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How do I factory reset my Mac OS X Lion?
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
How do I refresh my Mac to factory?
How to Factory Reset: MacBook
- Restart your computer: hold the power button > select Restart when it appears.
- While the computer restarts, hold down the ‘Command’ and ‘R’ keys.
- Once you see the Apple logo appear, release the ‘Command and R keys’
- When you see a Recovery Mode menu, select Disk Utility.
Why is Mac OS X 10.7 Lion not working?
Not too clear on just what you have done, but if you reformatted the disk at some point, you may have erased the Recovery HD on the disk itself. So that would leave you having to try Internet Recovery (Option-Command-R) to install the original OS. The problem may well be that Lion is not the original OS.
How to restore to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion?
Internet install is best done from ethernet – it is faster & more reliable than many Wifi connections. Try using that if you attempt to reinstall again. Q: Unable to restore to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion says cant find recovery partition. HELP!!! Going insane
Why is my MacBook not installing snow leopard?
This Mac originally shipped with Snow Leopard install discs, which you do not have. It did not originally ship with Lion, so there may be some issue there which is keeping you from completing the installation of Lion using Internet Recovery since Internet Recovery is intended to install the OS the Mac originally shipped with.
Why is Internet recovery not working on Lion?
It did not originally ship with Lion, so there may be some issue there which is keeping you from completing the installation of Lion using Internet Recovery since Internet Recovery is intended to install the OS the Mac originally shipped with. Are you wanting to sell or give away this Mac?