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I have a Mac Mini that has a bad hard drive, I have already taken it apart and am ready to add the new hard drive. The only concern I have is getting the OS on the new hard drive. I have replaced a few hard drives on Macs before, but I don't recall if the OS is baked into the computer or not.
Will I need a disk or something of that nature to reload the OS?
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The OS is stored on the Hard Drive, you will need to reinstall it on the new one,
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Can you give us the exact model you have here. As some offer Internet Recovery, others not. Here's a write-up to review: About OS X Recovery
by Dan
I don't have the computer in front of me, but it was indicating a internet option.
by gatewaynomad
You may encounter problems here if you're not careful!
Your system may require a specific type of drive due to its age. Without knowing what your exact model is you could encounter problems just putting in any of the current drive offerings!
Do this: lookup your system by its serial number here: EveryMac - Lookup then past the given systems URL here for us to see what you have.
by Dan