New Laptop Setup - Mac
Context: You have a brand new or wiped Macbook pro and you want to set it up for first use. If you have any issues contact support@accelerationpartners.com or ping the IT Manager in Slack and we can assist you.
- Open the Macbook
- Select country or region and click continue
- Choose accessiblity and click continue
- Connect your Wifi and click continue
- Accept the data/privacy and click continue
- Migration Assistant: CLICK NOT NOW
- Sign in with your Apple ID screen?
- CLICK SET UP LATER (bottom left corner)
- Terms and Conditions click Agree
- Create a computer account
- use first and last name for full name
- set a paassword
- Click continue
- Express setup click continue
- Analytics click continue
- Screen Time click Setup up later
- Siri and uncheck "enable ask siri" unless you want Siri on
- Improve Siri & Dictation click not now and click continue
- **DO NOT USE TOUCH ID, FACIAL RECOGNITION OR ANY BIOMETRICS FOR LOGIN - Use a password that you can remember or write down separately and keep close by in a safe place.
- Choose your look and click continue
- Choose true tone display and click continue
- Once on your desktop fully, you will have to install Rosetta via the Terminal application
- Open your Finder app and search for Terminal
- Open the Terminal app and input: softwareupdate --install-rosetta
- You will be prompted to input A within the Terminal to accept the license agreement. Type A and hit enter
- Once you see the terminal say "Install of Rosetta 2 finished successfully," you're all set!
Done! wait for the Mac to complete setup and then you can continue on with STEP 2 of the new laptop setup guru card: (New Laptop Setup)