I am unclear as to the possibility of removing the firmware password on this MBP by removing RAM. Does anybody know if this model is still of that production line where you could do it that way, or is this here no longer possible?
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
MBP+MBP, MM+MM - 10.6+10.8+10.9
It should work on any Mac with removable memory.
No Apple sates that on newer models this is no longer possible.
Question is if mine is a newer model.
No, it isn't. Newer models don't have removable RAM.
Kappy wrote:
No, it isn't. Newer models don't have removable RAM.
well I have 2013 MBP with Removable Ram. how can that be?
No, you don't. All 2013 models are Retina models and do not have removable memory. The most recent MBP with removable memory is the Mid-2012 model.
MM, not mine.
| Introduced | June 2012 |
|---|---|
| Discontinued | October 2013 |
| Model Identifier | MacBookPro9,1 |
| Model Number | A1286 |
You bought it in 2013, but it is a 2012 model.
OK. that could be.
But for my education, I understood that somewhere from 2010 or 2011 there was a small chip on the motherboard where the firmware was stored and removing the Ram did no longer reset it.
So is my MBP posed in the original question one or the other?
Do you know the Firware Password? If not then you have little choice but to remove the memory and find out. If you know the Firmware Password, then you need the Firmware Password Utility to remove it.
If you are using Mavericks then boot from the Recovery HD. Select Firmware Password Utility from the Utilities menu in the screen's menubar.
I don't know when Apple moved the PRAM data out of main memory and into a separate chip. If the chip is volatile RAM then it is maintained by a small lithium battery in the computer. Removing the battery for about 15 minutes should erase the contents. Oh, and remove the main battery, too.
Morning, and thanks.
I have a chat with Apple this morning to see if they know. Thanks for your impute I learned stuff.
Talked to a level two rep at Apple. All computers with an 15 chip or higher have the firmware stored in the processor. Removal of Ram no longer removes it.
Thanks for your help.
Apple say slightly different, since not all i5 models are included here : http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3554
Firmware password reset on september 2010 MacBook Pro
