josephfromthompsons station
Level 1
(4 points)
Q: Install OS onto new SSD
I have a 2009 iMac 27 and am replacing the HD with an SSD. I have the new SSD installed and have a copy of a MBP OS DVD/CD. Can someone tell me how to get the OS on the new SSD? Is it doable with the MBP CD/DVD?
VIN,iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6)
woodmeister50
Level 5
(5,500 points)
josephfromthompsons station wrote:
I have a 2009 iMac 27 and am replacing the HD with an SSD. I have the new SSD installed and have a copy of a MBP OS DVD/CD. Can someone tell me how to get the OS on the new SSD? Is it doable with the MBP CD/DVD?
If it is the gray disk that was shipped with the MBP, it won't work as it is only
made for the model of MBP it shipped with.
Ways you can install OS X:
1. If you still have the old drive with the OS on it, you can get a USB-to-SATA adapter
and clone the drive onto the SSD.
2. If your 2011 iMac previously had OS X 10.7 or later installed on it, you should be able to
use internet recovery: OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
3. If the MBP is yours and you have OS X 10.7 or later on it, you can go to the
MacApp Store and download an OS X installation app and make a USB stick
stand alone installer for it. (Create a bootable installer for OS X - Apple Support).
4. Call Apple and purchase a Snow Leopard DVD for $19.95 and update to newer OSX
from that.
