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MBP 2012 Bootup files?
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MBP 2012 Bootup files?
Installed some software and some updates then no OS now loads.
The machine unknown to me has a bios password, so i cannot boot in to the fresh Catalina that was on the ssd.
I have tried all i know to boot or trick the 2012 i5 macbook pro but the padlock icon comes on. NVRAM reset, recovery console...nothing works.
Don't really want to be soldering a bios chip if i am honest but this will be an xmas present for someone.
Is there a way i can just slave the main SSD and edit a config file to boot up?
Thanks in advance.
The machine unknown to me has a bios password, so i cannot boot in to the fresh Catalina that was on the ssd.
I have tried all i know to boot or trick the 2012 i5 macbook pro but the padlock icon comes on. NVRAM reset, recovery console...nothing works.
Don't really want to be soldering a bios chip if i am honest but this will be an xmas present for someone.
Is there a way i can just slave the main SSD and edit a config file to boot up?
Thanks in advance.
Fishrrman
macrumors Penryn
Feb 20, 2009
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"Don't really want to be soldering a bios chip if i am honest but this will be an xmas present for someone.
Is there a way i can just slave the main SSD and edit a config file to boot up?"
Where did you get this?
If it has a firmware password or is tied to a corporate account using MDM, you're not going to "clear it" -- at least not easily.
You don't want to "gift" this to anyone, as it's all-but unusable to someone new to Macs.
Is there a way i can just slave the main SSD and edit a config file to boot up?"
Where did you get this?
If it has a firmware password or is tied to a corporate account using MDM, you're not going to "clear it" -- at least not easily.
You don't want to "gift" this to anyone, as it's all-but unusable to someone new to Macs.
vince22
macrumors 6502a
Oct 12, 2013
not worth the trouble, get rid of it ASAP.
There is no trouble risk. Laptop is legit. Came from a music company.Sold off cheap as 2012 models. We've gone back to them to see if their IT-dept can cross reference it for the bios password.not worth the trouble, get rid of it ASAP.
I mention bios chip removal as it is pretty easy for such an older machine. If only apple would still support these old machines I could go to them with proof of ownership.
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