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Cannot install OSX MBP

  • 28-08-2020 8:38pm
    #1
    stevek93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,090 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I have replaced the HDD and I am now unable to reinstall OSX I cannot boot to internet recovery Option-shift-cmd-r doesn’t work I hold all keys upon boot and nothing happens all I get is a flashing ?

    It is MBP 2008, I tried making a bootable mojave USB but it will not boot to it. I have a HDD with W10 installed and surprisingly it will boot to that.

    Any ideas what I can do maybe please? Thanks


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  • #2
    Losty Dublin
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    First thing to come to mind would be hardware compatibility issues. What OS were you using pre HD removal; were you still running Mojoave on a 2008 MBP? Also, how did you back up your HD before removal?


  • #3
    stevek93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,090 ✭✭✭stevek93


    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    First thing to come to mind would be hardware compatibility issues. What OS were you using pre HD removal; were you still running Mojoave on a 2008 MBP? Also, how did you back up your HD before removal?

    Thanks but I have since sold the MBP. I can't remember the OSX version installed and the HDD packed in so I lost the recovery partition.


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