Reinstalling OS to Macbook Air

My son has a Macbook Air purchased 3 months & 5 days ago . The hard drive died and the retailers "fixers" have put in a new H.D. but not re-installed Mac O/S. I find this amazing! However, we're now trying to re-install via remote install on the imac. My question is, is it possible to do this via firewire rather than the network as the Air doesn't seem to be able to see our Apple network despite the imac seeing it quite clearly? I'm totally amazed that the retailer doesn't re-install Mac o/s. They said that some buyers don't want mac o/s re-installed! Presumably, their garage doesn't fit their spark plugs when they go in for a service! Grrrrrr

The MacBook Air does not have a FireWire port so there is no way to reinstall the OS via FireWire.
I suggest that you post in the appropriate MacBook discussion area.

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