Hello,
I am not new to this forum, but I could not remember my old password, and was not sure which email I used.
My question is can I reinstall OSX from an external dvdrom. I have a intel duo core Mac Mini and the dvdrom went out a while back & I been meaning to get buy an external replacement.
My problem is I got the dreaded grey screen, circle with an line through it. I have done a reset SMU. And if I boot up holding the <option> key I can see my hard drive.
I have also, done a few other things I have read. This gave me an kernel error.
I think my hard drive is still ok, maybe corrupt?
I have a time machine backup on another external drive, so what I would like to do is start with a fresh install of OSX.
But, my dvdrom is bad! I have read some say you can install with external dvdrom, and others say no??
Thanks for any ideas or help.
Stuart
I am not new to this forum, but I could not remember my old password, and was not sure which email I used.
My question is can I reinstall OSX from an external dvdrom. I have a intel duo core Mac Mini and the dvdrom went out a while back & I been meaning to get buy an external replacement.
My problem is I got the dreaded grey screen, circle with an line through it. I have done a reset SMU. And if I boot up holding the <option> key I can see my hard drive.
I have also, done a few other things I have read. This gave me an kernel error.
I think my hard drive is still ok, maybe corrupt?
I have a time machine backup on another external drive, so what I would like to do is start with a fresh install of OSX.
But, my dvdrom is bad! I have read some say you can install with external dvdrom, and others say no??
Thanks for any ideas or help.
Stuart