How to make recovery disk of macbooks laptop - Apple Computers & Internet

There is no 'Factory Reset' button as such. If you are running OS 10.7 to 10.10, then you need to start up from the 'recovery' partition (CMD+R) on startup. You will then be able to erase the hard drive using 'Disk Utility' and then re-install the OS.

If you held the 'option' key during power up and then selected the recovery icon, you will have come up to the utilities screen. From that screen you can choose 'Reinstall OS X', but you need to be connected to the internet to do this.
If you connect via WiFi, then in the top right corner there should be a WiFi symbol, clicking on it will allow you to connect to a WiFi network.

Sound like you have an issue with either your hard drive or the operating system has lost the plot. Try this OS About OS Recovery

If you are able to access the recovery partition then use the disk utility to check the disk.

If this does not work then take the computer to an Apple repair centre, if it's still covered by warranty the disk might be replaced under warranty.

If it's not covered, you could try using DiskWarrior 4 The Disk Utility for Mac Disk Repair Mac Directory Repair... which has allowed me to recover disks that have not been able to be repaired with Apple's disk utility.

use the factory disc provided

command + R goes into recovery mode and should let you reinstall fresh.

Currently there is no way to do this unless you are on Mac OS X 10.7 or above. If so, you must shut down your computer, turn it on, and right after you turn it on hold down the option key. Hold it until a screen comes up that looks similar to the one below.


Then click on "Recovery HD" and click the arrow. It will boot into recovery mode and you can restore it using an internet connection.

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There's a "Change Password" utility on the install disk that the computer came with. If you don't have the install disk, there's another way, but it's a bit tricky...
Boot into single-user mode by pressing Command-S when the computer boots up Type the following: fsck -fy mount -uw / launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServices.plist dscl . -passwd /Users/{username} {password} reboot
make sure you replace {username} with the targeted user and {password} with the desired password.

Seems like a hard drive problem. You may need data recovery first and then replace the hard disk. Good luck.

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Hi yeddi,333,

You say you originally booted into what you assumed was the install screen and tried to install from disks - then you later mention borrowed 10.5 disks - - was this one set of disks or two?

Unless those install disks (esp. the 10.5 disks) were for that version of MacBook, they likely won't work - different chip-sets from MacBookPro, iMac, etc. You'll need to either get the right recovery disks, or find someone who is able to re-image your computer via Target Disk Mode or using NetRestore, or some similar software product. If you don't have these resources, it's likely fastest/easiest to get the right install/recovery disks from Apple - - since they already sold the OS with that computer, you can maybe get a recovery done by them - - I'd call and ask.

Also - - does this MacBook have AppleCare (3 year extended warranty) - - if so, see if you can exercise that for actual hands-on assistance.

I'd also be sure that the hard drive was properly replaced and is actually working - - why was it replaced originally?

You're probably going to need to contact Apple for some assistance - go to this site to schedule phone support.

http://www.apple.com/support/expert/

or go into your nearest Apple store and show it to one of the "geniuses" at their tech support desk.

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