Formatting mac book pro (no CD is provided)
I Bought Mac Book Pro just twom months ago (15-inch, Late 2011) and having so many errors because of very bad servicing centre .
I might need to format it and partition it also to download windows Xp also. My laptop came without CD and don't know how to do it.
the seller told me that the system instalation is stored on the hard drive and I should save it on a USB but still confused
can any one help me .
Hi:
I asked Apple support about this last week. They told me that in some cases they can help you do a system restore, even if you're having serious issues with your computer.
But, what I wanted was an actual disc, so that (like you) I could format my hard drive.
I was told they no longer provide copies of the operating system on disc. If you want it, you can either buy it on a thumb drive from the Apple online store for $69, or you can download it from the Apple Online store for $29 and either burn it to your own disc, or put it on your own thumb drive.
Hope this helps.
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