im trying to install os x 10.3 onto computers that dont have DVD drives, ive made disk images of the install DVD and copied them onto the computers but once i restart it loads the desktop since there is no DVD/CD in the drive, is there any way i can get 10.3 onto the computers?
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new computers came with DVD's and im volume licensing OS X onto other older macs (iMacs and G4's w/o DVD drives) and i dont want to buy copies (CD or DVD) for each machine.
also, ive tried installing from an external DVD drive before and had no luck with that either
also, ive tried installing from an external DVD drive before and had no luck with that either
I cannot offer instructions how to do what you ask in this public forum - as this situation sounds questionable.
If you truly purchased volume licensing, you should have been provided with the proper media. You don't need to buy CDs for each machine. You just need to buy one copy of the CD media according to the volume licensing terms. Check with your vendor about this.
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If you truly purchased volume licensing, you should have been provided with the proper media. You don't need to buy CDs for each machine. You just need to buy one copy of the CD media according to the volume licensing terms. Check with your vendor about this.
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the volume licensing is only 1 copy, licensed over as many machines as you have (£46 per machine roughly). however the os comes in DVD format not CD, therefore the older macs we have (iMacs and early G4's) which have no DVD drive, cannot have the new os installed. you cannot install from external DVD drives and Apple said they just cant help.
they dont support their older machines apparently.
believev me this is legit, if you can help i can give you my university email address where you can email me privately if you are concerned about the legalities of the situation.
they dont support their older machines apparently.
believev me this is legit, if you can help i can give you my university email address where you can email me privately if you are concerned about the legalities of the situation.
chris,
Get yourself a DVD bootable disk (you've already got one). Boot to disk, drop the image to a server.
Then on each client, boot to CD, connect to server and drop image onto drive and restart.
There are some good cloning tools out there that may also help.
An external drive could also come in handy.
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Get yourself a DVD bootable disk (you've already got one). Boot to disk, drop the image to a server.
Then on each client, boot to CD, connect to server and drop image onto drive and restart.
There are some good cloning tools out there that may also help.
An external drive could also come in handy.
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