Q: Installing osx to a non osx mac
I have a late 2011 mac book pro. I was bored from osx and I downloaded ubuntu over it. Then I erased ubuntu and installed windows 8 over ubuntu from my oem disk. But now I cant use both the hotkeys on f buttons nor the right click on touchpad and I want to turn back osx please help!!!
MacBook Pro, Other OS
Posted on Jul 15, 2015 2:46 PM
Your Mac came with 10.6.6, so the retail Snow Leopard disk can't be used. That disk is 10.6.3 and won't have the hardware drivers on it for your Mac. As such, it will refuse to install.
You're going to have to call Apple's Customer Support and order replacement system disks for your Mac. They'll ask for the serial number to make sure you get the right ones. Expect the two DVDs and shipping to run you about $35 - $40.
Your only free option is if you have a bootable clone of your last Mac OS on another drive. Then you could boot to that, reformat the main drive and clone it back.
Edit: Free option number 2. If you have another Mac available, you can download Mavericks through your App Store account to that Mac. Don't let it install. Press Command+Q to quit the installer when the download is complete and it automatically launches. Then get yourself an 8 GB flash drive and use DiskMaker X to create a bootable Mavericks installer. You can then use that to reformat the hard drive and reinstall Mavericks directly.
Posted on Jul 15, 2015 3:30 PM
