Late 2007 MacBook setup with Lion/Mavericks version Installation process and configuration details
Late 2007 MacBook setup with Lion/Mavericks version Installation process and configuration details
Hello, I've got an old Apple MacBook from late 2007 with a Core 2 Duo T7300 processor (2,00 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache) and 4GB DDR2 RAM (2+2 setup). I opened it to replace the thermal paste and found an 80GB hard drive. I'm considering swapping it for a cheaper 20€ TLC 120GB SSD. The previous owner had it formatted, so now when it starts, it prompts me to log in with my account and then says "This item is temporarily unavailable." I’m unsure how to proceed since I haven’t installed OS X Lion before. In another case, I thought about installing OS X Mavericks, which isn’t officially supported by Apple, but I’ve seen videos of this MacBook running on it. I understand it’s free, but I don’t have a MacBook to download it or create a bootable USB. Could anyone help me find the best solution?
Best regards,
Micael de Sousa.
No, clicking cancel will not cause it to appear again when you attempt to proceed.
It appears to function as a kind of ownership restriction similar to Find My iPhone on iOS, still tied to the previous iCloud owner. You might resolve it by reinstalling the original operating system and configuring it as your own device. Using recovery mode to download Mac OS X from the web could also work, potentially retrieving the authentic OS if you're interpreting this correctly. Last time I encountered something below Yosemite, I had the disc available, making the reinstallation straightforward.
Hello, @Zando Bob, your efforts were appreciated. Through further investigation, I discovered a solution to the issue. I managed to download the required file using a bootable USB without needing a MAC address. Then, I created a restore disk with TransMac and followed the simple steps: press the Option key during startup and choose the USB drive. It worked smoothly without much effort. Thank you for your patience.
Noise! I get it about grey area OS downloads—sometimes they're needed. You might need third-party tools to obtain a Windows 7 copy without a license key that Microsoft accepts, or certain systems may not be available as downloads or physical media. I believe Apple only offers up to Leopard on discs, which could be upgrade discs rather than full installations. It's really frustrating when you have to rely on unreliable sources just to get something for a proper reason.