Re: [sussex_mug] Cannot unmount disk in order to erase it - any ideas?

2017-04-09 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
I would say in that case Apple have it wrong, or they’re booted into Internet Recovery (alt+cmd+R) so the disk isn’t in use at all. Sam MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen +44 (0)7747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk

Re: [sussex_mug] Cannot unmount disk in order to erase it - any ideas?

2017-04-09 Thread itsagroup
Hi Sam, I’d thought that that was what I should do too, but I was trying to follow the boss as erasing my hard disk is not something I do often(!) … https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204904 Confused of Goldhanger. What are Apple saying here? Do they only mean this if my recovery partition is

Re: [sussex_mug] Cannot unmount disk in order to erase it - any ideas?

2017-04-09 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Select Macintosh HD, not WDC WD5000… otherwise you’re trying to erase the entire drive, which contains the recovery partition. You’ll want to select the volume on the disk, not the disk itself. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen

[sussex_mug] Cannot unmount disk in order to erase it - any ideas?

2017-04-09 Thread itsagroup
Hi all, I want to erase my iMac’s HD and reinstall Sierra before selling it. I’ve rebooted, used CMD-R and got to the macOS Utilities menu where I have tried to erase the disk but it won’t. I’ve selected WDC WD5000AAKS-402AA0 Media. First Aid says it’s all fine. When I run Erase it shows:

Re: [sussex_mug] Wifi connectivity issue / Update

2017-04-09 Thread Steve Davies
I turned off all the Devolo plugs, lest them for 20 seconds, powered them back up and everything was back to norma. Beats me:-) Steve. On 9 Apr 2017, at 13:21, Steve Davies wrote: All of a sudden my default wifi connection has stopped working I have a router

[sussex_mug] Wifi connectivity issue

2017-04-09 Thread Steve Davies
All of a sudden my default wifi connection has stopped working I have a router from my ISP which broadcasts a wifi signal and this is working just fine. However, I also use the Devolo plugs to give me wifi all over the house, this Devolo wifi signal is my default and as of this morning my