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 You need a keyboard combo, an install disk to boot to, and a payload.   

Interestingly enough, if I recall, you could at one time do an internet recovery on your Mac.    If this is still the case.   Boot into recovery set a root password, and set up ssh to accept connections.  From there you can deliver payloads and gather information outside the constraints of the 10 minutes.