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  • crockett
    in a van by the river
    • May 2003
    • 76818
    #1

    Apple people

    I traded a older iMac for a iPad mini. The previous owner wiped the iPad and now I'm trying to set it up. It's just a WiFi model no cellular.

    The problem is it won't let me set up using my apple ID it keeps asking for his. How do I set this up, does he have to remove the iPad from his cloud or something?
    Last edited by crockett; 07-14-2013, 09:42 AM.
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    • Sly
      Let's do some business!
      • Sep 2004
      • 31377
      #2
      iTunes has a device list. Maybe it is synced with that still somehow and needs to be removed from the device list?
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        • crockett
          in a van by the river
          • May 2003
          • 76818
          #3
          Originally posted by Sly
          iTunes has a device list. Maybe it is synced with that still somehow and needs to be removed from the device list?
          I'm not sure but that's what I'm thinking, but if that were the case, why would people bother stealing apple stuff if it could never be used.
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            • Juicy D. Links
              So Fucking Banned
              • Apr 2001
              • 122992
              #4
              try this

              http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tri...d-on-the-ipad/


              or this

              https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0

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                • Dankasaur
                  So Fucking Fossilized
                  • Sep 2011
                  • 1432
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
                  try this

                  http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tri...d-on-the-ipad/


                  or this

                  https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0
                  This should work.

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                    • crockett
                      in a van by the river
                      • May 2003
                      • 76818
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
                      try this

                      http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tri...d-on-the-ipad/


                      or this

                      https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0
                      I can't get to that screen because it's been wiped so I have to get past the set up first.
                      In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                        • the source
                          Confirmed User
                          • Apr 2004
                          • 1255
                          #7
                          You have to put it into restore mode first (hold home and power button until it restarts, or something like that - google it) then you can use itunes to reset it.
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                            • crockett
                              in a van by the river
                              • May 2003
                              • 76818
                              #8
                              Originally posted by the source
                              You have to put it into restore mode first (hold home and power button until it restarts, or something like that - google it) then you can use itunes to reset it.
                              I've tried that 3 times but each time when it goes to the log into iTunes after the install it still says it's linked to his account.

                              He claims that nothing is showing under his account and he gave me the receipt from when he bought it, so its not like a bad ESN type thing. Its a WiFi only model anyway.
                              In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                • facialfreak
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2005
                                  • 3018
                                  #9
                                  Plug the iPad into your PC/Mac and load iTunes ...

                                  On the left when it identifies the device, click it, and down near the bottom of the preview window should be an option to reset to factory settings ...

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                                    • Creatine
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Apr 2013
                                      • 1060
                                      #10
                                      My brother used to work for apple as an iPad technician ill edit this post with his reply in a bit.

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                                        • Creatine
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Apr 2013
                                          • 1060
                                          #11
                                          Here's what my brother said to do

                                          "Hold lock and home button until it shuts off and the apple logo comes on. Ounce it comes on let go of lock keep holding home until it says plug into iTunes. Plug it in and restore it"

                                          "In iOS 7 (Comes out in fall) you won't be able to do anything to fix this."

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                                            • Joshua G
                                              dumb libs love censorship
                                              • Jul 2008
                                              • 8198
                                              #12
                                              NSA (sorry, i mean apple) does not like people transferring hardware.

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                                                • 2MuchMark
                                                  Mark of 2Much.net
                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                  • 50991
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by JoshGirls Josh
                                                  NSA (sorry, i mean apple) does not like people transferring hardware.
                                                  Lol! Not true at all. When I sold my Macbook I called Apple tech support to ask if there's anything special I should do and they were extremely helpful to me and to the new owner.

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                                                    • crockett
                                                      in a van by the river
                                                      • May 2003
                                                      • 76818
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Creatine
                                                      Here's what my brother said to do

                                                      "Hold lock and home button until it shuts off and the apple logo comes on. Ounce it comes on let go of lock keep holding home until it says plug into iTunes. Plug it in and restore it"

                                                      "In iOS 7 (Comes out in fall) you won't be able to do anything to fix this."
                                                      Actually I found out what it is and it's iOS7 related.

                                                      He had a developer install of ios7 on it and apple has added a new security feature to curb theft it seems.

                                                      The iPad is linked to your apple account and you have to delete the link prior to wiping the OS if you intend to sell it to a new user.

                                                      What happens if the link isn't deleted before you wipe it, it goes into security mode and won't let you reformat unless you use the previous owners log in info.

                                                      It's fixable and a bit inconvenient but sounds like a pretty good security feature to curb theft in the future.
                                                      Last edited by crockett; 07-15-2013, 07:53 AM.
                                                      In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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