HT1338 MacMini locked and is asking for six digit password.
I purchased my MacMini six months ago and it was second hand. The seller advertised it woth latest Lion OS. Two daus ago, while my wofe working on it, it seized operation and is now asking for a six digit code. I tried reaching out to the previous owner but cant locate him. Any idea how i can reset this? I troed calling Apple for help but they are asking 50 dollars to do this. It seams unreasonable for something i already paid for to pay again for resetting my unit. I tried reinstalling the OS by restarting the unit and holding the two keys " Command & R" or other key combinations but i can not get passed the six digit code or the "lock" screen. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Still having issues...
The keyboard does not respond. First i thought it was due to bluetooth kb not connecting fast enough. So i bought a Macally usb KB. That didnt work either. As i am reading more blogs, how do i verify if i have Intel based or Power PC based machine other than tear it apart? It seems like for Intel you need to remove the Cmos battery to reset the bios. What am i doing wrong? Going through multiple key holding scenarios and ofcourse replacing a ram each time, does not result in 3 chime reset indicator. I even tried left and right keys.....very frustrating! Any thoughts?
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Hi all
I'm new to this forum so I might be asking questions that are already answered
As the title suggests, my iPad has suddenly decided it needs a passcode.
I have never set up a passcode for this of any other of my Apple products
I have no strange apps running that require a passcode
It is still running IOS6 as the upgrades seemed to have bad feedback and I was cautious about causing problems
I have not backed this iPad up via iTunes or iCloud and there are many, many photos that I wouldn't want to lose
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I can't find anything that resembles a 'Sorry, we made a bit of a mistake here' or perhaps 'Take it to your local genius bar (100 mile round trip for me) and they have the tech to fix this and save your pictures' but there seems to be nothing of the sort.
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So am I now on my own, trying to sort this with limited tech knowledge of how iPad, & iTunes works?
I know this is not just me as there are many others out there with similar problems, so how about a bit of help here please Apple?
Thanks for any (nice) advice
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