I just did. I forgot about that. Here it is again if you missed it, folks. It's the second article on the page. http://macfortheblind.com/Technical-Corner Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Apr 5, 2013, at 12:52 PM, Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote: > ey up john. post a link to my instructions on building a USB recovery drive / > pen drive. this would help new users. it was an article I passed onto you. > > take care. > > lew > > On 5 Apr 2013, at 17:49, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Agreed. The installation became corrupt and there is no system disk that >> can be located. As an alternative, you could try starting the Mac in Target >> disk mode by holding down the t key with it connected to a healthy Mac and >> then see if it, at least, can mount on the healthy Mac so you can use disk >> utility to erase the disk and do a fresh install. However, chances are, the >> "sick" Mac's system disk won't be able to mount on the healthy one. Even >> so,, it's still worth a shot if you have the time and inclination. >> >> >> Take Care >> >> John D. Panarese >> Director >> Mac for the Blind >> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >> >> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >> >> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >> >> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >> >> >> >> On Apr 5, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> you need to run internet recovery and use the ethernet connection >>> >>> lew >>> >>> On 5 Apr 2013, at 17:05, "Kliphton" <kliphton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> Okay, was trying to reinstall mountain lion on my wife’s MBA, somehow the >>>> power button got pushed during the install, now when we power it up, she >>>> says there is a blank folder with a question mark. How can I fix this? >>>> Is it possible? Thanks. >>>> >>>> Kliphton Senior >>>> (iMessage&Email) kliphton@xxxxxxxxxx >>>> (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 >>>> (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com >>>> (Life Journal) kliphton.wordpress.com >>>> http://facebook.com/kliphandsharrie >>>> >>> >> >