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Apple MacBook Air User Manual

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Chapter 3

Problem, Meet Solution

To install iCal, iChat AV, iSync, iTunes, Safari, and the iLife ’08 applications, you need to

select “Install Mac OS X and Bundled Software.”

3

Follow the onscreen instructions, selecting your MacBook Air as the destination volume

for installation.

Note: To restore Mac OS X on your computer to the original factory settings, click

Options in the “Select a Destination” pane of the Installer, and then select “Erase and

Install.”

To reset your password, using a MacBook Air SuperDrive:

1

Connect the MacBook Air SuperDrive to your MacBook Air and insert the Mac OS X

Install Disc 1.

2

Restart your MacBook Air and hold down the C key as it starts up.

3

Choose Utilities > Reset Password from the menu bar. Follow the onscreen instructions.

To use Disk Utility from a MacBook Air SuperDrive:

1

Connect the MacBook Air SuperDrive to your MacBook Air and insert the Mac OS X

Install Disc 1.

2

Restart your MacBook Air and hold down the C key as it starts up.

3

Choose Installer > Open Disk Utility. When Disk Utility opens, follow the instructions in

the First Aid pane.