i purchased a new imac to replace my 2008 Imac. I want to pass it on so I erased the hard drive and now cant reinstall os from recovery mode. Mouse wont connect. is there another way to reinstall a os
Excellent, now you are on the right track.
If you can see the iMac's hard drive, erase and format it GUID Partition Map / Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then go back to the OS X installers and see if you can install Snow Leopard.
If you can not see the iMac's hard drive, then it has failed and needs to be replaced. At that point, I would suggest recycling it and looking for a newer working iMac to give your Granddaughter for Christmas.
Excellent, now you are on the right track.
If you can see the iMac's hard drive, erase and format it GUID Partition Map / Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then go back to the OS X installers and see if you can install Snow Leopard.
If you can not see the iMac's hard drive, then it has failed and needs to be replaced. At that point, I would suggest recycling it and looking for a newer working iMac to give your Granddaughter for Christmas.
A 2008 has no support due to being close to 15 years old. About the only way it can be re-setup is to include either the original DVDs that it shipped with or to buy a Snow Leopard DVD from E-bay or possibly Amazon. On a machine of that age, please take ti to your local Best Buy who will recycle it for you for free or contact Apple's recycling program.
Ok am getting somewhere , I am in Mac OS X installer, have connected to wifi, mouse and keyboard connected, I am at the box to install Mac OS but no disk shows up? I looked at disk utility to see if there was a clue there .....any suggestions/
I do have a snow leopard install disk and it is stuck in the disk drive.....cant get it out....basically its a train rech...my grand daughter expressed interest in the Mac so I am trying to do that
If it is on, hold the power button until it shuts off. Then startup holding the Alt (option) key and see if it gives you the option to startup from the Snow Leopard Install Disc.
thank you....the install started on the HD and is estimated 30 minutes. you have been a great help
Gordy Burnet
Awesome, you're welcome.
i can not reinstall mac os from recovery mode. is there another way to get an operating system on my old imac
