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I have a brand new hard drive and need to install Mavricks!!!

i had to replace the hard drive on my imac and i have no operating system how do i install Mavricks back

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jun 21, 2020 7:43 AM

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Posted on Jun 21, 2020 8:13 AM

Restart with the Command and R keys held down and install an OS from there. If the computer's firmware is too old for that to work, you need to install the OS from a physical disk.


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I have a brand new hard drive and need to install Mavricks!!!

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