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Account Limit Reached

When I try to set up me iCloud ID with my Apple ID in OS X lion I get this:


Account Limit Reached


This device is no longer eligible for creating an Apple ID.


I have never been in the beta program or anything so I really don't get it?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6), early 2008 model

Posted on Oct 12, 2011 11:32 AM

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Oct 15, 2011 10:01 AM in response to nightsight

Hey Hi-Fly,


There are also older versions available in the internet, such as 3T100. I also downloaded that version at first and it didn't work for me neither (regardless of how I burned it to a DVD or CD, whatever), but later then I found the other one. I have a Macbook White (Early 2008) 2.4 GHz, and version 3T106 worked for me like a charm. I think you should look for it in google, there are torrent links and official apple links too (i used the torrent, but it's up to you). The other thing is that you should use "Disk Utility" (it's part of MAC OS X) to burn the image to CD.


Maybe you fail because you are trying with the wrong version or your disk is not bootable. Please check your serializer's version, and get back to us if you still don't succeed. You can see version number in the disk label if you mount the image, or you can check it in the readme file which comes within the image.


I hope this helps.

Oct 16, 2011 5:50 AM in response to Baldaccar

Yes, Baldaccar, posts diasspear when Apple finds information leading to fixes they do not approve of. The problem here is that Apple's original support, geniuses, Authorized Reserllers, you name them, whenever they change a motherborad they apparently forget to set the S/N on the new mother board.

Apple's solution, probably, I am just guessing, is that you go again at the Apple Authorised Dealer and ask them to fix the problem. I have also discovered that there is no "legal" way of getting hold of the famous Mother Board Serializer which, I think, is a software supposed to be used only by Apple's authorised repair centres and can be downloaded only from Torrent sites (anyone knows of a good link)?


The moreale is: this is Apple, take it or leavet. For people willing to tinker with their hardware and software there's Linux and other OSs. Apple's is a walled garden, where you can do only what the master says, no matter how wrong s/he could be.


Cheers

Andrea

Oct 16, 2011 6:21 AM in response to Baldaccar

Hmm, it seems that Baldaccar posts are not making it here...

My advise, two alternatives:

1. if you feel confident that you're not going to mess up, ask someone who has successfully used the Blank Board Serializer tool to lend you a hand in private. I cannot, as I did not use it and I haven't even got a copy.

You will never find that kind of info here, as this is an official Apple forum, and I believe it is against the company's policy to let users post information that might potentially cause bigger probelms than the current one (I would think twice before tinkering with my macbook ROM)

2. go to an Apple Store, I am pretty sure they'll fix the problem with the S/N.

Best

Andrea

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