Keely_kiwi

Q: Restore to factory settings?

I would like to restore my Macbook air to it's factory settings, but when I try it according to what other say it won't work. I have Mavericks OS X 10.9.1 Can someone please tell me what to do to get it back to it's original factory settings?

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 31, 2014 7:47 PM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jan 31, 2014 7:50 PM in response to Keely_kiwi
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    Jan 31, 2014 7:50 PM in response to Keely_kiwi

    Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery

     

    Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.

     

    Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:

     

    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.

     

    Partition and Format the hard drive:

     

    1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.

     

    2. After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.

     

    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.

     

    Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.

     

    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet

                if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

     

    This will restore it to the original version of OS X that was pre-installed since Lion. Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery.