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Ok, the model number is MB990LL/A and the Model Identifier is MacBookPro5,5. http://support.apple.com/kb/SP541 Does that help? Which version of install disc should I be looking for? Thanks guys

I will have to get the model number when I get home. Over the past 2 years I have purchased 4 macbooks, 2 have been pros. Let me verify I have everything correct. Aside from the issue I'm having, shouldn't any MB start up with any version of the bootup disc (as if I wanted to install a...

Yes, it is the disc that came with the computer. I'm pretty sure the OS updates brought it to 10.5.8, but the disc was 10.5.2, not .6. Thanks

I agree. So the firmware PW only protects the boot process if the HDD is not removed. When it's removed, it will act as a slave on another computer (or an external hd) and anyone can view the files freely. EXCEPT, if I have FileVault on. Thanks

The disc is gray, and it says 10.5.2 on it. I actually have two, they are both identical and neither will work at boot up, only when I'm in OSX. I have FV on, so if they take my HDD out of the comp. how are they going to access my files without my pw? I think I'm pretty safe if I have the...

I want my firmware locked because if my computer is stolen (as was my previous MBP from a home burglary) I do not want someone to be able to reset the user account password and gain access to the computer. I have an alternate backup method outside of TimeMachine and it has not posed a...

Running a MBP (mid 2009) 2.26GHz on OSX Leopard 10.5.8. I am trying to boot from the Startup disk (OSX Leopard 10.5.2) and when I stick it in a restart, I hold C and it hangs on the screen before where the Apple logo would appear normally, as if it's trying to load from the startup disk. The...