Installing OS X without a CD drive

[torres]

I need to reinstall OS X on my laptop but my CD drive stopped working several months ago. It’s a bit too expensive for me to replace and surprisingly it hasn’t really affected me until now. I guess I just don’t really use it much.

But any way… I’m wondering if there is a way to install it (OS X) without the use of my CD drive.

 

[cybergoober]

If your laptop has FireWire and you have access to another machine with FireWire you can connect the machines with a 6pin to 6pin FireWire cable. Boot your laptop while holding down the "T" key. Boot the other machine from the install cd. Your llaptop drive should show as a viable install destination during the install.

 

[torres]

That should work.... I've used target mode to copy files but I never thought to use it this way.... very nice.

thanks.