I"m reinstaling Leopard on my friend's mini. He has a wireless keyboard and mouse. They aren't recognized after booting from CD. We have a usb mouse, so that got me to the point where I need to name the HD. But we don't have a plugin keyboard. Am I stuck with buying a keyboard just for this? What a waste! We don't want to name it "untitled" or some combination of those letters. (Copy/paste anyone?) Is there an easy fix that I'm missing? What can I do?
reinstalling osx with a wireless keyboard-how do I name the HD?
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The simple solution is to buy a cheap USB keyboard. Any USB keyboard will be OK. Windows type keyboards work just fine and you can get one for less than $15 at any Wal-Mart store. Keep it handy after the installation for those times when you need to reinstall.
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Would it kill you to wait until after installation to rename the hard disk?
Oh. I didn't think I could rename it later. I thought it was like choosing case-sensitive or case insensitive format. That I was stuck with the choice until a reinstallation.
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