Replace HD with SSD in MacBook where CD/DVD drive is broken
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Mar 15, 20261145 viewsConfidence Score0%
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My prev gen (non-unibody) MacBook Pro could use an SSD. I want to replace the existing HDD with an SSD. That's the easy part. The hard part is that the CD/DVD drive on this MacBook is broken. So I can't think of a way to install the OS etc after having replaced the drive. Is there a way?
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Fix for: Replace HD with SSD in MacBook where CD/DVD drive is broken
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You could try to use Remote Install Mac OS X from another computer (in on a Mac, on your install DVD on Windows). It essentially allows the CD drive of another Mac to be shared by another machine. It's intended for MacBook Airs and Server Mac Minis …
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