HT201262 How to restore an apple macbook pro to factory default?

How to restore an apple macbook pro to factory default?

Selling your Mac / Resetting  the computer to the factory condition
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5189
http://www.thesafemac.com/how-to-prepare-your-mac-for-sale/

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  • How can I restore my new Macbook pro to Factory setting?

    How can I restore my new Macbook pro to Factory setting?

    Install or Reinstall Lion from Scratch
    If possible backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive.
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    Erase the hard drive:
    Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
    After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
    Quit DU and return to the main menu.
    Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Install button.
    Note: Be sure you have an active internet connection.

  • How do I return a MacBook Pro to Factory Settings and Delete all Passwords before I sell the Computer?

    How do I return a MacBook Pro to Factory Setting and Delete all Passwords and Files before I sell the Computer?

    How old is your Mac?
    What version of OS X came on it originally?
    You must return it to the version of OS X that came on it originally before you sell it.

  • HT201364 how do I reset my macbook pro to factory settings. Am currently using OS X Mavericks

    how do I reset my macbook pro to factory settings. Am currently using OS X Mavericks?

    Do you mean by "reset to factory settings" re-installing the OS X version it had originally?
    Phil

  • How to restore display on MacBook Pro to original settings after faulty external display connection

    Rookie question, 2009 MacBook Pro.  We bought a dvi-VGA adapter to connect to an external display. Got a picture on the external monitor but very poor resolution.  Meanwhile the display on the MacBook Pro re-set itself and we were not able to restore it to normal even after we disconnected the external monitor.  We now have our MacBook Pro with messed up resolution and display, AND no external display.  How do we get the MacBook Pro back to its default display settings?  Any help greatly appreciated!

    this is from another discussion:
    jk10003
    Re: MacBook doesn't sleep when closing lid with external monitor attached with Lion     Oct 14, 2011 7:01 PM    (in response to admgtz) 
    I would like to offer this solution.  I have a MacBook Pro with an external monitor, and, for a year and a half both displays slept when I closed the MBPS.  This behavior stopped when I installed Lion.  They would sleep when I removed the power cord, but what a pain that would be.  The command "pmset -g assertions" gave no indication of which process ought be preventing sleep.
    I contacted Apple support, and after some searching, the guy working with me found this thread, which was flagged as an Apple-approved solution:
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3190417?start=165&tstart=0
    This is the important part:
    Correct AnswerRe: How do I tell Lion to disable the LCD screen even when the lid is open?
    Aug 31, 2011 9:56 AM (in response to Bob_viking)
    Here's the command to make your laptop behave like it did Pre-Lion (courtesy of my friend):
    sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0"
    Works perfectly for me. If it screws up your system, just zap the PRAM next boot (cmd-opt-p-r) and you'll be back to the default Lion state. Or if you can still get into terminal, this command will get you back to Lion's default state as well:
    sudo nvram -d boot-args
    Enjoy!
    One snag was that I had to run it with the external monitor disabled, but it worked great!

  • HT201262 How can I Recover original (MacBook Pro) Mac os from Windows XP running  Windows os

    How can I Recover original (MacBook Pro) Mac os from Windows XP running  Windows os because on Bootcamp I don't see Mac Os. Hear is only show Windows.
    And option is restant with Window. When I reimstall windows on my Mac via bootcamp then may be I delete any one from all of (3) partition. Please help me to reinstall my Mac o

    No, Please check the attachment file.

  • How to restore Lion on Macbook Pro??

    I'm trying to restore OSX on my Macbook Pro, the HD has been wiped, I used cmd-r on boot to get to the disk utilities and perform the restore, but when I log in with my apple ID it says "This Apple ID has not purchased OSX Mavericks".....  I don't want to install Mavericks, I want to install Lion, what I had before, but it doesn't give me an option for Lion.  ***?

