To install an Intel Mac system easily, follow the video and steps below.
On the target Mac, connect the device to power and Ethernet. If the device is powered on, power it down by holding the power button for 5 seconds.
On the target Mac, hold the Option key and press the power button once to power up the Intel Mac. Continue holding Option until the startup screen appears.
Plug in the Automaton and press button 1. To boot into Internet Recovery, the process will take about 3-5 minutes.
If prompted for a language, select the arrow to continue.
After booting into macOS Recovery, if the computer is at the Recovery Assistant app, proceed to Step 6. If your macOS Recovery boots to the Recovery app, proceed to STEP 9.
Recovery Assistant appRecovery app
Click next to Recovery Assistant in the menu. Then press button two on the Automaton to begin erasing the Mac. This process takes about 10 minutes.
The Automaton will then begin the erase Mac process.
Then the computer will restart and boot back into internet recovery during this process.
If prompted for a language, select the arrow to continue.
After the process finishes, select Exit to Recovery, when “Your Mac is activated” appears on the Activate Mac screen.
When the recovery app screen appears, press button three on the Automaton to begin running the Install macOS workflow.
The workflow will start automatically if the automatically run workflow with the latest macOS is selected, and the Automaton can be removed when the light turns off. If the ” Automatically Run Workflow with latest macOS” option is not on, then select the latest compatible macOS installer to install on the device
The latest macOS installer compatible with the device can be found in the Product Identifier Reference.
After the process finishes, the Mac will reboot twice, then go to the setup screen.
Troubleshooting
Any machine: If you get the error “no writable volumes found,” select “Open Disk Utility,” then select the internal drive, and press “erase.” Then select “Done” and close Disk Utility. Rescan for volumes and run the workflow.
If the machine has a Fusion Drive and you get the error“no writable volumes,” open Disk Utility, run First Aid on the Fusion Drive (should be at the top of Disk Utility under internal), close Disk Utility, rescan for volumes, and run the workflow again.
After the Mac mini is turned off, wait 5 seconds before you press the power button and hold down the Option key.
