tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post116281348792915604..comments2010-07-10T03:21:22.039-04:00Bob K Mertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426923610693427001noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-51695185717264066922010-07-10T03:21:22.031-04:002010-07-10T03:21:22.031-04:00since I follow<br /><a href="http://netcom4us.com/ibook-g4-hard-drive-compatibility/" rel="nofollow">iBook G4 Hard Drive </a> so I use your tips and work, thanksmyminimarkhttp://myminimark.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-49789180611912931322009-11-10T13:22:45.025-05:002009-11-10T13:22:45.025-05:00Glad I was able to help everyone. Here it is years later and I just now realize that I never had my comments being delivered to my email so I&#39;m just now reading everything :)<br /><br />@bao Doing the command+option+p+r doesn&#39;t alter the booting but just resets the PRAM. This won&#39;t change anything related to the OS it&#39;s self and I suppose it&#39;s also theoretically possible that the OS changes the firmware password back.... just brainstorming.Bob K Mertzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426923610693427001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-15684931654769385262009-10-11T04:31:09.180-04:002009-10-11T04:31:09.180-04:00I have an Ibook G4 but tried to reset firmware pass but it didnt work. I remove one Ram and hold command+option+p+r but it still log in to MAC os. Anyone could help me? Thanks!baohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04241921702145723376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-82728579624282160612009-09-16T23:24:11.172-04:002009-09-16T23:24:11.172-04:00Dude! you Rule! thanks so much for the info!!! got an iBook for my niece on eBay. all it needed the seller said was an OS installed. well the school that had it left their OS on it with the firmware lock so i couldn&#39;t install anything. even Tech Tool Pro wouldn&#39;t run. searched on the forums with no luck till i ran across yer posting.had to zap the PRAM a few times but got there. am loading 10.3 on it now. would be happy to send some tunes yer way as a token of my appreciation. ever heard Sara Groves or Bill Monroe? hit me back at workingyouth@yahoo.com if ya like. thanks again and God bless. best, PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-10099682173448787252009-06-26T19:10:30.282-04:002009-06-26T19:10:30.282-04:00Bob you are amazing, my hero!!! I replaced my HD and then got the firmware password:-( You saved my my laptop!Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16687582739432744401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-75401882897088985382009-05-18T21:19:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:19:00.000-04:00Thanks Bob. I tried resetting the PRAM with no success, but changing the RAM configuration and THEN resetting the PRAM... Thats pure genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-18806579862881900872009-01-23T11:04:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:04:00.000-05:00Praise ye, Bob. You are my saviour! Last week I thought my hard drive had died and taken all my work with it (naughty me, not big on the backing up). I was running out of avenues when I found your blog. Worked like a charm. Thank you! Thank you! Thanks. :-)kusikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-72248859505540755572008-09-23T00:57:00.000-04:002008-09-23T00:57:00.000-04:00This was new for me. Great solution... well, the only solution... but thanks for posting it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37223629.post-9442447892518280382008-09-11T09:49:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:49:00.000-04:00Its worked, Just the way explained.<BR/><BR/>change the ram, hold command+option+p+r , three chimes<BR/><BR/><BR/>DONETroynoreply@blogger.com