Power Mac G5 administrator password

I was given a Power Mac G5 and I need to reset the administrator password, any ideas? I don't have any disks for the Mac

Hello, without the Install Discs this'll work...
Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...
http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
Admin Hack...
http://www.hackmac.org/?q=node/4
Starts up like the first time you buy a new Mac, but after filling in all that info again, you should have access to the computer and the other Users & files will still be there... give the new User a different name than an existing one.

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