
After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continueīutton. Release the key when you seeĪ small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.Ģ. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.Īfter the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.īe sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will eraseġ. Note : You will need an active Internet connection. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks and click on the Continue button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.

If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select Restart from the Apple menu.īoot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears.

When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button.

Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC).Ģ.
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How to manage a failed OS X Mavericks installation | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews. If not, then you need to do a reinstall of Mavericks. Let me know if you can still boot from your old system. Click on the arrow button below the icon. Release the key when the boot manager appears.ĥ. Immediately after the chime press and hold down theģ.

I want you to quit the installer if it's running. What is the error message, please? Time Machine won't be an option until after OS X is reinstalled and you enter the Setup Assistant.
