OS X install after replacing the Hard Drive

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Biochemist69 Author

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OS X install after replacing the Hard Drive

Hello

Any one knows how to boot the cd to install the software after replacing the hard drive ?

I am curretly running LION but i dont have the cd ( App Store Download ) , however i have the cd for Snow Leopard !

What are my option ?

1) boot the Snow Leopard and The upgrade to Lion again

or

2) is there any way to install Lion directly with out a cd on a new hard drive ?

Everything is backed up using Time Machine

If you please give me the steps it will be appriciated !

Thanks

iMac, Early 2008

Posted on Apr 6, 2013 4:28 AM

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Paul_31

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Apr 6, 2013 4:46 AM in response to Biochemist69

The Snow Leopard Option:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3910?viewlocale=en_US

For Lion you could re-download it on the AppleID you purchased it with (without having to pay again) and make a bootable installer using LionDiskmaker:

http://liondiskmaker.com/

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Biochemist69 Author

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Apr 6, 2013 4:50 AM in response to Paul_31

I think i will go with snow leop cd as i feel more confident to do it ..

However when i will upgrade to lion do i have to format again ? ( I want clean install, not just over write the Lion above snow leop. )

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Paul_31

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Apr 6, 2013 5:08 AM in response to Biochemist69

If you want a truly clean install of Lion after installing SLeopard that would involve erasing the HD and doing an install of Lion along the lines I indicated above.

If you're doing a clean install now of Snow Leopard on a freshly erased, new HD I'd personally have no qualms about installing Lion directly over the top of SLeopard at a future date. I would imagine most users upgrade by installing over the top of an earlier OS. The erase and install is probably only necessary if you experience problems after an upgrade.

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