imac restore help!

[copier tech]

Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes!

Long story short, I bought an imac 2010 to use at home it came with Windows 10 installed but I want to use it as it was intended as a Mac!
It came with the original MAC os dvd.
Windows wont read this & it won’t boot off it.
I’ve tried various key commands holding down c while turning on etc but I cant get to the recovery screen. All it does is boot into Windows 10.


Command+R
Holding C
Holding CMD


None of these do anything.

Any idea where to go next?

[qbert69]

Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes!

Long story short, I bought an imac 2010 to use at home it came with Windows 10 installed but I want to use it as it was intended as a Mac!
It came with the original MAC os dvd.
Windows wont read this & it won’t boot off it.
I’ve tried various key commands holding down c while turning on etc but I cant get to the recovery screen. All it does is boot into Windows 10.


Command+R
Holding C
Holding CMD


None of these do anything.

Any idea where to go next?

Perhaps "CMD+C" minus the quotes & plus?

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[bsm2]

[copier tech]

This video assumes I still have a MAC OS installed on a partition, I don't. The imac has a totally black/formatted SSD.

The mac will boot off a USB or Windows DVD but not the imac DVD or a mac USB I created.

[qbert69]

This video assumes I still have a MAC OS installed on a partition, I don't. The imac has a totally black/formatted SSD.

The mac will boot off a USB or Windows DVD but not the imac DVD or a mac USB I created.

Did you try the key combo I suggested at startup???
"CMD+C" or perhaps "CMD+D"

Also:
Mac startup key combinations - Apple Support

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[copier tech]

Did you try the key combo I suggested at startup???
"CMD+C" or perhaps "CMD+D"

Also:
Mac startup key combinations - Apple Support

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I’ve googled & tried every key combination there is.

[qbert69]

I’ve googled & tried every key combination there is.

Is the SSD that you installed specified to be compatible with that mac??? Additionally when you do the key combinations, you have to hold down all the specified keys at once!!!

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[qbert69]

I’ve googled & tried every key combination there is.

Have you tried the NVRAM/PRAM reset???

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