R rene0228 macrumors newbie Original poster Nov 6, 2011 1 0 Nov 6, 2011 #1 Hi all, I bought a mac airbook from craigslist, I tried to upgrade to Lkion OSX but come to find out Deep freeze is installed, seller no longer available and am stuck without being able to upgrade, please help... thanks
Hi all, I bought a mac airbook from craigslist, I tried to upgrade to Lkion OSX but come to find out Deep freeze is installed, seller no longer available and am stuck without being able to upgrade, please help... thanks
MagicBoy macrumors 68040 May 28, 2006 3,989 1,141 Manchester, UK Nov 6, 2011 #2 Oooooh dear. I wonder where the Mac came from originally ...
blueroom macrumors 603 Feb 15, 2009 6,381 27 Toronto, Canada Nov 6, 2011 #3 If you boot holding down the option key can you use the recovery partition? Else you can purchase a USB recovery lion installer from Apple.
If you boot holding down the option key can you use the recovery partition? Else you can purchase a USB recovery lion installer from Apple.
MagicBoy macrumors 68040 May 28, 2006 3,989 1,141 Manchester, UK Nov 6, 2011 #4 Yeah. If Deep Freeze is the same as the Windows version the HD/SSD will need a complete wipe.
R robgendreau macrumors 68040 Jul 13, 2008 3,472 340 Nov 6, 2011 #5 Did it come with installation disks? If not, you're probably gonna have to wipe it and buy some system software to install.
Did it come with installation disks? If not, you're probably gonna have to wipe it and buy some system software to install.