change we thought we'd ask around.

Hope that helps give info.

 

[old-wiz]

The modern DVD drives are extremely difficult to reset the region code change count. There have been other threads in the forum from people trying to find a way to change the firmware, but it only works on some older models of DVDs.

It's a question of how the specific model DVD drive's firmware works.