Macbook Air Firmware Lock

[frase]

Have an Apple Macbook Air here. When booted up it says "locked out for 60 minutes". So I try to boot to recovery and the padlock with box comes up requesting unlock key. Same happens when trying to boot from USB.

Is an ancient 2010 model,client also took it to an Apple Authorised Repairer. All they did was ring Apple, Apple said they cant do anything due to age.

So is this mac bricked now? Or is there some trick to bypass this..which I doubt

Thanks

 

[overburnz]

Does the customer still have the purchase receipt? It is the only way to prove that he/she owns the MacBook and request the firmware unlock at a AASP

 

[frase]

From 10 Years ago I would doubt it.

 

[overburnz]

From 10 Years ago I would doubt it.

yeah... :/ in that case it’s a good paper weight

 

[cyabro]

Where did the client get it from?
Did they buy it locked?
It would be locked by an Apple iCloud account so you’d need access to that account to unlock it yourself.
Otherwise as overburnz said you can take it to an AASP with a copy of the original purchase receipt/invoice as proof of ownership and they can request an unlock code from Apple.
Not sure what that AASP was up to it they couldn’t help?
Apple can’t help you over the phone as it requires a file to be given to the AASP so they can create a special USB drive to boot from that unlocks it.

 

[frase]

There is a device one can buy Called a MATT Card

http://www.cmizapper.com/products/mattcard.html

 

[sapphirescales]

I have a tool similar to this:

https://www.unionrepair.com/unlock-macbook-pin-and-efi-with-exclusive-unlocking-tool-ds-809.html

It allows you to remove the firmware locks from the logic board itself. This isn't my exact tool (I don't remember what brand tool I bought) but it works perfectly. I just cleared the firmware lock on a 2017 MacBook Pro yesterday. $400 in profit. This tool has made me so much money it's unreal.

 

[pcpete]

I also think you can buy a preprogrammed bios chip for under $20 on ebay, which you have to solder on yourself