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Inside VM OS: Format a USB key using disk utility, name it something simple (ex: recovery) to access later in terminal.- Used Step 5 from this page to modify the VM config so that it would properly boot.Created an OS X El Capitan VM in VirtualBox using the downloaded VMDK as the primary drive.This is an outline of how I created the install media from a Windows PC:ĭownloaded their 7-part El Capitan VMDK (virtual machine disk file)ĭownloaded VirtualBox and the Extension Pack (necessary for getting USB keys to work correctly). I was able to create proper restore media from Apple using my Windows machine and the Mac seems healthy (HDD, wired/wireless, etc.) except the screen has some light wavy bars in it. This is a 20" iMac early-2008, didn't know it was that old.