missing recovery dvd?

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przemdred Author

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missing recovery dvd?

I'm not able to start my imac, instead apple logo when i log in i'm getting flasshing question mark.

Can someone tell me where i could possibly get a recovery dvd from?

Many Thanks

iMac, Mac OS X (10.4)

Posted on Mar 27, 2013 2:16 PM

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John Galt

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Mar 27, 2013 2:21 PM in response to przemdred

If you do not have the iMac's original System Install DVD, contact Apple and try to obtain one from them. There is a modest fee ($25 or so).

You will need your iMac's serial number. It is printed somewhere on its case: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2452

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przemdred Author

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Mar 27, 2013 2:26 PM in response to John Galt

Thanks John, I was thinking there is a way to download it, the main thing is I need to access some of the files from my hd. I think it will take some time for DVD to arrive... do you know a way to connect my macbook to imac to do that?

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John Galt

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Mar 27, 2013 3:05 PM in response to przemdred

Sure, that's easy, but I need to know the model iMac and MacBook you have. There are dozens of each. You should be able to use FireWire Target Disk Mode and a suitable cable, or an adapter. Which one depends on which Mac models you are connecting.

Networking them is another possibility but networking OS X "Tiger" was always a bit tedious, and you would have to resolve the failure to boot first.

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