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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1671177" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>That might be part of the problem. I've seen several reports of this not working, Since Apple never officially released a .dmg file of 10.6 there have been a host of problems with this process. In addition to violating Apple's license agreements some of the files don't boot because either the original file was not made properly and aren't bootable. Some of the files also have been suspected of containing malware. </p><p></p><p>Do you know what version of OS X you had on the Air before the drive failure? </p><p></p><p>It looks like you have three options:</p><p></p><p>1. If you have an optical drive for the Air OS X 10.6 is still available on DVD but you will have to get it from Apple. <a href="http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard" target="_blank">Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple</a></p><p>2. If you have access to a Mac and an App Store account you may be able to download OS X 10.7.5.</p><p>3. Contact the local Apple Store and see if they will help with the process. There may be no charge or a small charge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1671177, member: 131855"] That might be part of the problem. I've seen several reports of this not working, Since Apple never officially released a .dmg file of 10.6 there have been a host of problems with this process. In addition to violating Apple's license agreements some of the files don't boot because either the original file was not made properly and aren't bootable. Some of the files also have been suspected of containing malware. Do you know what version of OS X you had on the Air before the drive failure? It looks like you have three options: 1. If you have an optical drive for the Air OS X 10.6 is still available on DVD but you will have to get it from Apple. [url=http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard]Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple[/url] 2. If you have access to a Mac and an App Store account you may be able to download OS X 10.7.5. 3. Contact the local Apple Store and see if they will help with the process. There may be no charge or a small charge. [/QUOTE]
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