Giant padlock on screen

Hi, my son recently purchased a Macbook Pro, he tried to partition the hard drive but bootcamp didnt install properly for some unknown reason, now he is left with a giant padlock, which we understand is firmware passworded, we contacted the seller and he said there is no password, any help or advise please?

Posted on Jun 30, 2021 5:41 AM

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Limnos

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Jun 30, 2021 6:46 AM in response to Treg74

See the article below about a firmware lock.

Use a firmware password on your Mac - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/HT204455

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