Remote Install Mac OS X
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Remote Install Mac OS X is a remote installer for use with MacBook Air
laptops over the network. It works by having it run on a Macintosh
or a Windows
-based PC
with an optical drive and then connecting over the network to a client MacBook Air (lacking an optical drive) to perform system software installs.
Remote Install Mac OS X was released as part of Mac OS X 10.5.2
on February 12, 2008.
Starting with the March 2009 version, the Mac mini
also supports Remote Install, allowing the DVD drive to be replaced with a second hard drive.
A support page is available on Apple's website describing Remote Install: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2129.
With the launch of OS X Lion, Apple has omitted Remote Install. A workaround is to enable Target Disk Mode
.
MacBook Air
The MacBook Air family is a line of Apple ultraportable Macintosh notebook computers.The first-generation MacBook Air was a 13.3"-only model, previously promoted as the World's Thinnest Notebook, introduced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 15, 2008. It featured a custom Intel Merom CPU...
laptops over the network. It works by having it run on a Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
or a Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
-based PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
with an optical drive and then connecting over the network to a client MacBook Air (lacking an optical drive) to perform system software installs.
Remote Install Mac OS X was released as part of Mac OS X 10.5.2
Mac OS X v10.5
Mac OS X Leopard is the sixth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was released on 26 October 2007 as the successor of Tiger , and is available in two variants: a desktop version suitable for personal computers, and a...
on February 12, 2008.
Starting with the March 2009 version, the Mac mini
Mac Mini
The Mac Mini is a small form factor desktop computer manufactured by Apple Inc. Like earlier mini-ITX PC designs, it is uncommonly small for a desktop computer: 7.7 inches square and 1.4 inches tall. It weighs 2.7 pounds...
also supports Remote Install, allowing the DVD drive to be replaced with a second hard drive.
A support page is available on Apple's website describing Remote Install: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2129.
With the launch of OS X Lion, Apple has omitted Remote Install. A workaround is to enable Target Disk Mode
Target Disk Mode
Target Disk Mode is a boot mode unique to Macintosh computers.When a Mac that supports Target Disk Mode is started with the 'T' key held down, its operating system does not boot...
.