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On my 2017 MacBook Pro at start up, it gives me a spinning globe and asks me to choose my network. After I choose my network and enter the password, it goes back to the spinning globe and my network name, but nothing is happening.

On my 2017 MacBook Pro at start up, it gives me a spinning globe and asks me to choose my network. After I choose my network and enter the password, it goes back to the spinning globe and my network name, but nothing is happening. I have erased my Macbook for trade in and was going back to reinstall the OS. How do I get the OS reinstalled if I cant get passed this point?


Posted on Jul 13, 2022 6:47 AM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2022 7:52 AM

NYCBradley wrote:

On my 2017 MacBook Pro at start up, it gives me a spinning globe and asks me to choose my network. After I choose my network and enter the password, it goes back to the spinning globe and my network name, but nothing is happening. I have erased my Macbook for trade in and was going back to reinstall the OS. How do I get the OS reinstalled if I cant get passed this point?



What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac



Internet Recovery can take some time to connect to remote servers...


if you Internet download speed is suspect get on a faster Network.




How to reinstall macOS

Recovery (both M1 and Intel) — How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support


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Jul 13, 2022 7:52 AM in response to NYCBradley

NYCBradley wrote:

On my 2017 MacBook Pro at start up, it gives me a spinning globe and asks me to choose my network. After I choose my network and enter the password, it goes back to the spinning globe and my network name, but nothing is happening. I have erased my Macbook for trade in and was going back to reinstall the OS. How do I get the OS reinstalled if I cant get passed this point?



What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac



Internet Recovery can take some time to connect to remote servers...


if you Internet download speed is suspect get on a faster Network.




How to reinstall macOS

Recovery (both M1 and Intel) — How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support


On my 2017 MacBook Pro at start up, it gives me a spinning globe and asks me to choose my network. After I choose my network and enter the password, it goes back to the spinning globe and my network name, but nothing is happening.

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