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Cant login to iMac

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  • 21-02-2011 8:22pm
    #1
    sandt
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭


    Hi,

    not if this is in the correct place so mods please move if need be.

    a mate of mine recently bought a imac G5, he got it from a school he used to work at for €80 because it is locked and no one knows the log in details, and it has no keyboard or mouse. its just the unit.

    it seems to be a late 2006 17', dual core model going by this
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1463

    so does anyone know a way to bypass the login or setup a new account?
    after a quick google search all i can see is to re-install the OS, but he dosent have any disks for it.

    any ideas??


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    Stainless_Steel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Stainless_Steel


    If it is an intel mac then snow leopard will run on it. A snow leopard installation disc is only 30 quid.


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    Talisman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,079 ✭✭✭Talisman


    You can boot it from a system disc and reset the administrator password.

    Changing your administrator password


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    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Stainless_Steel wrote: »
    If it is an intel mac then snow leopard will run on it. A snow leopard installation disc is only 30 quid.

    :rolleyes:

    OP I'm guessing it's running Tiger or Mac OS X 10.4.x. The latest version of Mac OS that will run on your machine is Leopard 10.5.x. In fact you can use a Leopard disc to change the password for the Admin account without installing it.

    If you don't know where to obtain one PM me and I'm sure I can help you out.

    As for the keyboard/mouse - any USB Keyboard and mouse should work with it albeit without the Apple key unless it's a genuine Apple keyboard.

    Ken


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    Stainless_Steel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Stainless_Steel


    ZENER wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    what I say wrong?! Is it that it must be a 64 bit CPU?


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    Sad Professor
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    Stainless_Steel wrote: »
    what I say wrong?! Is it that it must be a 64 bit CPU?
    The OP said it was G5 iMac. But then they contradicted themselves and said it was a late 2006 dual core.


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    Stainless_Steel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Stainless_Steel


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    The OP said it was G5 iMac. But then they contradicted themselves and said it was a late 2006 dual core.

    Ah right.

    Well done ken for knowing your G5s from your G6s!


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