Macbook air wont start, i need to reinstall my software
hello,
after a restart, my macbook air wont start, i see the apple logo and after a folder with a questionmark.. i run all the test's (holding D at startup) and everything is ok.. so i just need to reinstall my software, my problem is that i do not have any dvd , and i'm not sure wich version of os x i had. . is there any link that i can download an iso of my software?
Best regards..
JBe
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Yours would appear to be an original 2008 vintage model, which unlike the more recent MBA systems did not have a recovery partition.
There is no downloadable source of the MacOS reinstall disk that I know of (none that are legal at any rate) but you should be able to get a copy of the DVD from Apple. The user guide for this model (http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/MacBook_Air_Users_Guide.pdf if you also do not have that) explains the procedure for MacOS reinstall using the original disk.
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