Cannot install mac os on new SSD

RhinoTV

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Okay so ive been trying to get a 2009 mac book pro working and im on the last stage which is getting the os working. I plugged in the new ssd and all i get is a question mark within a folder.

Im trying to download it online but it just not working
 

inzane4all

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Have you tried using the original discs that came with the MacBook Pro? I ran into this issue on a few machines that we were trying to upgrade to SSD's way back then, and we noticed that it would fail when trying to recover from the net. When I reinstalled using the OEM discs, it installed without issues, and I was able to upgrade it to the latest OS at the time. Hope this helps.
 

RhinoTV

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See problem is i was given this by a friend's friend and it came with no hdd or battery. I saw videos online saying you can take the os from another mac but all i got are windows pc's