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advice for a recently "fixed" Macbook
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1521675" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>You can do three things:</p><p></p><p>- replace the MacBook's bad optical drive</p><p>- you could get/use an external USB optical drive</p><p>- If you have access to two Macintosh computers...you can install Snow Leopard onto your MacBook with the new HD via "target disk Mode"</p><p></p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661" target="_blank">How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode</a></p><p></p><p>You will need a firewire cable...AND...the "other" Macintosh computer must be able to boot from the Snow Leopard disk. If this 2nd Mac is too new to boot from the SL disk...then it won't work (you cannot boot a Mac with an OS version older than what it originally shipped with).</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1521675, member: 56379"] You can do three things: - replace the MacBook's bad optical drive - you could get/use an external USB optical drive - If you have access to two Macintosh computers...you can install Snow Leopard onto your MacBook with the new HD via "target disk Mode" [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661]How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode[/url] You will need a firewire cable...AND...the "other" Macintosh computer must be able to boot from the Snow Leopard disk. If this 2nd Mac is too new to boot from the SL disk...then it won't work (you cannot boot a Mac with an OS version older than what it originally shipped with). HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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