firmware password lock

Jade

Use a cross-head screwdriver (No 0) to release the four screws retaining the RAM bay cover plate. Once you release the cover plate you can remove the RAM Modules. Make sure you ground yourself first or if you have an ESD wrist strip handy, use it. If there are two RAM Modules remove the one in the top slot and put it to one side. Nove move the second module from the bottom slot into the top slot. If there is only one RAM Module move it out of whatever slot it is in and into the other slot. Now reboot the laptop and reset the Parameter RAM or PRAM (pronounced PeeRAM). To reset the PRAM depress the command alt+pr keys simultaneously. After the initial boot chime on restart you should hear another one after a few seconds. Release the keys and let the laptop boot normally.

If you've done everything correctly you should have successfully cleared the firmware password.

Once you've verified there's no firmware password any more, shut down the laptop and either insert the removed Module (assuming two modules) and secure the RAM Bay cover plate, or simply secure the RAM Bay cover plate if there was only one RAM Module to begin with.

HTH?

Tony

See this Apple article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1352