I have an older MacBook Pro - Intel Core Duo - and now it won't start up, just goes to a "?" mark.
I need to reboot it with original disk, but don't have them.
What do I need specifically? Where do I get them and how do I do it?
Is there any place on the Apple site to download and create a disk?
Thank you in Advance.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12.1)
Ok, a circle with a slash symbol instead of the Apple logo, means that your Mac couldn't find a valid System Folder to start up from.
At this point, the next step would be to try to start up your Mac in Safe mode. If that fails to resolve the issue, you will need to re-install macOS using Recovery mode.
Which exact model is your MacBook Pro?
A "?" would indicate that your MBP was not able to properly locate a startup disk ... or the startup disk is corrupted. You may need to use Recovery mode to resolve the issue.
Ref: If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac - Apple Support
My apologies, it's not a question mark, it's a circle with a slash through it. I tried holding option key and select the Macintosh HD as startup disk, still goes to circle slash after several minutes.
The original install disks were specific to the exact model of your Mac ... which you still haven’t provided.
Regardless, if it is a pre-2010 model, you may not be able to use either the Recovery or Internet Recovery methods to re-install OS X. There are no image downloads from Apple. At this point, I would suggest that you contact Apple Support directly to see if they can help you out. You can also try eBay, Craig’s List, or other Apple User Groups as well.
I did indicate the exact model, it's the MacBook Pro with the Intel Core Duo.
The first one, before the Core Duo 2 ... it was when they first released the Intel Processors in the Macs.
I will see about getting in touch with Apple Support. Thank you for your assistance.
Yes, that was my original question ... I don't have the original install disks, which ones do I need, and where can I get them?
Thank You!
Reboot older MacBook Pro - HELP!
