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Apple Mac mini Server (Mid 2010) User Manual

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Chapter 4

Problem, Meet Solution

Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X

If you set up DVD or CD Sharing (see page 16), you can use Remote Install Mac OS X on a
computer with an optical disc drive to do any of the following tasks on your Mac mini:

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Reinstall Mac OS X Server and other software that came with your Mac mini

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Reset your password

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Use Disk Utility to check or repair the Mac mini hard disk

To use Remote Install Mac OS X:

1

Insert the Mac OS X Server Install DVD into the optical disc drive of the other computer.

2

If the other computer is a Mac, open /Applications/Utilities/Remote Install Mac OS X.
(Unless the other Mac already has Mac OS X v10.5.5, you might need to install this
application.) On Windows, choose “Remote Install Mac OS X” from the Install Assistant.