Sadly, you can't overcome the hardware lock or the iCloud lock unless you can get the person who had owned it give you the [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204455|firmware password] and [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204756|Pin code] to properly release the iCloud lock and properly remove it from their hardware collection. Review this image and the following doc as you can encounter one or both of these
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Sadly, you can't overcome the hardware lock or the iCloud lock unless you can get the person who had owned it give you the [link|https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204455|Firmware Password] and [link|https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204756|Pin Code] to properly release the iCloud lock and properly remove it from their hardware collection. Review this image and the following doc as you can encounter one or both of these
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[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204156|If your Mac doesn't start up all the way]
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[link|https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204156|If your Mac doesn't start up all the way]
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Here's a deeper view: [https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web|Apple Platform Security]
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Here's a deeper view: [link|https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web|Apple Platform Security]
Sadly, you can't overcome the hardware lock or the iCloud lock unless you can get the person who had owned it give you the [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204455|firmware password] and [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204756|Pin code] to properly release the iCloud lock and properly remove it from their hardware collection. Review this image and the following doc as you can encounter one or both of these
[image|2701814]
[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204156|If your Mac doesn't start up all the way]
Here's a deeper view: [https://support.apple.com/guide/security/welcome/web|Apple Platform Security]