What disk utility looks like in lion through yosemite. Newer apples may be skinny and fast but they no longer have a cd drive i. My computer had a different optical drive than shown. Where do i start with reinstalling osx on my 2008 macbook. How to add a fast new ssd to your old mac or macbook for. Installing office for mac 2008 on macbook air with no dvd. Insert the mac os x install disc 1 that came with your macbook air to install the dvd. How to install macos or os x on a new hard drive for your mac. The macbook air 2011 does not come with an installation cd or usb stick, and, as mentioned in a previous post, does not for the moment work with the standard version of lion which. Your optical drive can read cd and dvd discs and write to cds. How to install a hard drive in the macbook 15inch late 2008. If it is grey it is an oem disk that came with a new mac.
Ubuntu runs a lot smoother on it but he is still getting. Installing office for mac 2008 on macbook air with no dvd drive i have a new macbook air, without a dvdcd drive and an office for mac 2008 dvd licensed for up to 3 personal computers with the official microsoft. Is it possible to upgrade a macbook late 2007 macbook. Ive found a way to get a full lion installer by capturing the installer files that the recovery partition downloads. Hey i was just wondering if anyone knew of anywhere i could download the install discs for the new unibody macbook pro. Macbook pro download and installation of os solutions. How to restore os x without the disc mac computing.
I tried booting from the original grey os x installation discs, which the macbook will boot from. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive the apple macbook pro 15 late 2008 unibody. You will be asked to choose a disk on which to install. Have you ever tried to install os x on your mac and got a message that says this software cannot be installed on this computer. When i turn my macbook on, the grey apple logo screen appears, but then the kernel panic occurs. I have a late 2007 or very early 2008 white a1181 laptop 1. If your mac is using a firmware password, you need to enter that password. How do i get an operating system onto a new hard drive. Interested in using these videos on your site view our video usage policy. Mac os x install disc 1, mac os x install disc 2 and when i say buy, i dont mean pay and have them ship it to you 2 days later.
Macbook unibody model a1278 optical drive replacement. Download a powerpc version of ubuntu, and burn the. With some resolutions, a black band appears on each side of the display. Apple policy is that if you have the major version, then you can download the updates to that version. My macbook wouldnt turn on, i booted it in recovery i deleted the partition for the disc utility and started downloading a new os yosemite i. Be sure the disc to boot from is actually bootable, most system restore and installation discs are. I think i lost mine and i had no idea that you couldnt use for. The most recent version of os x that you can install is lion. Macbook pro wont boot to recovery or mac os install disc. Owcs stepbystep videos of how to install memory and a hard drive in the apple mac pro early 2008. How to install os x or macos onto a new blank hard drive fresh. I wiped the hdd as part of the reinstall process but the install failed and said the disc is scratched. Why not just install it as the only operating system on a mac.
Mac installation errors you encounter and how to fix them. The two primary options for reading cds and dvds on a macbook air are to either purchase an external superdrive or to use an apple feature called remote disc. Once your older mac os x cd or dvd is in your hand, set aside some time with disk utility and some blank cdrs, dvdrs, or, in the case of the mac os x 10. How to install os x after formatting your hard drive. Install mac 2008 on new macbook air i had a 2009 macbook pro with a version of 2008 office that recently went for a swim. You will see a small black bar held down with two screws right next to the. Exit disk utilities, which will bring you back to install mac os x, or reinstall os x. Apple has released os x lion as a download from the mac app store only. I also converted an early 2008 macbook the black one to ubuntu 14. Install mac 2008 on new macbook air microsoft community. Many apple stores are set up for a rapid net install restore that takes 5 to 25 minutes based on load and your macs speed. If the display suddenly goes black or your macbook air freezes. Instead of the screws going through the body of the drive, it was secured by two screws at the corners opposite the screw by the connectors i.
Unless the mac you are trying to boot was the exact same model as the one the grey oem disk shipped with, it will not. How do i unlock my macbook without the disk answered by a verified mac support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Firstgeneration inch macbook airs sold between 2008 and mid2009 can be upgraded to a 1. How to reformat mac os x without a recovery disc or drive. Mid2007 mb063lla macbook2,1 a1181 29 all macbook models all 2007 models dynamically compare this mac to others. There are several reasons you might need to install a new copy of macos or os x on the hard drive in your mac or macbook. Erasing the disk for a clean installation of ubuntu linux. Diy repair liquid damage a1466 macbook air logic board no power efi chip duration. The only thing you should do is start 32bit linux mint live cd and from the installation manager to delete all partitions you have on your macbook and create a new. There is only one disc available, recovery hd, and when i try to use the. Kernel panic wont boot os apple ios os help fix mac. This week, im grabbed the old inch white 2008 macbook that i converted to a chromebook.
I have a 2008 macbook white and i tried to reinstall the os. All i needed to do was to download the latest version as an iso disk image, attach an apple usb superdrive to my. Macbook air models a1237 and a4 hard drive replacement. If you have original installation disk or usb pop it in, press and hold option during boot up and select the media manually or the mac will find. How to modify an os x install disc to work on other computers. Fortunately, there are also several ways to do it, ranging from. Apple admits macbook hard drives defective, offers free. Tweet share post in a move reminiscent of the warranty extension apple s aapl offered to macbook pro owners affected by nvidiagate, the mac maker announced this week that it would. If the cable from your external device doesnt connect to the usbc port on your macbook, you might need an adapter. Does the late 2007 macbook support the latest version of os x mavericks. Early 2008 mb404lla macbook4,1 a1181 2242 all macbook models all 2008 models dynamically compare this mac to others. This seems to work on my 2008 mbp machine with the app store version of lion installed. Unibody macbook pro install disc download macrumors forums. Today i purchased a new macbook air and i would like to know if i can use the office 2008 product key that i had on the new laptop i dont want to have to buy another copy of microsoft.
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