Wipe and install OSX Leopard without the disk
Hi everyone,
I need to wipe my iMac and reinstall OS X Leopard. I have the install disks, but my CD drive doesn't work and can't read the disk.
Is there a way for me to wipe and install OSX Leopard without the disk?
Thanks.
You can turn the 2011 iMac into a Firewire Optical drive.
Put the Leo Install Disc into the 2011 iMac, boot the 2011 iMac while holding t key to put it into FW Target Disk Mode, with a FW cable connect the the 2, boot older one holding Alt key, choose the Leo Install Disc to boot from.
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Hello guys,
Sorry I am kind of newbie with this stuff but I have a question and I hope you can help.
I have a Macbook Pro 2010, it originally had "OSX Snow Leopard" installed and it came with a "recovery disk".
So, when OSX Mountain Lion came up, I bought the digital version from the Apple Store and installed it, so my mac is currently running on Mountain Lion.
Now, I need to backup my stuff and then format my mac. As I have lost my recovery disk, I cannot use the restore feature which came with it. I have only one partition which is called "Macintosh HD" which has everything in it.
My question is:
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Thank you very much in advance, I appreciate the help.Take a look at this article on the Recovery HD. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
When you installed Mountain Lion, it installed a Recovery partition on the hard drive. You can't see it normally, but if you hold down cmd-r when you restart, as Chris and Niel suggested, it will boot into that recovery partition. From there you can erase your Macintosh HD volume and reinstall the OS. You'll need to know the AppleID you used to purchase Mountain Lion in order to reinstall.
The bootable clone suggested by Niel is handy to have if anything goes wrong. You'll have something to fall back on while you try to sort out the problems.
You will likely need the replacement disks, as Niel suggested. If you have to install a bare hard drive, you won't be able to install Mountain Lion directly. You'll have to install Snow Leopard first, then upgrade it to Mountain Lion. So, you need the original disks. As also mentioned, all of iLife will be on those disks. The OS does not have iPhoto, iMovie, etc. Those come bundled with a Mac, but are not part of the OS. -
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You can't. You will need a Snow Leopard disc. You can purchase replacements for your computer from Apple:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
A "factory reset" means you erase the drive securely. All of your files will be removed permanently. I suggest you make a backup:
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag
it to the Destination entry field.
5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
the Source entry field.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive. -
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My macbook pro is running very slowly and keeps popping up with a notification that the startup disk is full. I'd like to do a clean install but do not have the DVD. Is there a way for me to do a clean install without this disk? If not, is there an easy way to wipe the HD to speed things up?
You can call Apple Customer Support 1-800-767-2775, provide the Serial Number and specifications of the Mac, and for a small fee, a replacement set of system discs (if available), can be ordered.
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How do I install OS10.4 without the disks
I have a older Macbook core duo which came with 10.4. I had to replace the hard drive but now the original OS install disk is damaged. The error reports scratches on the disk. How can I install the OS without the install disk? I tried installing Leopard from a disk but the Macbook rejects it. So it looks like I need to start with the original OS. Any ideas?
It might run 10.6/SL...
Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...
General requirements
* Mac computer with an Intel processor
* 1GB of memory (I say 2GB at least)
* 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
* DVD drive for installation
* Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
* Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
It looks like they might still have it...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA
If it's a core Duo & not a Core2Duo, then it'll only run in 32 bit mode. -
My Macbook pro has just had a new 500gb hard drive in it and osx snow leopard had not been put on it because i never got a disk when i bought it. It still comes up with the grey screen with the flashing folder which i think would be normal because there is nothing on the hard drive. How do i install OSX Snow Leopard back on it the cheapest way possible?
ThanksYou might be in a bind. While is is normal for new Macs that shipped with Lion to omit a system installation DVD, yours was running Snow Leopard. Apple included a system installation CD or DVD for every computer that shipped with every computer through Snow Leopard. Lion was installed on every machine built starting about August 2011, ending the DVD era.
Apparently your computer had been sitting in someone's inventory for a while, but that's no excuse for them to have removed the DVD from its box.
Try booting Lion Internet Recovery. Read this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
I suspect Lion Recovery may not work since "your computer's eligibility for Lion will be verified with Apple" and you appear not to have purchased it.
Please let me know what happens when you attempt to boot Lion Recovery. -
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You need to provide more info about teh situation. Mac's have an internet recovery and that is why they don't ship with DVDs anymore. Hold command+r during boot to access internet recovery.
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Can I install Windows 7 without the disk?
I can download Windows 7 through my college, so I won't get the disk, is it possible to install through Boot Camp without the 7 disk?
They are both right. Hatter's reply would be perfect if you were at a college or university that provides Windows 7 to students through a site license. Some schools provide the physical media - a bootable installer DVD. Other schools provide a download of a special installer package usually in the form of a Windows executable - filename.EXE. Unfortunately, you cannot use it on a Mac. You have to run it on a Windows computer in order to extract the ISO disc image. Some schools can just provide you with the ISO disc image. Once you have the ISO image on your Mac you can burn it to a blank DVD-R that can be used to install Windows 7 on your Boot Camp partition.
