You are likely hitting two different issues. First is getting to the highest OS this system supports. So if we look at EveryMac listing of this system we can see High Sierra (10.13) is the last supported version.
This series does have an odd optical drive SATA port so you can’t install a SATA III (6.0Gb/s) drive the best you can install is a SATA II (3.0Gb/s) drive so watch your self.
So leveraging your other Mac create a bootable OS installer thumb drive. Down load the installer from here [link|https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683|How to download and install macOS] and follow these directions to convert a Mac formatted thumb drive [link|https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372|Create a bootable installer for macOS]
Then using it to boot up you should be able to prep the drive using Disk Utility and install the OS. Do take note the system will reboot a few times as it will also upgrade your systems firmware and it may need to do this twice. In the end you should see the welcome screen.
You are likely hitting two different issues. First is getting to the highest OS this system supports. So if we look at EveryMac listing of this system we can see High Sierra (10.13) is the last supported version.
This series does have an odd optical drive SATA port so you can’t install a SATA III (6.0Gb/s) drive the best you can install is a SATA II (3.0Gb/s) drive so watch your self.
So leveraging your other Mac create a bootable OS installer thumb drive. Down load the installer from here [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683|How to download and install macOS] and follow these directions to convert a Mac formatted thumb drive [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372|Create a bootable installer for macOS]
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So leveraging your other Mac create a bootable OS installer thumb drive. Down load the installer from here [link|https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683|How to download and install macOS] and follow these directions to convert a Mac formatted thumb drive [link|https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372|Create a bootable installer for macOS]
Then using it to boot up you should be able to prep the drive using Disk Utility and install the OS. Do take note the system will reboot a few times as it will also upgrade your systems firmware and it may need to do this twice. In the end you should see the welcome screen.
You are likely hitting two different issues. First is getting to the highest OS this system supports. So if we look at EveryMac listing of this system we can see High Sierra (10.13) is the last supported version.
This series does have an odd optical drive SATA port so you can’t install a SATA III (6.0Gb/s) drive the best you can install is a SATA II (3.0Gb/s) drive so watch your self.
Reference: [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.4-17-late-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html2011]
So leveraging your other Mac create a bootable OS installer thumb drive. Down load the installer from here [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683|How to download and install macOS] and follow these directions to convert a Mac formatted thumb drive [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372|Create a bootable installer for macOS]
Then using it to boot up you should be able to prep the drive using Disk Utility and install the OS. Do take note the system will reboot a few times as it will also upgrade your systems firmware and it may need to do this twice. In the end you should see the welcome screen.