![New to this stuff, tried formatting a drive with disk utility when no volumes showed up and I get this. I've only ever installed newer macos versions on empty drives before. The New to this stuff, tried formatting a drive with disk utility when no volumes showed up and I get this. I've only ever installed newer macos versions on empty drives before. The](https://external-preview.redd.it/0Bt671ipwIXdgtOBfFM6lWDeMjDp3JdGMReGLv6Bw28.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=08da1785d07aa1ceae1e43c0494c6ab34b22492f)
New to this stuff, tried formatting a drive with disk utility when no volumes showed up and I get this. I've only ever installed newer macos versions on empty drives before. The
![What to do when Lion refuses to install with the 'This disk cannot be used to start up your computer' message - 9to5Mac What to do when Lion refuses to install with the 'This disk cannot be used to start up your computer' message - 9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2011/07/lion-installer-this-disk-cannot-be-used-to-startup-this-computer-message.png?w=552)
What to do when Lion refuses to install with the 'This disk cannot be used to start up your computer' message - 9to5Mac
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