I just received an old Imac from a family member running os x 10.6.8. I'd like to do a factory reset, but no matter WHAT I do during startup the computer won't go into Recovery mode. I've tried pretty much every key combo I can find but no matter what it just starts normally. I'm currently using a Windows wired keyboard. I also tried using a wireless Windows keyboard but nothing changed. I don't know what to do.
I don't have access to any OS disks that may have come with the system. Please I just would like to reset it. I'm more experienced with Windows so any advice would help. Laptop: 2016 13' nTB MacBook Pro Core i5 Phone: iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Wearables: Apple Watch Sport Series 2 CPU: i5 4690k Mobo: Gigabyte Z97-N WI-FI RAM: 8GB Ballistix Sport GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 4GB Case: Apple PowerMac G5 OS: Win 10 Storage: 480GB PNY SSD & 2TB WD Green HDD PSU: Corsair CX600M Display: Dell UZ2215H 21.5' 1080p, ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED 23.6' 1080p, Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19' 1024p Cooling: Corsair H55 AiO Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown Mouse: G303 Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball.
10.6.8 is snow leopard. You can buy a Snow Leopard disk from Amazon for $20 but otherwise you will just have to roll the dice on finding a Snow Leopard.ISO/DMG online that you can burn to a Dual-Layer DVD as an install disk. This version of OS X is just too old for the reset feature. I should know, I just got an eMac and can't reset it without an install disk and they have all failed.
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Bear with me, if I were to get the OS installer downloaded onto the computer's hard drive, would I be able to install the os that way and have it erase all the previous data? Laptop: 2016 13' nTB MacBook Pro Core i5 Phone: iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Wearables: Apple Watch Sport Series 2 CPU: i5 4690k Mobo: Gigabyte Z97-N WI-FI RAM: 8GB Ballistix Sport GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 4GB Case: Apple PowerMac G5 OS: Win 10 Storage: 480GB PNY SSD & 2TB WD Green HDD PSU: Corsair CX600M Display: Dell UZ2215H 21.5' 1080p, ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED 23.6' 1080p, Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19' 1024p Cooling: Corsair H55 AiO Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown Mouse: G303 Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball. One more quick thing, would you recommend installing a newer version of mac os x instead of snow leopard. For example would it be possible to purchase an el capitan installation disk/usb and install it on my Imac? You cannot legally buy anything other than Snow Leopard but I do have some OS installers from the Mac App Store that should work as a bootable USB. I have Mac Mac Mac Mac Mac Mac Mac OSX 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 Mavericks that you could use and could update to Sierra from there (if your Mac supports it).
Do you want the link? Laptop: 2016 13' nTB MacBook Pro Core i5 Phone: iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Wearables: Apple Watch Sport Series 2 CPU: i5 4690k Mobo: Gigabyte Z97-N WI-FI RAM: 8GB Ballistix Sport GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 4GB Case: Apple PowerMac G5 OS: Win 10 Storage: 480GB PNY SSD & 2TB WD Green HDD PSU: Corsair CX600M Display: Dell UZ2215H 21.5' 1080p, ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED 23.6' 1080p, Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19' 1024p Cooling: Corsair H55 AiO Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown Mouse: G303 Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball. Laptop: 2016 13' nTB MacBook Pro Core i5 Phone: iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Wearables: Apple Watch Sport Series 2 CPU: i5 4690k Mobo: Gigabyte Z97-N WI-FI RAM: 8GB Ballistix Sport GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 4GB Case: Apple PowerMac G5 OS: Win 10 Storage: 480GB PNY SSD & 2TB WD Green HDD PSU: Corsair CX600M Display: Dell UZ2215H 21.5' 1080p, ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED 23.6' 1080p, Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19' 1024p Cooling: Corsair H55 AiO Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown Mouse: G303 Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball. Laptop: 2016 13' nTB MacBook Pro Core i5 Phone: iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Wearables: Apple Watch Sport Series 2 CPU: i5 4690k Mobo: Gigabyte Z97-N WI-FI RAM: 8GB Ballistix Sport GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 4GB Case: Apple PowerMac G5 OS: Win 10 Storage: 480GB PNY SSD & 2TB WD Green HDD PSU: Corsair CX600M Display: Dell UZ2215H 21.5' 1080p, ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED 23.6' 1080p, Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19' 1024p Cooling: Corsair H55 AiO Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown Mouse: G303 Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball. I worked it out, and got Mavericks installed. But I am currently trying to wipe the drive, but I can't get to the disk utility. I have a Windows keyboard, and have tried alt + r, Windows key + r, Ctrl + r, and I've tried all those keys individually.
The Sierra update instruction states: 'If you're running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) and your Mac supports macOS Sierra, you will need to upgrade. This was the simple way of Installing Windows 10 on Mac OS. The next article, I’m going to show you that how to install Windows 10 on Mac OS with boot camp. Also, you will get info about boot camp built-in software on Mac computers. I hope that you have gotten anything from this article. If you have question, feel free to ask us on this post.
Absolutely nothing is working and I don't know what to do to wipe the drive at this point. Yeah Windows keyboard work with Macs but with driver emulation, which requires the OS to be booted already. You'll need a keyboard marketed for Macs to do the command+r shortcut. Laptop: 2016 13' nTB MacBook Pro Core i5 Phone: iPhone 6s Plus 64GB Wearables: Apple Watch Sport Series 2 CPU: i5 4690k Mobo: Gigabyte Z97-N WI-FI RAM: 8GB Ballistix Sport GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 4GB Case: Apple PowerMac G5 OS: Win 10 Storage: 480GB PNY SSD & 2TB WD Green HDD PSU: Corsair CX600M Display: Dell UZ2215H 21.5' 1080p, ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED 23.6' 1080p, Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19' 1024p Cooling: Corsair H55 AiO Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown Mouse: G303 Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball.