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Reformatting mac air with faulty display
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1538243" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>This may or may not work for you. Firstly...what model MacBook Air do you have?</p><p></p><p>With some MacBook Air's...the SSD can be removed. Here is an example procedure:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Replacing+MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Mid+2011+Solid-State+Drive/6371/1" target="_blank">Replacing MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Solid-State Drive - iFixit</a></p><p></p><p>This removed SSD can then be placed into an external enclosure:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MAU3ENVOYOB/" target="_blank">OWC OWCMAU3ENVOY (*) Envoy USB 3.0/2.0 Enclosure... in stock at OWC</a></p><p></p><p>Then this "external SSD" can be plugged into a 2nd Mac for reformatting.</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1538243, member: 56379"] This may or may not work for you. Firstly...what model MacBook Air do you have? With some MacBook Air's...the SSD can be removed. Here is an example procedure: [url=http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Replacing+MacBook+Air+13-Inch+Mid+2011+Solid-State+Drive/6371/1]Replacing MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Solid-State Drive - iFixit[/url] This removed SSD can then be placed into an external enclosure: [url=http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MAU3ENVOYOB/]OWC OWCMAU3ENVOY (*) Envoy USB 3.0/2.0 Enclosure... in stock at OWC[/url] Then this "external SSD" can be plugged into a 2nd Mac for reformatting. HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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