TSDorn
Level 1
(4 points)
Mac OS X
Q: failed hard drive out of warranty
I want to install a new hard drive in my 4 yr old Mac Mini. It is out of warranty. The hard drive has failed.The install looks pretty easy, but once I change out the old hard drive with the new one, how do I get to the internet recovery of the OS system. I do not have a recovery disk.
Mac mini, null
by theratter,Apple recommended
theratter
Level 4
(3,907 points)
Desktops
Assuming your model never came with a recovery DVD:
Clean Install of El Capitan on a New Disk
- Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime hold down the Command-Option-R keys until a globe appears.
- The Utility Menu will appear in from 5-20 minutes. Be patient.
- Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
- When Disk Utility loads select the drive (usually, the out-dented entry) from the side list.
- Click on the Partition tab in Disk Utility's main window. A panel will drop down.
- Set the partition scheme to GUID.
- Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
- Click on the Apply button, then click on the Done button when it activates.
- Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
- Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.
This should install the version of OS X that was pre-installed when the computer was new.
[Permission to use part or all of the above has been granted by Kappy, exclusively, to theratter.]
