[vcf-midatlantic] OT: need help with 2011 MacBook

[Dave Shevett]

Don has it.  Macs have a 'reinstall' bootup option that let you install
MacOS over the internet.  See
https://elluminetpress.com/2020/03/reinstall-macos/


On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 3:51 PM Don Barber via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> You tried Shift-Option-Command-R during startup? There should be a rom
> built in to reinstall on that model.
>
> Don
>
> On 3/23/23 15:12, Bob Shuster via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > I’m not sure where else to turn, so hoping one of you folks can maybe
> help. I have an Apple MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.8 13" Late 2011 with a new
> blank HDD. This apparently shipped with MacOS 10.7.2 (Lion) but can run up
> to 10.13 (High Sierra I believe.) Modern MacOS makes it impossible for me
> to create a bootable flash drive or DVD for some reason and I only have
> install disks that go up to MacOS 10.5. Long story short - I need a
> bootable 10.7.2 DVD or USB drive (up to 10.13 but I’d prefer to restore it
> to original OS), or original install/recovery disks for this machine, or
> definitive instructions on how to create one here on a modern Mac. I used
> to be able to do this easily, but now Disk Utility chokes on the process.
> Thoughts?  _ Bob Shuster
> >
>


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