Download and Install old Versions of OS X on a Mac

During the installation of OS X El Capitan on my Mac Book Pro , the install fails and I am left with "OS X Could not be installed on your computer File System verify or repair failed. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again." No matter how many restarts I do it does not install. Also repair does not work in disk utility. The OS X Utilities window appears. Select Reinstall OS X, and click Continue. The OS X El Capitan splash screen appears. Click Continue. A sheet informing you that your computer’s eligibility needs to be verified by Apple appears. One more thing, yesterday when I start the internet recovery. The recovery gave me error, saying that I cannot download the operation systems because my MacBook has newer OS X. So I use the Disk utility to erase the MacBook hard drive. before download the software from internet. Thanks Jan 04, 2017 · Trying to install os s but it says os x cannot be installed on recovery hd. No other hdds are showing, IMac, - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.

macos - OS X base system is locked, unable to install

Mac OS X cannot be installed on this computer. I installed a Samsung 120 GB harddrive from iFixit. Removal and installation was easy with iFixit. The previous drive was bad. I erased the new harddrive with Disk Utility and selected the recommended MAC OS Extended (Journaled). The new drive shows with the named partitioned file. Mac OS X Updates Could Not Be Installed | How-To Fix OS X Jun 22, 2018

Trying to install os s but it says os x cannot be installed…

Selecting the disk tells me 'Mac OS X cannot be installed on Macintosh HD, because this disk cannot be used to start up your computer.' Rebooting and attempting an install direct from CD yields