Cannot Re-Install OS

[Stupot123]

Recently my friends MacBook I borrowed froze whilst using Office, I tried forcing a closure but it failed to work. I then restarted the MacBook and all I got was a white screen. I waited a good while (20+ minutes) before forcing a shutdown. On reboot it now keeps shutting down whilst on the scroll bar, below the Apple Icon.
Since the above happened I’ve preformed:
Verify Disk checks - reports issues and states to run repair disk. Repair Disk - Cannot complete repairs and that the disk should be reformatted , due to missing threads, missing threads, invalid volume blocks, orphaned block issues etc
Before reformatting I tried reinstalling OS Lion but via Command R utilities it says it can’t and via safe mode it states the disk is locked.
Repair Disk Permission - Cannot complete repairs as drive cannot be written to.
I’ve also tried a hardware check but this fails to load, is this due to age of the MacBook? It’s older than 2010.
Is there anything I can do before wiping the disk?

 

[CoastalOR]

What year is the MacBook? That information will help determine some possible recovery options like the availability of internet recovery and what macOS choices that would be supported.

Do you have access to another Mac that can be used to create external boot media?

 

[Stupot123]

Thanks for the response. I’m not sure of the age, I was told OLD. I haven’t access to another Mac.
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I’ve reset PRAMs too now and still the drive is states locked. read only too when trying to repair permissions.

 

[Fishrrman]

If it's "old", it could be a failing drive inside.
Or could be a drive with file corruption problems serious enough to warrant a "reformat/reinstall" of the software.

Easiest way to confirm this is to plug in an external bootable drive, and try booting that way.
If you're not "experienced in Mac", probably time to get outside help.

Is your friend an experienced Mac person?
Might be time to "hand it back" and see if he can get it up and running again.

 

[Stupot123]

If it's "old", it could be a failing drive inside.
Or could be a drive with file corruption problems serious enough to warrant a "reformat/reinstall" of the software.

Easiest way to confirm this is to plug in an external bootable drive, and try booting that way.
If you're not "experienced in Mac", probably time to get outside help.

Is your friend an experienced Mac person?
Might be time to "hand it back" and see if he can get it up and running again.

I’ve no means to create an external boot drive and my friend normally uses a shop to fix stuff, so I guess I have no choice but to do the same.