Introduction

Maybe your machine doesn’t have a DVD drive or it’s simply not working. How can you install OSX again? The solution is here…

Instructions

  • Create a disk image using Disk Utility (on Mac A)
  • Transfer the .dmg file to the target computer (Mac B) via FireWire or Ethernet
  • You’ll need an external FireWire hard drive, name it “Mac OS X Install DVD” with Disk Utility
  • Select the newly created partition and click on the Restore tab
  • Drag and drop the Tiger disk image into Source and the new partition into Destination. Then click on Restore
  • Once the restoration is complete, go to System Preferences / Startup Disk, choose the new partition as the startup disk, then restart

External OSX Installation

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Last updated 27 Oct 2007, 13:46 CEST. history