I bought an iMac G3 from a guy and it was from an auction. There are two accounts on it, RCTECH and Student. The password for student is student, but the RCTECH password is unknown. The hint is "1ST LADY". I tried every first lady but none of them worked. i need to factory rest it. but i don't have the disk that came with the iMac G3. How and where do io get it?
Thanks!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.10)
It can be done another way if it isn't 10.4.x Server edition,you just need a new admin account.
Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...
http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
Admin Hack...
http://www.hackmac.org/?q=node/4
Starts up like the first time you buy a new Mac, but after filling in all that info again, you should have access to the computer and the other Users & files will still be there... give the new User a different name than an existing one.
iMac G3's shipped well before Tiger OS X 10.4 did, and they shipped with various versions of OS 8, OS 9, and OS X 10.0.
You can purchase new copies of OS X Tiger 10.4 on eBay if you are interested:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Operating-Systems-/11226/i.html?_from=R40&LH_BIN=1&_nkw= os+x+10.4&_sop=15
Restore Tiger 10.4 & Leopard 10.5 DVDs are available from Apple by calling 1(800) 275-2273. Have your serial number ready. Have your credit card ready too. There may be a small fee.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4720126?tstart=0 -- January 20,2013
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5772721?answerId=24588313022#24588313022 -- January 22,2014
where do i get a factory reset disk for iMac G3?
