HT204323: If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac
Learn about If a flashing question mark appears when you start your MacQ: when I try to reinstall the osx mavevrick..it says the item is temporarily unavailable. .have been trying all week and it's the sa ... when I try to reinstall the osx mavevrick..it says the item is temporarily unavailable. .have been trying all week and it's the same.. more
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Jun 24, 2015 4:48 PM in response to dlanor93by Niel,You need to use an Apple ID which previously downloaded it, or if your computer originally shipped with it, Apple's Internet Recovery system.
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Jun 24, 2015 4:49 PM in response to Nielby dlanor93,But I bought this macbook second hand and not in contact with the person
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Jun 24, 2015 4:51 PM in response to dlanor93by Niel,Then you need to install the computer's original OS.
If this is 10.6.8 or earlier, you need a DVD.
If this is 10.7 or newer, restart with the Option, Command, and R keys held down.
If you don't know, append the last three characters of its serial number to http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords= and load the page.
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Jun 24, 2015 6:38 PM in response to dlanor93by Niel,Ask the person who you got the computer from, or click here and contact Apple, or if the computer's original OS was 10.6.2 or earlier, buy it from the online Apple Store.
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