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Hello,
I decided to turn the two hard drives on my Mac mini Server into a RAID 1 volume, so I booted from an install DVD of 10.6.3. Now, I am unable to reinstall Mac OS X Server version 10.6, as I have lost the DVD that came with the Mac mini Server. However, I do have a copy of 10.6 Server. However, when I try to install it, it will not boot off of the DVD. I am assuming this is because of drivers, firmware, etc and 10.6 not supporting the newer hardware. Anyway, is there a way to put 10.6 server on a hard disk, and update it to 10.6.5 without booting off of it, or completing the Setup Assistant?
Thanks!

Hi
It might be possible to use what you already have? Instead of trying to boot from the 10.6 Installer DVD, launch the Installer pkg instead. It mightgive you an option to 'upgrade' the current OS. Once installed it should launch the Server Setup Assistant without a restart. Don't use the Assistant to do anything other than supplying the hostname etc. As soon as that is complete quit out of Server Admin (if it launches) and run Software Update. On successful reboot and login the Server's Desktop and Dock should be the usual Server look.
Tony

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