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Refurbs - Discs?

dubmick · 2011-12-15 23:10:33

Lads Do you get the operating system on dvd with refurbs? Just noticed I didn't. No problem really, just wondering. Thanks

16-12-2011 12:10AM

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dubmick

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Lads

Do you get the operating system on dvd with refurbs? Just noticed I didn't.

No problem really, just wondering.

Thanks

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#2 16-12-2011 02:59AM

Sad Professor

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Apple no longer distribute install discs with their computers. There should be a recovery partition on the hard disk (see here). And if you want to create a bootable USB drive, you can use this tool.

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#3 17-12-2011 04:39PM

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thanks Sad Professor, helpful and knowledgeable as usual

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