Mid 2010 Mac Mini issue with Internet Recovery
I recently got my hands on a Mac Mini (Mid 2010) and it turned out that it was missing it's HDD. So I had a spare new HDD handy and I installed it and then tried everything to install an OS but to no avail. Then I got into contact with Apple Chat and he was very helpful. Since I didn't have the Original Discs that come with this Mac Mini, he suggested we try Internet Recovery. He walked me through it and waited until it would load up but it never did.
I tried several times to install the OS via Internet Recovery but I just can't seem to trigger the Spinning Globe, I get the Flashing Globe instead. I already formatted the HDD on my Macbook Pro via Disk Utility with an external enclosure using the option Mac Extended Journal. Is there anything I am doing wrong?
Here is some info regarding my situation:
Mac Mini Mid 2010
No HDD/No OS (Installed a new HDD + Formatted correctly)
2GB Ram
I have a Wireless Keyboard (Official Apple) but I can't use it because it hasn't been synced yet, I'm using a wired PC keyboard
Internet access (I plug a Ethernet cable to the back of the Mac Mini)
HDD - SAMSUNG Spinpoint M8 ST1000LM024(HN-M101MBB) 1TB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive
The HDD I installed is 1TB. Can that be the problem?
Mac mini