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| If the optical drive is busted or you want to quickly install OS X, put the OS X Installation disc on a external hard drive and boot from that drive.
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| == Steps ==
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| # Create a dmg-image of the Installation disc using [http://www.bombich.com/software/index.html Carbon Copy Cloner]
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| # Open Disk Utility and pick the external drive from the menu on the left to put the image on
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| # Go to the Restore tab and click Select and find the dmg-image
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| # Second, drag the external hard drive icon from the list on the left to the Destination field
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| # Check Erase drive and click Restore, after a few moments the image will be successfully dumped to the drive
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| # Once done, shutdown and replace the old system drive with a new one if necessary and press power to start-up
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| # Hold the Option key (between CMD and CTRL) to enable the boot screen where the available boot drives will show up
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| # Select the Installation disc and follow the standard installation process
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| == References ==
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| * [http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20051227162152292&lsrc=osxh Create a hard-drive based OS X installer]
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