I purchased a used 2012 Macbook pro 15 inch (A1278) and the previous owner did a hard factory reset. I have tried every option that I can find online and still can't get the OS to install. I have taken it into apple Genius Bar and they were of no help. Internet Recovery mode will not boot. In recovery mode when I'm trying to install the OS the Recovery HD is locked. When I choose the Mac OS HDD it gets to the install portion where it asks for an apple ID.
I enter it and then it says "this item is temporarily unavailable" with an App store logo next it.
I have created a USB with El Capitan on it and an SD card with EL Capitan on it. I cannot make it bootable in the terminal though bcuz when I try to type in the code to make it bootable it always says the command is not found.
When I try to install in Disk Utility Recovery mode in the white box where there should be a Hard drive there is nothing in the white box.
Please help. I spent $500 on this mac and haven't been able to use it for 2 months.
I enter it and then it says "this item is temporarily unavailable" with an App store logo next it.
I have created a USB with El Capitan on it and an SD card with EL Capitan on it. I cannot make it bootable in the terminal though bcuz when I try to type in the code to make it bootable it always says the command is not found.
When I try to install in Disk Utility Recovery mode in the white box where there should be a Hard drive there is nothing in the white box.
Please help. I spent $500 on this mac and haven't been able to use it for 2 months.