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From: john@latcs1.oz (John Pritchard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: LaserWriter password
Message-ID: <4579@latcs1.oz>
Date: 31 Aug 88 01:35:37 GMT
Organization: Comp Sci, La Trobe Uni, Australia
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Does anyone know how to reset the password on a LaserWriter? This is
stored in the EEROM, and is normally 0, but our password somehow got
changed to an unknown value last week. This prevents our macs from
using the LaserWriter, since they must give the password before
downloading the quickdraw code.

Unfortunately, to reset the password to 0 via postscript, you need
to know the current password! According to an old news item, the only
solution is to disconnect the EEROM so that the LaserWriter will use
the default parameters. If anyone has done this before, I would be
very grateful for any info, eg: where is the EEROM located and what
is its part number?

Thanks,
John Pritchard
Internet:    john@latcs1.oz.au    UUCP: uunet!latcs1.oz.au!john