How to rebuild a mac mini with lost disk password
We have a mac mini in the office we need to use. When you boot, it asks
for a disk password. They guy who set it left, and he doesn't remember it.
We tried booting with Cmd-S, but the mac doesnt go into single user mode.
We found an old Snow Leapard disk, and we can boot with this (by holding
down option), it works for a bit, then says you need to restart your
computer. when we do this, and restart, it says "your computer was
restarted because of a problem" then it just goes back to the "enter disk
password" again.
I guess we need to get the mac to format its disk some how. Is there any
way to do this?
We dont have any other disks.
We dont have any spare HDs, but could buy one if needed.
We dont care about the data.
We dont know what version of OSX is installed, but its probably 1-2 years
old. We dont know what kind of mac mini it is, but it is metal, with a DVD
slot, and a plastic round base which can unscrew.
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