I am trying to reinstall OS X Lion
So my macbook pro was stuck on the start up screen and because of this I am trying to reinstall OS X Lion so that it can start up. It (Mac OS X Utilties) says
that my Macintosh HD and Recovery HD disks are locked. Is there a way to bypass this lock?
Cornfields wrote:
So in #3, you metion the Parition button, where exactly is that; also what is the mfgr.'s ID and size?
I think Kappy is incorrect with information for OS X 10.7-10.8 which the entire drive is actually named disk0.
For Snow Leopard and earlier the name of the drive maker and it's size is the one to select when selecting the entire drive for formatting.
Also I think he missed your question because that doesn't solve your issue.
So my macbook pro was stuck on the start up screen and because of this I am trying to reinstall OS X Lion so that it can start up. It (Mac OS X Utilties) says that my Macintosh HD and Recovery HD disks are locked. Is there a way to bypass this lock?
Ok, first of all, you DON'T have to use Disk Utility to erase the drive for your problem and reinstall OS X, that's a last ditch effort.
OS X can be reinstalled over itself to fix it without touching most of your programs and none of your files.
It's only if there is drive corruption that the MacintoshHD partition (section on the drive) or the entire drive will need to be erased and reformatted (all data is gone)
You mentioned a "stuck on the startup screen" issue.
Can you describe what your seeing?
Are you the owner of this machine or is it managed by someone else? School/work etc.
Have you held down the Shift key on a wired or built inkeyboard while booting to enter Safe Mode?
Can you backup just your users files to a external storage drive (not TimeMachine!)?
Can you follow further instructions?
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Tell us what you see and what you have accomplished, if you were or have a recent backup of your files off the machine or not.
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I recently formatted my hard drive so that I could give my computer to my brother but when I was trying to reinstall OS X Lion (10.7) the only option that showed up was to reinstall OS X mountain lion which I do not have, so now I can't get past the menu that comes up when you hold command + C. How do I reinstall to OS X Lion when it isn't even an option that shows up
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When i tried to restart my Mac earlier today, I got the gray screen. Now i'm trying to reinstall my mountain lion, but when the install guide tells me to choose a disk to reinstall on, it says that my disk is locked.
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hello, I am trying to reinstall os x lion in my macbook pro mid 2012, from my recovery disc, and its imposible because every time I have problems to download de installer or something that is required to do that. what can I do?
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How to create an OS X Lion installation disc MacFixIt
Migration Assistant Update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/
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http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20080989-263/how-to-create-an-os-x-lion-ins tallation-disc
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http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone.html
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
http://www.macperformanceguide.com/blog/2012/20120711_2-MacPro-internal-clone-ba ckup.html
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Tried running disk repair from HD recovery, not repairable. Trying to reinstall OSx Lion, says disc is locked. Do I have to erase the drive and lose everything? I also have Bootcamp installed, will boot to Windows no problem.
Hotrodmkviii,
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When I boot up the MacBook, a utilities window opens with 4 options to choose from. I select reinstall mac os x and then on the next screen, it says to set up the installation of mac os x 10.7 click continue, so I do that, it then says to download my computers eligibility will be verified by apple, I click continue and it says loading installation information... But doesn't go any further, the wheel keeps turning as if it is doing something, but nothing else happens. Any ideas?update:
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Given that your answer to 1. is 'pre-installed' and 3. is 'No', I think the only thing to do is to take it to an Apple store (ideally the one you bought it from) and have them reinstall it for you.
The intended solution in cases like yours is that you should be able to reboot and install even a wiped disk by using Apple's servers over the internet (you do this by restarting with 'command-r' and choosing 'reinstall Lion'). However if this isn't working for you then you need to get the store to do it. Don't let them fob you off with 'go home and try again'. Have them do it in the shop (you're still covered by Applecare warranty so it should cost you nothing save the inconvenience of the trip and possibly leaving the machine there while they fix it).
A reinstall should leave all your own personal data and programs in place.
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Trying to reinstall LION but cant as disc is locked
Am trying to reinstall Lion but when I get to select where both options are locked how do i unlock or do i have to delete current instalation?
You should use Time Machine to backup your data, yes you can install leopard on your system from the original DVD that came with your iMac, but I would just reinstall Lion. Take a look at this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
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I am trying to reinstall mountain lion but Mac book pro failed to install.
I am trying to reinstall mountain lion but Mac book pro failed to install
Please detail ALL you have done so far in the way of troubleshooting? Need this info to avoid the been there done that scenarios.
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Could be. The "lock" isn't actually looking for a password.
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