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    USB enclosure + SSD best matching iMac late 2013

    Some number of knowledge and recommendation exchange sites has been visited. Tips found either cover altogether wide range of situations or in particular deviate from situation here. In latter case in result unsure how well can transfer (those found) to goals set here. We look for compound USB...
  2. TechUnRestricted

    WinDiskWriter: the ultimate open source tool for creating Windows bootable USB drives on Mac

    WinDiskWriter — free and open-source application for macOS that allows you to create bootable USB drives with Microsoft Windows using a Mac. (WinDiskWriter Main Window) ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Whether you want to install Windows on your Mac or another device (PC), WinDiskWriter can help you prepare a flash...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 attempting to install windows on 09' mac pro 5.1 via usb

    hi guys, I'm at a point where i want to install a modded windows 11 that bypasses the TPM. Im aware that windows 11 on the mac pro 2009 is not officially supported but id want give it a shot. i tried going through the bootcamp installer and even used a windows 7 iso file which bootcamp...
  4. danieltjindaidy

    Creating a bootable macOS Big Sur Install Disk in Recovery mode?

    So, backstory, I tried installing macOS Monterey on my 2020 Intel MacBook Pro. However, the update app keeps crashing, and when I made a bootable installer for Monterey, it threw me an error that says "A software update is required to use this startup disk". Of course, I Googled the problem, but...
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    Resolved Can't boot my CCC disk image !

    Hi everyone, I have a problem booting on my Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) disk image. It all started with me trying to have a look on Big Sur (stuck with catalina), but to prevent damage, I decided to clone my "Macintosh HD" volume and my "BOOTCAMP" volume with CCC on two distinct sparsebundle...
  6. Alvin777

    How Do Create a Bootable .dmg for VirtualBox?

    Hi. I've tried everything to create a .dmg that VirtualBox can boot from and install in the virtual macOS Big Sur Machine, so I can test if an app has malware or not because there's a conflicting report between standalone anti-virus and it's counterpart on totalvirus.com (I'm talking about...
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    [Wiki] All Apple Silicon Support Documents

    Hi Everyone! I just thought I would document all the new tech support procedures or information specific to Mac with Apple Silicon (for example accessing the Target Disk mode or using the bootloader). This thread is a wiki so feel free to add anything else you find! Mac computers with Apple...
  8. camelia

    Resolved Creating a bootable macOS Mojave USB?

    Hello, Can I follow this video with simple instructions to create a bootable macOS Mojave 10.14.4 USB install drive? (In the video they shows How to create a bootable But using macOS High Sierra) :confused: Best Regards Came
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    is this possible?

    I am wanting to make a usb stick with high sierra on, so that I can do a clean install of high sierra, I am currently on high sierra, how would I go about doing this please?
  10. sneakChamber

    Help with Custom MacOs Build

    HI, I am trying to create a custom MacOs Build for some Macbooks in our office... The only condition is that it has to be USB bootable... I've used macOS Mojave Patcher, which creates a bootable USB install of Vanilla Mojave. I've also used AutoDMG to create a custom build of Mojave, but it...
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    Create Mojave bootable dvd?

    Hello friend. I want to know is there any chance to create bootable dvd of macos mojave?
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    A1465 ssd and no os. M.2 recognised but not bootable disk

    Please can someone help. My ssd died and the macbook air has mavericks in internet recovery. Using alt, cmd r I can see my Samsung evo 960 m.2 drive. I erased, and then added mojave. This all saves. However when I reboot, it only recognises my usb and this goes to recovery. How can i get my...
  13. 1415OH

    TOWER MAC 5.1 NVMe BOOTABLE? (high sierra)

    If Tower MAC 5.1 (2010 mid) of NVMe M.2 SSD (960evo, 970evo.. etc) was installed (bootable) , Can You explain how to install?
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    Wanting to install SSD in 2011 MBP

    Hi All OK, so I want to upgrade the internal HDD of my MBP to a 500GB SSD version and I was wondering if this process would work. Several years ago I replaced the optical drive in the MAC with a 750GB drive, and I wish to keep that drive in place as it contains stuff I need, what I want to...
  15. Vairamuthu

    MBA late 2012 doesn't boot with sierra

    This morning my MBA frozen at the startup screen. I couldn't restart in safe mode. NVRAM reset doesn't fix the issue In recovery mode i didn't find any issue on the disk Tried re-install the sierra and again the system frozen at the startup screen. Planning to create bootable USB and install...
  16. BLUEDOG314

    Advice on imaging/Making Recoveries

    So I posted earlier about making never booted images and think I have found a way to accomplish what I want, but still have a few questions as they came up after the fact. First, I have created a bootable drive with a large number of partitions on it using various means such as Diskwarrior...
  17. fountaineer

    el capitain boot usb

    i want to clean install my macbook pro currently running Yosemite. It's el captain compatible. my main question is how do i download and save the el captain file from the app store? I see it in the app store and when i press "get" it prompts user password. I haven't done it yet because i...
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    Installing windows 7 on mid 2013 MacBook air

    Is it still possible ? I searched all over Google but nothing. Most tutorials are based on Windows 10 and I'm not looking to install win 10. I'm running the latest version of OS x Sierra. I also don't want to use boot camp. Besides the boot camp installer says it can only do win 10 and...
  19. Tobi218

    [Bootcamp] Reinstall Windows on Partition

    Hey, Is it possible to reinstall Windows 10 on a already existing Windows 10 partition without loosing all the Data? I'm getting the error: "no bootable device – insert boot disk and press any key" Thank you!
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    Can any M.2 NGFF adaptor make a PCIE SSD bootable in Mac Pro 2010/2012?

    I want to buy a Mac Pro 2010/2012, and want to install a PCIE SSD as the startup disk. According to the previous posts, SM951 SSD together with Lycom DT-120 M.2 Adaptor can boot the system. It’s not easy for me to buy the Lycom adaptor in my country. So I wonder if any third-party M.2 NGFF...