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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 1,1 unable to install Lion 10.7

    Hi All, I have just been working on my lion machine and now need to reinstall the OS onto the drive but i am unable to do so. I have created a bootable usb to try and reinstall, when i progress to the Apple ID part it throws the "connection failed" bug. Going into the installation log...
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    High Sierra macOS USB install failure - Early 2011 MBP - with install log

    Hey folks, I have no idea what to try next so I'm turning to you all for your wisdom! Long story short: I'm trying to upgrade the HDD and RAM in an early-2011 macbook pro 13” and the OS won’t install to the new SSD. This is something I’ve done several times before without incident. This time...
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    Prohibitory sign when installing El Capitan from a USB

    Hey guys, I'm in trouble! I've got a mid 2010 MacBook Pro 13 with a dead hard drive and no OS, obviously. I do not have access to another Mac, I do however have access to Windows. I created a bootable USB El Capitan installer using Diskpart and TransMac. I've installed a 64gb corsair SSD that...