Installation CD for newer Mac.

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Installation CD for newer Mac.

Hi, My last Mac was in 2005. Since then been using Windows. Recently, I bought a Macbook Pro Retina. So far, I am pretty happy with the laptop but I realized that, the package does not come with Installation CD. Am I suppose to get the CD? If not, what happens if I decide to re-image my MBP or reset it to factory setting ?

I guess I found the answer OS X Yosemite: Erase and reinstall OS X . What happened if the Recovery built in disk is corrupted ?

TIA.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10), null

Posted on Jun 29, 2015 6:29 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Jun 29, 2015 6:32 PM in response to iaskmac

1. No. There are no install disks for Macs which shipped with 10.7 or newer.

2. While it’s connected to the Internet, restart with the Option, Command, and R keys held down. The Internet Recovery system replaces the disks.

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iaskmac Author

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Jun 29, 2015 6:35 PM in response to Niel

Thanks Neil,

I guess I found the instruction as well OS X Yosemite: Erase and reinstall OS X . What happened if the Recovery Disk gone corrupted? Apple Store should be able to help ?

Thanks a bunch again.

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Answer 3

Niel

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Jun 29, 2015 6:36 PM in response to iaskmac

If neither the recovery partition nor Apple’s Internet Recovery system is usable, check your Internet connection; just taking the device to an Apple Store may resolve it.

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iaskmac Author

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Jun 29, 2015 6:38 PM in response to Niel

Thanks much, Niel. Been too long since my last Mac 🙂

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