Hi @nenadbrateu
The first issue to your problem is there is no HDD in the MacBook to read. You need a storage location with at least 20GB to install the system (This applies for every computer). It sounds like you would like to install the latest version of macOS on the system itself, so I would first put an actual HDD inside.
After doing so, you should be able to hold the "Command" and the "R" key on the MacBook's key board to boot from the cloud recovery utility. From here you will be able to format the new HDD to a GTP partition to install the OS. After this you will have the option to reinstall macOS the MacBook itself had come with.
Once this is complete you should have a working Mac!
If you believe the HDD cable is bad you can replace the cable fairly inexpensively. However internal cable's never become defective unless they are spliced, cut, shorted, and or bent at the plug. So my guess is the internal cable is still ok.
This model MacBook does support USB booting as I have USB booted mid-2008 MacBook's and iMac's before. You just need to know the USB key combination. You'll need to hold the "Option" key to access the boot menu and then select the USB drive's name you are using.
Alongside, what @danj had said, you could also use the Apple Certified DVD Installer to install the OS too. The flashing question mark the MacBook shows means the MacBook cannot read the image you are attempting to boot, or there is no OS to boot from.
Good Luck!
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The recovery options you are plugging in only work from the hard drive as you don't have it present they won't work and the other factor is you need the newer OS-X which introduced the hidden partition service. Lion was the first release but you needed to add it using a utility if you hadn't it won't be there and it was Mavericks which I think was the first release which created it during the upgrade process.
da Dan
That’s not very good news to hear ... :/
I have the newer OS X at least ... downloaded from tech radar OS X El Capitan 10.11
About 10GB
da Nenadbrateu
Tell me you can read that! I blew it up and it is blurry. Give us the EMC and model # Axxx
da mayer
I actually could :)
EMC 2254
da Nenadbrateu
Eureka! You have a MacBook not a MacBook Pro! I've fixed the system info.
Here's your systems specs: MacBook 13" 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (Unibody)
That explains the confusion!
da Dan
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