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In newer Mac's (2012 onward IIRC) you can just boot into a net installer, and it goes and fetches the installer from the internet before re-installing.
by X-Istence 11y ago
In newer Mac's (2012 onward IIRC) you can just boot into a net installer, and it goes and fetches the installer from the internet before re-installing.
- danieldk 11y agoEven older Macs (2010 models): http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/07/apple-brings-lion-internet-recovery-to-more-2010-macs/ http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/07/apple-brings-lion-intern...
- KannO 11y agoWhat happens if no internet connection is available?
- escobar 11y agoThe main reason I don't do this is because I'm often installing the OS to a brand new (blank) drive that has absolutely no recovery on it.
- X-Istence 11y agoIt is part of the ROM. It can be done with a blank drive. http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/internet-recovery-lets-new-macs-install-os-x-from-blank-hard-drive/ http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/20/internet-recovery-lets-n... So the drive doesn't even have recovery on it.