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Derek71879 Author

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firmware lock out screen

trying to turn on my MacBook Pro and it loaded to a black screen with a padlock on it. can't seem to start it up in safe mode, recovery mode or any other way

Mac Pro

Posted on Jan 8, 2019 10:57 AM

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Kurt Lang

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Posted on Jan 8, 2019 11:01 AM

A firmware password can only be set by someone with direct access to the computer. Assuming it wasn't you who set it, who else had possession of your Mac?

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