According to reports on Apple's Support Discussions forums, an upgraded graphics card could cause kernel panics when attempting to reinstall Mac OS X Leopard from the original, included restore disk.

Thomas Koons received what we hope is the "final answer" on the question as to why Apple recommends erasing your drive if you want to reinstall Mac OS X 10.1 after installing the Security Update (see ...

There are many reasons to reinstall macOS. It can fix any one of several OS errors. Plus, it helps secure your Mac for sale if you need to wipe all of your data ...

Along with the shift to Apple Silicon, performing things like a restore is different with M1 Macs compared to their Intel predecessors. Follow along for a look at how to revive and restore M1 Macs, ...

-system -<BR>Powermac 5500/225<BR>OS 8.0<BR><BR>This will boot without extensions. Without bypassng them, the OS starts to load from either the CD or from the HDD but stops before any extensions ...

One of the oddities of the MacBook Air is, as a system without a FireWire port, an optical drive, or an accessible hard drive, the act of reinstalling Mac OS X and migrating your files from your old ...

Apple’s decision to not include a USB Stick containing a copy of Mac OS X Lion for system recoveries with the new Mid-2011 MacBook Air might be causing the company a bit of a public relations issue ...

Mac OS X Lion is easier to install than any previous version of Mac OS X. You don’t have to boot from a DVD or flash drive. Just download the Install Mac OS X Lion ...

I have a late 2007 13" MacBook (2.2GHz Core 2) that is currently running OS X 10.6.8. It functions as a home server of sorts, running Plex Media Server, an L2TP VPN server, a Squid proxy, and various ...