iMac not reinstalling OS X El Capitan

I have an iMac early 2009 and I have just erased its internal hard drive but when I go to reinstall my filmware it either says error 1004 App Store or doesn’t boot in. I have tried several times by looking it up on the internet or restarting it but still nothing works. I know it’s very old, but I would love to get this thing working again.

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jul 17, 2023 4:23 PM

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Wondering if this Apple support article can help:

Eg: older macOS versions are available as disk images that you can download using your web browser.

Links to older Mac OS versions: How to download and install macOS - Apple Support


Posted on Jul 20, 2023 5:25 PM

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iMac not reinstalling OS X El Capitan

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