crwdns2935837:0crwdne2935837:0How to install a system on an erased drive - Retina MacBook 2017

How to install a system on an erased drive

My customer booted from an external drive and used Disk Utility to erase the drive. So the repair/restore partition is gone.

It boots and runs fine from an external drive but when I try to install a system it tells me it has to be connected to a power source but there is only the one USB c port.

Any ideas on how to get a system on it?

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crwdns2931729:0crwdne2931729:0: Dzi 17, 2019

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This is one of the big issues with the MacBook’s.

You’ll either need to get a USB-C hub so you gain access to a second USB-C port so both the power and your OS installer can be connected together. or use the WiFi connection to the Internet to do an internet recovery.

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@danj Do you recommend a particular USB-C hub?

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This one should serve you well Satechi Aluminum Multi-Port Adapter V2-4K HDMI (30Hz), Gigabit Ethernet, USB-C Pass-Through, SD/Micro Card Readers, USB 3.0 - Compatible with 2016/2017/2018 MacBook Pro/MacBook and More (Space Gray) I have an older model

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Retina MacBook 2017

How to install a system on an erased drive

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