The thief took the laptop to apple saying he needed it reset because it was running slow (even though it had no password on it) and a serial check of the genius bar revealed it was reported stolen so they kept it from him. Here is a story of a real life dumn criminal in which i was surprised the apple store didn't call the police on him. All apple laptops should come with a preset firmware password so that people can never unlock it if it's stolen and taking it back to apple means going back to the original owner. Step 2: Click here to download pre-made modified version of Snow Leopard.vmdk and darwinsnow.iso files required to get this thing to work. Step 1: Download and install VMware Workstation 7. If you like OS X Snow Leopard, Get a Mac. It's the equivalent of a bios password on a regular pc that the cmos battery is soldiered and can't be removed to clear the password. This guide is for informational purposes only. So maybe the 2012 version and newer stopped this but believe me it works on mine now, i did it myself man.Ī thief's worst day is getting a macbook in which the firmware password can't be removed and apple made an intelligent choice with this. Other people online also reported this issue. proof i have a 2011 macbook is that i experience same overheating getting hot issue where certain applications make the processor run on high for long time. u don't need me to take a screenshot of my specs to prove i have one. ![]() Staff man your wrong my friend, I have a 2011 macbook pro and i removed the password myself using this method.
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