Reinstall OS

[geezup]

OK so the hard drive crashed on my mac book pro , I bought a new drive and wanted to reinstall the OS.

1) I don't know which disk I need to start the installation process via CD.

2) Do I have to do anything with the HD I bought ?

3)This is my only MAC and I am not sure what steps I need to take on the Windows machine to get this going.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

If you Mac came with a grey Restore DVD or you purchased the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD, start from it via holding down the C key upon pressing the power button.
Then open Disk Utility and format the HDD accordingly:

How to format a new HDD to install Mac OS X onto (or make a bootable copy onto)​

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Links to guides on how to use Disk Utility, the application Mac OS X provides for managing internal and external HDD/SSDs and its formats.

Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.

Using Disk Utility - Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks

which includes:

• Format, Erase, or Reformat a Drive
• Erase or Reformat a Partition
• Add a Partition
• Deleting and Resizing Partitions
• Disk Formats

and some more guides
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DiskWiping – One Pass is Enough​

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Or did you Mac come with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion?

 

[heisenberg123]

what model mac do you have the 2011 and onward have internet recovery if yours falls in the category, put in the new hard drive and on boot hold CMD-OPTION-R on bootup you should than see a globe spinning after about 10 minutes your should get a menu to use disk utility to format your drive how you want it and an option to download OSX

 

[geezup]

If you Mac came with a grey Restore DVD or you purchased the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD, start from it via holding down the C key upon pressing the power button.
Then open Disk Utility and format the HDD accordingly:

How to format a new HDD to install Mac OS X onto (or make a bootable copy onto)​

____________________________________________________________

Links to guides on how to use Disk Utility, the application Mac OS X provides for managing internal and external HDD/SSDs and its formats.

Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.

Using Disk Utility - Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks

which includes:

• Format, Erase, or Reformat a Drive
• Erase or Reformat a Partition
• Add a Partition
• Deleting and Resizing Partitions
• Disk Formats

and some more guides
​

DiskWiping – One Pass is Enough​

____________________________________________________________​

Or did you Mac come with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion?

I can't seem to find the leopard disk , so do I have to go out and purchase a leopard snow retail disk and boot off that ?

 

[GGJstudios]

I can't seem to find the leopard disk , so do I have to go out and purchase a leopard snow retail disk and boot off that ?

You can order replacement discs for your model by calling Apple (800-767-2775 in the US).
Leopard and Snow Leopard is no longer available for sale by Apple. You may be able to find a vendor that has left-over copies, such as Amazon. Be sure you don't buy grey install discs from anyone, as they are model-specific and will not work on other models.

 

[geezup]

what model mac do you have the 2011 and onward have internet recovery if yours falls in the category, put in the new hard drive and on boot hold CMD-OPTION-R on bootup you should than see a globe spinning after about 10 minutes your should get a menu to use disk utility to format your drive how you want it and an option to download OSX

It was built in 2010 and its model number is a1278