I have a 2012 macbook air in which the ssd died. I installed another ssd from a second 2012 macbook air that was blank and formatted and tried to install mac os x using apple internet restore. That failed three times in a row. How can I install os x snow leopard from my original disk?
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MacBook Air
Hello,
MacBook Air 2012 shipped with macOS 10.7 Lion and is not compatible with macOS 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Thanks so much for your help. Problem resolved by finally getting a copy of El Capitan from Apple site.
You can, but the SSD has to be compatible with the internal mechanism of the MacBook Air, unless you end up using the SSD externally on the MacBook Air. Macs can boot off external USB drives since 2006.
The MacBook Air uses a proprietary internal SSD connector for internal use.
Thank you again. I will try to download a copy of a newer version of os x again. Can I install a newer version such as Mavericks, etc. onto a blank external ssd and then install that ssd in the macbook air? Thanks so much.
Thank you for quick reply. Any suggestions on what I can do to make my macbook operable again?
Hello,
You will need to acquire a later version of macOS. MacBook Air (2012) supports the latest release of macOS, macOS 10.15 Catalina.
How can I install os x snow leopard from my original 2012 MacBook Air disk?
