Hello all,
I've rescued an old MacBookPro from the bin - Core 2 Duo, 2.4Ghz. I fixed it and now I'd like to do a fresh install of the OS. I understand this laptop can install El Capitan, 10.11. It was running 10.9.
Naively, I ran the recovery, erased the drive and started the OS installation - it says it's Mavericks, I thought it could be a good starting point. It's now asking for my Apple ID and then says the item is not available. I understand this is because I am not the same person who installed that OS?
How am I supposed to install a new copy of the OS if I am not the original owner of the machine? I have been downloading and burning USB sticks and searching the web all day and I've still have to find the solution! Can someone give some hints on how MacOS works on that machine?
Both the recovery on the HDD and the El Capitain installer I made say that there is an error after the installation starts - shortly after saying that the system would check with Apple if my system is eligible.
Thanks a lot!
I've rescued an old MacBookPro from the bin - Core 2 Duo, 2.4Ghz. I fixed it and now I'd like to do a fresh install of the OS. I understand this laptop can install El Capitan, 10.11. It was running 10.9.
Naively, I ran the recovery, erased the drive and started the OS installation - it says it's Mavericks, I thought it could be a good starting point. It's now asking for my Apple ID and then says the item is not available. I understand this is because I am not the same person who installed that OS?
How am I supposed to install a new copy of the OS if I am not the original owner of the machine? I have been downloading and burning USB sticks and searching the web all day and I've still have to find the solution! Can someone give some hints on how MacOS works on that machine?
Both the recovery on the HDD and the El Capitain installer I made say that there is an error after the installation starts - shortly after saying that the system would check with Apple if my system is eligible.
Thanks a lot!
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