my friend give me his MacBook Pro, but HDD is broken, so I replace with new Hard Disk.
question is, how to format an MacBook Pro 13 mid-2010?
MacOS X Reformat MacBook Pro 13, Latest MacOS X Sierra
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 Jan 5 2017, 01:07 PM, updated 9y ago
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Boot before hear the boot sound, press cmd+r to enter recovery
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QUOTE(mamakap @ Jan 5 2017, 01:11 PM) QUOTE(nate_nightroad @ Jan 5 2017, 01:12 PM) Boot before hear the boot sound, press cmd+r to enter recovery both option fails, showing a "folder question mark". note that the HDD is empty |
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Does his MBP comes with a DVD drive? If so you need to go and get the installation/recovery OSX disc. Boot it off the disk press start and hold the option button. You will see the disk select it and follow the steps
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QUOTE(alextan99 @ Jan 5 2017, 01:32 PM) Does his MBP comes with a DVD drive? If so you need to go and get the installation/recovery OSX disc. Boot it off the disk press start and hold the option button. You will see the disk select it and follow the steps DVD drive is broken,This flashing all day. 
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Now you need to look for someone that have a bootable USB installation disk. If can't find any Google where to download the ISO file and make your USB bootable. You need min 16GB USB stick for this
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Jan 5 2017, 02:45 PM
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TO make a USB Bootable you need a running Mac to start with.
You need to download the installer from the running Mac before doing the following. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372 Currently that is the best method to format a Mac with empty HDD |
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Jan 5 2017, 05:03 PM
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Agreed with onscreen below, I did that previously as well. Make a bootable USB for Mac OS Sierra.
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Jan 5 2017, 06:23 PM
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QUOTE(Mavik @ Jan 5 2017, 05:03 PM) Agreed with onscreen below, I did that previously as well. Make a bootable USB for Mac OS Sierra. which mean I need another mac to flash my USB then start reformat ? |
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Jan 6 2017, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE(Anime4000 @ Jan 5 2017, 06:23 PM) which mean I need another mac to flash my USB then start reformat ? Yes, you need another Mac which is connected to the internet to create a bootable USB Mac OS. The guide is as shared earlier (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372). Then with the USB, plug it into the Mac with the empty HDD and follow the steps below to install the OS. http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/ho...bootable-media/ |
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Jan 6 2017, 04:38 PM
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QUOTE(Mavik @ Jan 6 2017, 10:58 AM) Yes, you need another Mac which is connected to the internet to create a bootable USB Mac OS. The guide is as shared earlier (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372). I got an "no entry" symbol when boot from USBThen with the USB, plug it into the Mac with the empty HDD and follow the steps below to install the OS. http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/ho...bootable-media/ |
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QUOTE(Anime4000 @ Jan 6 2017, 04:38 PM) I got an "no entry" symbol when boot from USB If yours is a MBP 13 mid 2010 with it's firmware updated. Try to attempt internet recovery instead. Just need a rather fast and stable internet,http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/25/ho...-recovery-mode/ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314 https://support.apple.com/en-my/HT202313 Else, get someone with a mac and internet and a blank USB thumb drive ready. Download any OS upgrades from appstore, download diskmaker X and create a bootable USB from there. Then plug it in, hold Option key during startup and see if the bootable USB shows up and take it from there. |
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