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How can I unlock the Macintosh HD to reinstall OS X Lion?

I am trying to reinstall Mac OS X Lion on my mac and it says the HD is locked. I cannot turn my Mac on because it shuts off while its booting up. A gray bar appears on the loading screen then shuts off. I am trying to reinstall Mac OS X Utilities from Recovery Mode.

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Posted on Aug 21, 2013 5:13 PM

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Posted on Mar 4, 2017 1:03 PM

Jaastad wrote:


How do I unlock my hard disk on a very old MacBook Pro?

This is a very old thread. I suggest you start a new post, and if possible provide screen shots, or a picture of what your screen looks like when you need unlock your disk.


And if you are not on Lion 10.7, then post your new question in the correct forum, so you get information related to the version of OS X you are actually using.


Making a guess, is it possible you have a Firmware Password enabled? Does the screen look like one of these?

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Or is it some other lock?


Any additional information you can provide in a new post would be helpful.

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How can I unlock the Macintosh HD to reinstall OS X Lion?

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