NOTE: That part about macOS Internet Recovery does not work, if this iMac is early 2009. That gives him the Mac App Store, where he can download and install up to El Capitan (for an early 2009 iMac).ĭepending on how you erased the iMac's drive, it may still have the hidden Recovery HD partition. If the iMac's hard drive is completely blank, he needs to install Snow Leopard first (using an installation disc). Now there is another one that is much more extreme, it. Is there a way to run boot camp from where he is?īoot Camp cannot be installed by itself. Not exactly part of the how to clean up Mac without a full reinstall but best to present all options available to you.There are a couple of ways to do the reinstall one is to keep most information such as usernames, network settings, etc, intact and that usually works for most people. He wants to install Windows on it afterward. The only change is that we don’t use a DVD in this guide. Installing Windows 7 without using a DVD or USB In this method, we install Windows 7 on a clean partition like the normal DVD boot method. If this model originally came with Leopard, do you have the original disc that shipped with it (assuming you're the original owner)? Also read: how to clean install Windows 10 from USB. ![]() Is the Snow Leopard disc you gave him the one you used to upgrade Leopard to Snow Leopard, on that iMac? In other words, did you ever successfully start up that iMac using that disc? ![]() ![]() However, an iMac from late 2009 came with Snow Leopard pre-installed, so it may not start up from a retail Snow Leopard disc, if the version on disc is earlier than pre-installed version. After erasing its internal drive, you didn't do a clean install of some version of OS X before you sold it?Īn iMac from early 2009 came with Leopard pre-installed, so it should start up from a retail Snow Leopard installation disc.
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