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OS 10.4 - restore mac lost the boot cd and cd rom don't work


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Old 08-13-2009, 08:52 AM
i have a mac with a operating sys 10.4.11 but i lost my bootable cd, how can i restore my mac again, can any one help me about it, i m a novis in computer so please tell me in details, and my cd rom is not working properly
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Old 08-13-2009, 11:15 AM
You'll need a set of replacement discs (contact Apple, I've heard they run around $40) or you'll need to purchase Leopard, the latest version of OS X (assuming your Mac supports Leopard).

Once you've got the discs in hand, you can use a cheap, external DVD drive to do the install.
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Old 08-13-2009, 06:09 PM
If your machine is a PowerPC, (PPC) you will have to look for a Firewire optical drive in order for it to be bootable as PPC do not boot, generally, from USB, even USB2.

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