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<blockquote data-quote="Sponge Bob" data-source="post: 1749838" data-attributes="member: 389470"><p>I have finally fixed the problem.</p><p>I used my smartphone to create a WiFi hotspot, then connected the iMac to the internet through that ( the router wasn't going to let me connect ).</p><p>This allowed me to download the utilities and I formatted the new HDD.</p><p>The used Time Machine to load the last saved backup.</p><p>There is no problem connecting through the router now ! So I can't explain why it didn't let me do this when I was trying to do an internet recovery.</p><p>Now I will make a bootable USB.</p><p>Thanks for everyone's help and advice. Without these forums many people would be stuck, and my experience with Apple support is not great.</p><p>I have really learned a lot.</p><p></p><p>Sponge Bob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sponge Bob, post: 1749838, member: 389470"] I have finally fixed the problem. I used my smartphone to create a WiFi hotspot, then connected the iMac to the internet through that ( the router wasn't going to let me connect ). This allowed me to download the utilities and I formatted the new HDD. The used Time Machine to load the last saved backup. There is no problem connecting through the router now ! So I can't explain why it didn't let me do this when I was trying to do an internet recovery. Now I will make a bootable USB. Thanks for everyone's help and advice. Without these forums many people would be stuck, and my experience with Apple support is not great. I have really learned a lot. Sponge Bob [/QUOTE]
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