How to install Snow Leopard without a DVD?
Greetings,
First, please pardon my diatribe. I am one who feels the more info presented, the better answers may be obtained.
My iMac:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM51.0090.B09
SMC Version: 1.9f4
I've been wanting to upgrade to Snow Leopard for sometime, and while I am quite computer literate, I need to do a great deal of research...I was burning a CD to iTunes and somehow my CD/DVD drive had a mechanical failure and that CD has been stuck in the drive for a while.I looked up ways to fix it thru various means, but I am not one for "illegal" modding (that which would void any warranty and/or screw-drive (haha) my system/hardware. Even if I had a DVD of Snow Leopard, and could feneagle the CD out, once the installation DVD was inserted, I'd obviously have to remove that from the CD drive as well. I'm quite certain that attempting to have the drive repaired would be expensive, not to mention this is my only computer. I'd love to obtain a new iMac, I merely lack the coin to do so. Is there a way to download Snow Leopard? Is it worth having the CD/DVD drive repaired?I doubt I'd need Tiger anymore and I am not versed, well or otherwise, in creating partitions, etc. Currently I utilize the mac for browsing, listening to music, Word/Excel, and occasional (not nearly as much as I should be) Photoshop use. My intention is ultimately to transfer art/photography to the mac and work on it. Utilizing 3D-modeling programs would be nice but I doubt I have the necessary system reqs. for this. I'm not pressed to have the latest greatest software to do this, just enough to begin my quest for professional creative employment, et al.
Thanks for bearing with my lengthy inquisition. Any constructive advice/criticism in achieving these goals is much appreciated and welcome.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), null