MacBook Pro A1286 Reinstall The Item is temporarily Unavailable OS X

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MacBook Pro A1286 Reinstall The Item is temporarily Unavailable OS X

Hi, Macbook Pro A1286 stuck on Mac OS X Utility recovery page. It wouldn't let me do the "Reinstall Mac OS X" option and says "The item is temporarily unavailable." I see two drives, one recovery HD and the other empty formatted hard drive.

Current OS X installed is Mavericks [I think 10.9.1 because that's the version it says on the Recovery HD.

What versions would I need to put on a flash drive/ USB to be able to do a re install via flash drive/ USB? I already downloaded on to the drive and tried 10.9.0 and it wouldn't let me. It gave me the stop sign icon. Also tried 10.9.4 but it woudn't boot up for some reason. I am trying Yosemite now.

Question is if the Macbook came with Snow Leopard [I think] what version can I put on the flash drive to re install via flash drive? Does it have to be something newer than what's currently on it [10.9.1] or does it have to be Snow Leopard [10.6]?

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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Mar 11, 2015 10:39 AM

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Mar 11, 2015 10:43 AM in response to WATCHIPOD

Also there is no Internet Recovery option. Already tried the R + Command + Option. it goes straight to the Recovery menu.

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Mar 11, 2015 10:59 AM in response to WATCHIPOD

Internet recovery is Command + R.

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 11, 2015 11:07 AM in response to WATCHIPOD

It would be helpful if you indicated the EXACT model/year MBP that you have.

Ciao.

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dominic23

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Mar 11, 2015 11:13 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

According to this http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/,App store is temporarily down.

Best.

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Mar 11, 2015 11:19 AM in response to dominic23

MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 15" (SD)

2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8700)

Intro Date:	June 8, 2009	Disc Date:	April 13, 2010
Order No:	MC118LL/A	Model No:	A1286 (EMC 2324*)
Subfamily:	Mid-2009 15"	Model ID:	MacBookPro5,4
Std RAM:	4 GB	Std VRAM:	256 MB
Std Storage:	250 GB (5400 RPM)	Std Optical:	8X DL "SuperDrive"
Complete MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 15" (SD) Specs

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Mar 11, 2015 11:22 AM in response to WATCHIPOD

I don't have an optical drive [CD ROM] however. And Command R brings me back to the same Recovery menu.

@dominic - This problem was here yesterday as well.

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 11, 2015 11:26 AM in response to WATCHIPOD

Your MBP came with either Leopard or Snow Leopard. Do you have the original installation disks?

Do you have an operating OSX in the MBP? If so, what is it? Is your MBP functioning now?

Are you trying to make a USB installer for your MBP? Is it for Mavericks?

Ciao.

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Mar 11, 2015 11:37 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

I do not have the installation discs and nor do I have an optical drive.

However the DMG files for the OS X are all over the place and I was able to download numerous versions. The formatted hard drive had Mavericks before I formatted and now has 10.9.1 [I believe as that's what it says on the recovery HD].

I tried booting off 10.9.0 off the bootable USB created by TransMac on my Windows but the MBP gave me a stop sign icon after booting with the USB.

I tried booting off 10.9.4 of the bootable USB created by Transmac on my Windows but the usb didn't show up this time and didn't boot.

My windows laptop is buy making the Yosemite USB bootable drive as I speak [only at 21%] These things take hours each to make.

So I was wondering which versions I would have to have on the bootable drive for no stop sign icon errors and to avoid any other re installation errors.

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 11, 2015 11:49 AM in response to WATCHIPOD

Can you boot your MBP with the OPTION key down?

If so, does it show the internal HDD and the recovery partition?

If so, what happens if you click on the internal HDD?

What happens when you click on the recovery partition?

Ciao.

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Mar 11, 2015 11:54 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

Yes I can boot with the Option Key down. I only see the recovery HD, no Macbook HD.

When I click the Recovery HD, it takes me to the Mac OS X Utilities recovery page.Picture from google images http://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/downgrade-os-x-time-machine-6 10x457.jpg

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 11, 2015 12:04 PM in response to WATCHIPOD

Your link does not work for me. Are you getting this display?

If so, what OSX is it showing?

What happens when you click on the REINSTALL OSX option.

If no success, you may have to wait later in the day or tomorrow. Apple servers are not function properly today.

Ciao.

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Mar 11, 2015 12:10 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

Yes that page except with the Mavericks icon. Here's another link http://i2.wp.com/www.macissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/RecoveryHD.png

And when I click the 'Reinstall OS X' option it gives me this error after i sign in to my Apple ID 'This item Is Temporarily Unavailable. Please try again'

Here is a guy on YouTube with the same issue as me showing the error https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OdXs53gaMU

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Mar 11, 2015 12:12 PM in response to WATCHIPOD

Here too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqBOZWeJaDM

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 11, 2015 12:18 PM in response to WATCHIPOD

If it is the same display that I posted, I do not have to see it. As Domenic23 indicated earlier, the Apple servers are not feeling well right now and you will have wait until they are running again. That is the reason for the error that you are receiving.

Ciao.

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Mar 11, 2015 12:26 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

I don't think it is. People have this issue during numerous occasions and the ample number of threads on this matter without a solid solution is frustrating. I don't think it has to do with the Apple Server being down.The problem is persistent and has been like this since yesterday for me and for months on for others. If you click the youtube links and read the comments, you will see many other people frustrated with the same issue, which leads me to believe it is not the Apple server issue.

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