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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1724179" data-attributes="member: 175845">If that mid 2011 iMac was purchased/released before July 20, 2011 when OS X Lion was released, the original/owner/friend should have the OS X 10.6.6(min) SL Install disk.Those models released after that date like mine, did not include the SL install disk.PS: Apple did supply the SL disk after I called them, and actually sent it free as three techs couldn't guarantee it would work. It did finally but not the cleanest/easiest of OS X installs I've done.&nbsp; But it did finally work and still does.Or maybe &quot;friend&quot; could log into the Apple site and access the Lion download or whatever later version was on it.BTW: I thought that the Start up from OS X Recovery over the Internet using Command-Option-R was still supposed to work.&nbsp; Was that tried??EDIT:Try reading this:The difference between standard Recovery and Internet Recovery<a href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/25/how-to-start-up-your-mac-in-internet-recovery-mode/" target="_blank">http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/25/how-to-start-up-your-mac-in-internet-recovery-mode/</a>&quot;By contrast, Internet Recovery Mode permits you to reinstall the OS X version that was factory-preloaded on your Mac at the time of purchase. You should use Internet Recovery if your Mac’s internal disk is damaged or you’ve replaced it with a faster, more capacious&nbsp; model …&quot;- Patrick======</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1724179, member: 175845"] If that mid 2011 iMac was purchased/released before July 20, 2011 when OS X Lion was released, the original/owner/friend should have the OS X 10.6.6(min) SL Install disk. Those models released after that date like mine, did not include the SL install disk. PS: Apple did supply the SL disk after I called them, and actually sent it free as three techs couldn't guarantee it would work. It did finally but not the cleanest/easiest of OS X installs I've done. But it did finally work and still does. Or maybe "friend" could log into the Apple site and access the Lion download or whatever later version was on it. BTW: I thought that the [B]Start up from OS X Recovery over the Internet[/B] using [B]Command-Option-R[/B] was still supposed to work. Was that tried?? EDIT: Try reading this: [I][B]The difference between standard Recovery and Internet Recovery[/B][/I] [url]http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/25/how-to-start-up-your-mac-in-internet-recovery-mode/[/url] "[I]By contrast, Internet Recovery Mode permits you to reinstall the OS X version that was factory-preloaded on your Mac at the time of purchase. [B]You should use Internet Recovery if your Mac’s internal disk is damaged or you’ve replaced it with a faster, more capacious model [/B]…[/I]" - Patrick ====== [/QUOTE]

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