    Lion is no longer available for computers that qualify to run Mavericks. It may be possible to install Lion if it was pre-installed on the computer when it was new. Otherwise, you would need to reinstall a functional Lion system from a backup or have the original Lion installer application. Or you can purchase a Lion download coupon:
    You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax.  It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
    If Lion was pre-installed new then you can try this:
    Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
    Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
    Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
    Partition and Format the hard drive:
    1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
    2. After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
    Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
                if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
    This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.

  • How do I restore my new MacBook Pro to factory settings?

    I got a MacBook Pro back in September and did migration assistant to transfer all of my programs, etc. over.  It took an entire day.  Anyway, I'm having issues with some programs so I would like to reset my computer to it's factory settings then actually install all of the programs from the original disks.  There were no CD/DVD's that came with it so I'm not sure how to go about doing this.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks
    Scott

    Restart with the Option key held down, tab to Lion's recovery drive, press Enter, and use it to erase the drive. Install the OS.
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  • HT201262 how do you confirm a Macbook Pro hard drive failure?

    I have an older Macbook Pro that I want to bring back to life.
    All indications point to full hard drive failure.
    How do I confirm that the drive needs to be replaced?

    Welcome dadzpony,
    The simplest way is to start it up with the original disks. Go to Disk Utility and try to repair the original drive. If Disk Utility can't repair it then it's probably dead.
    If you had a drive in an external enclosure with an appropriate OS you could boot with that also. Hold "option" down while booting and select the drive you want to boot from.
    The HD in this machine is easy to replace. Go here for instructions:
    www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Pro

  • I want to restore my new macbook pro to factory settings

    I just bought a new 13 inch Macbook pro mid 2012 it shipped with Lion so I updated to Mountain Lion but like two weeks later it started to run slow, I want to restore my Mac to factory settings. I have been searching how to do it but everyone say that i need a cd but I dont have any cd.       

    turn your computer on while holding down the command + r keys - release the keys once you see the apple logo and once you get to the disk utility menu - erase your macbook and reinstall your OS - i think because you upgraded to Mountain Lion - your recovery partition will also be Mountain Lion - try doing a clean install of ML and see if the issues you're having are gone when you do a clean install.
    if you're still not happy with the way Mountain Lion performs in your macbook, then you have to do a Internet Recovery to get Lion reinstalled.
    good luck

  • Reset MacBook Pro to factory defaults

    Hi, I recently did a fresh install of OS X Mavericks on my recently purchased MacBook Pro 13" in hopes of resetting everything to their original settings.
    When everything finished, I found everything was exactly the same as it was- all of my music (from cd's, I don't purchase anything from the iTunse store), my dock modifications, background changes, etc. were all left to what I had changed them to after I purchased my new MacBook Pro. I was hoping a fresh install would have reverted everything to the factory settings (including the original dock, Safari settings, desktop background, etc).
    I am very OCD and wanted everything wiped and reverted to stock settings.
    If anyone knows how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance!

    You need to use the Disk Utility in the Utilities menu to erase the partition with Mac OS X installed and then install Mavericks.
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  • How can I Reset my MacBook Pro to factory settings

    I have Yosemite.  its a 2014 MackBook Pro.  I need to erase it to send it back.  Im switching from the 15" to the 13".

    Click here and follow the instructions.
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  • How do i perform a complete system restore on my macbook pro

    How do I restore my 2009 Macbook Pro to factory settings?

    Insert its first original DVD, restart with the Option key held down, click on it, use the Disk Utility to erase the internal drive, and install a new OS.
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  • How can i restore my new macbook pro. Lion is installed from the beginning, but I have no cd. What am I suposed to do?

    How can i restore my new macbook pro. Lion is installed from the beginning, but I have no cd. What am I suposed to do?

    Boot your computer while pressing Command-R. You can reinstall Lion from here. Covered here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

  • How do i restore my macbook pro to factory to resell it

    How do I restore my macbook pro to factory to resell it?

    You'll need both gray discs that shipped with your MacBook Pro. If you no longer have them you can (with your serial number handy) order a set from Apple for around $20.
    Then follow the instructions here -> How to prepare your Mac for sale.
    Note that you MUST restore with the original OS that shipped with your Mac!
    Clinton

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