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DaneTheGr8

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Feb 17, 2021
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Hi All,

I am trying to re-install an OS after wiping the disk clean in Recovery Mode

Boot the MacBook 2015 up in Internet Recovery Mode and get to this screen to install the OS X El Captain but there is no option to select. (see attachment)

Is there a way to work around this or install the OS some other way.
 

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What format did you use when erasing the drive?

Go back to Disk Utility in internet recovery. For OS X 10.11 El Capitan use Scheme: GUID partition map and Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
 
Another idea that should help you see the drive (if it appears to be formatted properly as GUID/Mac OS Extended) is to try an NVRAM reset (also known as a PRAM reset) Be sure that you allow the reset to continue (by continuing to hold the same Option-Command-P-R keys through at least 2 cycles), then boot to Internet Recovery. If that doesn't make a difference, then best to boot to a USB installer (El Capitan can be a challenging OS X version to install properly, I prefer High Sierra, on Macs that natively support that)
 
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