An alternative to Boot Camp is to use Parallels, or VM Fusion, or VirtualBox to create a virtualization of Windows on the Mac that runs concurrently with OS X. You also have the advantage that VM software will install Windows from the ISO disc image instead of needing it burned to a DVD. VirtualBox is freeware. -
Install Snow Leopard without the Application DVD
I can only find one install DVD ( iMac Mac OS X Install DVD - version 10.6.6 ) and I rememberd something about two DVDs.
I found some pictures in google where you can see my DVD the install one and an Application DVD for iLife, which I don't need.
Can I use the one DVD I have to reinstall Snow Leopard, if I don't need iLife, or is there a second DVD I need.
The window looks just like this one: http://www.dinke.net/blog/en/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/install_dvd.png
But the availiable space is not ~336 but 20mb, I don't know if that matters?That disc should be sufficient. You only need iLife if you use iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie etc. The third disc mentioned is probably iWork ... for pages, numbers etc. Double check by reading first ... Minimum specs for Snow Leopard.
Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard -Read the Technical Specifications
And if you go ahead, before you start upgrading, back up your files.
Once you have upgraded to Snow Leopard you will need to apply the Combo updater. Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 and follow with a software update to pick up any later security updates.
But you say in your profile details below your post that you have 10.6.6. ????? Are you aware of Machine specific discs?
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Just bought a Macbook Air and need to download Microsoft Office to it. I have the SW and the licence key.
Yes, you can download it at http://www.microsoft.com/mac
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I am trying to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard. When I insert the disk and install starts, it states "This disk is used for Time Machine backups" and Mac OSX can't be installed. Does anyone know how to correct this (since Tiger doesn't have Time Machine)?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2986
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laptop wont accept disks, i am selling the laptop and want to wipe all of my data off of the laptop, how do i do this without the disks?
Do you have another Mac that you can connect to it?
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Before I install snow leopard, I tried to move tiger into the external harddrive. My mac says it can't do because it is the OS X. So I installed snow leopard without removing tiger. After that, my computer often freezes. How can I remove tiger? Or How can I prevent my mac from freezing?
McHagihara wrote:
Before I install snow leopard, I tried to move tiger into the external harddrive. My mac says it can't do because it is the OS X. So I installed snow leopard without removing tiger. After that, my computer often freezes. How can I remove tiger? Or How can I prevent my mac from freezing?
When you installed Snow Leopard, Tiger was replaced, leaving your programs and files intact.
What is causing your freezing problem is unknown, you can take Kappy's advice and remove everything, but you lose your files and free iLife programs that came with Tiger/new machine.
The 10.6.3 disk you "upgraded" with has the full 10.6.3 on it, but no free iLife suit, so a erase and install will remove what you already have installed.
You can try to locate your problem without the erase and install method by running through this list of fixes.
Step by Step to fix your Mac
But before you do anything, backup your personal data off the machine to a extenal drive and disconnect.
Most commonly used backup methods
Because if you have to follow Kappy's advice and wipe and install 10.6 fresh, it will cure your problem in nearly 99% of cases, but you have to rebuild everything. All programs and files.
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
If this is all too much for you, then STOP and call a local PC/Mac service or competant friend to assist you.
Yuo might need to install more RAM into the machine to make 10.6 run better as well. -
I just purchased a ipad2, it would not work on my MacBook 10.4.1 I purchased and installed OSX snow leopard 10.6.3 downloaded and installed the latest itunes, set up an itunes account, purchased some music and apps. When i plug in my ipod it shows up and works, but when i plug in my new ipad the ipad screen comes up with a display of a cable and itunes but does not show in devises, i have tried all the resets and different USB ports with no success. Any ideas short of selling it on ebay or buying a new computer?
If you've already tried the usual rebooting of the computer and ports and stuff, there is only a few things left I can think of. It's possible that when you updated iTunes it didn't fully replace all the files, so I suggest just manually removing iTunes and then reinstalling it.
Try removing iTunes manually first http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1224 then download a fresh copy, make sure it is 10.3.1
It is essential that you go through Finder to remove those files it mentions. Otherwise they won't be reinstalled when you run the installer again. -
Can i install windows 7 via bootcamp (on my MB Air) while using remote disc? I put the windows 7 disk in my macbook pro drive, and connect to my brand new macbook air via remote disk. In bootcamp (on my air) i allocate the partition, then i click install, and bootcamp will not see the disk from my macbook pro's drive. How do i get the bootcamp assistant running on my MB air to automatically find the disk in my macbook pro with the ISO image of windows 7? The remote disk on my air can find the cd but bootcamp will not begin installing it. Anyway to do this without buying the damned usb drive?
I don't know first hand if you can use the Remote Disk option with Windows but as of 10.7.2 you can now use BCAssistant to make a bootable USB (thumb drive or external disk) W7 installer with the Boot Camp drivers installed also. Have you tried that yet?
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