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Lion installation on a new ssd, on a Late MBP 2011
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<blockquote data-quote="zipain" data-source="post: 1338057" data-attributes="member: 227253"><p>Hello guys, I'm getting my new ssd sooner or later, properly on monday, therefor I'm preparing for it now!</p><p></p><p>as i understand there is a "hidden" built-in Recovery drive that will allow you to switch hard drives and then do a clean Lion install on the new hard drive through downloading in the recovery menu.</p><p></p><p>but since i have not yet gotten a 100% YES thats true, thats the way you do it on macbook late 2011 then i have to prepare in other ways aswel, this being getting a USB booted (will be removing CD/DVD drive and replace with a optibay for the old hdd, and use it for storage.)</p><p></p><p>So I'm trying to make this USB-Booter but i can't, I've been trying everything now and I've finally reached a dead end! I cannot see Lion OSX in the Purchased Tap in appstore, so i can't do the option key+click to "re-download" lion for the usb... I've tried everything now, looked anywhere to redownload it, but its nowhere.. had the idea mac/apple was easy and simple, but only had troubles since i switched from windows, i can't even make a hdd shortcut on my desktop.. anyways, can anyone please help??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zipain, post: 1338057, member: 227253"] Hello guys, I'm getting my new ssd sooner or later, properly on monday, therefor I'm preparing for it now! as i understand there is a "hidden" built-in Recovery drive that will allow you to switch hard drives and then do a clean Lion install on the new hard drive through downloading in the recovery menu. but since i have not yet gotten a 100% YES thats true, thats the way you do it on macbook late 2011 then i have to prepare in other ways aswel, this being getting a USB booted (will be removing CD/DVD drive and replace with a optibay for the old hdd, and use it for storage.) So I'm trying to make this USB-Booter but i can't, I've been trying everything now and I've finally reached a dead end! I cannot see Lion OSX in the Purchased Tap in appstore, so i can't do the option key+click to "re-download" lion for the usb... I've tried everything now, looked anywhere to redownload it, but its nowhere.. had the idea mac/apple was easy and simple, but only had troubles since i switched from windows, i can't even make a hdd shortcut on my desktop.. anyways, can anyone please help?? [/QUOTE]
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