Mac mini A1347 firmware password
SRINIVASDURVASULA
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User level: Level 1 (4 points)Mac mini A1347 firmware password
Posted on Sep 22, 2026 3:21 AM
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HWTech
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User level: Level 9 (78,350 points)Sep 22, 2026 6:37 PM in response to SRINIVASDURVASULA
If you don't know it, then the only option is to take the device to Apple or an AASP along with acceptable proof of purchase as well as your ID to confirm you are the owner of the device. If the paperwork is acceptable & valid, then they can remove the firmware lock for you. Otherwise this computer will only ever boot to the existing OS on the internal drive. If that internal drive or OS fails to boot normally, then that computer will be a brick.
Before taking the computer to Apple or an AASP, I would call ahead to confirm exactly what they will accept as valid proof of purchase as well as which form(s) of personal ID are acceptable. Apple is very strict on what they will accept as proof of ownership.
den.thed
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User level: Level 10 (99,154 points)Sep 22, 2026 7:59 AM in response to SRINIVASDURVASULA
Follow the "How to turn off a firmware password" or "If you forgot the firmware password" directions,
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256362580