I just got a used iMac with a completely wiped HD and I can't get any OS to install on it.
I don't have the install disks. I have a usb stick with a Mavericks installer on it that my buddy gave me. I can boot to it and after I initiate the install it fails about 5 seconds in "a recovery partition cannot be created".
After doing a little research I have found other threads suggesting there isn't enough space on the drive for the partition to be created so I tried resizing the partition but still get the fail.
After further search I have not been able to find anything new to try so I'm not sure where to go from here...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I don't have the install disks. I have a usb stick with a Mavericks installer on it that my buddy gave me. I can boot to it and after I initiate the install it fails about 5 seconds in "a recovery partition cannot be created".
After doing a little research I have found other threads suggesting there isn't enough space on the drive for the partition to be created so I tried resizing the partition but still get the fail.
After further search I have not been able to find anything new to try so I'm not sure where to go from here...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
