@overknight th 8-Bit guy is using an older OS that still offered DVD imaging within Disk Utility. So that may not be possible with your other Mac system you are using to create a bootable OS installer using a Grey disk set.
This series supported upto OS-X Lion 10.7.5. Here's a direct link to the image file [link|https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2077?locale=en_US|Mac OS X Lion InstallerMac OS X Lion Installer] directly from Apple and here's a link on how to create the disk [link|https://www.lifewire.com/create-bootable-dvd-copy-os-x-lion-installer-2260330|Create a Bootable DVD Copy of OS X Lion Installer]
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We still have the elephant in the room to deal with! This series SATA port is only STA II (3.0 Gb/s) so you do need to make sure the drive you use is able to run at this slower I/O speed. Many drives are now fixed SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) so they won't work properly! Some drives have auto sense technology so it matches the I/O speed of the system.
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We still have the elephant in the room to deal with! This series SATA port is only SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) so you do need to make sure the drive you use is able to run at this slower I/O speed. Many drives are now fixed SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) so they won't work properly! Some drives have auto sense technology so it matches the I/O speed of the system.
Make sure you review the given drives spec sheet that it clearly states will run at SATA II (3.0 Gb/s)
@overknight th 8-Bit guy is using an older OS that still offered DVD imaging within Disk Utility. So that may not be possible with your other Mac system you are using to create a bootable OS installer using a Grey disk set.
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This series supported upto OS-X Lion 10.7.5. Here's a direct link to the image file [https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2077?locale=en_US|Mac OS X Lion InstallerMac OS X Lion Installer] directly from Apple and here's a link on how to create the disk [https://www.lifewire.com/create-bootable-dvd-copy-os-x-lion-installer-2260330|Create a Bootable DVD Copy of OS X Lion Installer]
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This series supported upto OS-X Lion 10.7.5. Here's a direct link to the image file [link|https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2077?locale=en_US|Mac OS X Lion InstallerMac OS X Lion Installer] directly from Apple and here's a link on how to create the disk [link|https://www.lifewire.com/create-bootable-dvd-copy-os-x-lion-installer-2260330|Create a Bootable DVD Copy of OS X Lion Installer]
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We still have the elephant in the room to deal with! This series SATA port is only STA II (3.0 Gb/s) so you do need to make sure the drive you use is able to run at this slower I/O speed. Many drives are now fixed SATA III (6.0 Gb/s) so they won't work properly! Some drives have auto sense technology so it matches the I/O speed of the system.
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Make sure you review the given drives spec sheet that it clearly states will run at SATA II (3.0 Gb/s)
@overknight th 8-Bit guy is using an older OS that still offered DVD imaging within Disk Utility. So that may not be possible with your other Mac system you are using to create a bootable OS installer using a Grey disk set.
This series supported upto OS-X Lion 10.7.5. Here's a direct link to the image file [https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2077?locale=en_US|Mac OS X Lion InstallerMac OS X Lion Installer] directly from Apple and here's a link on how to create the disk [https://www.lifewire.com/create-bootable-dvd-copy-os-x-lion-installer-2260330|Create a Bootable DVD Copy of OS X Lion Installer]