faulty macbook air

[sm1992]

hi every1 im new to the forum

i bought a cheap macbook air, wanting to repair it.

basicly it didnt come with a harddrive.

and it has a black screen when i start it (i can hear the fan spin) and the light does come on

i would like to ask, will a macbook boot into the firmware menu without the hdd?

and if i buy a new hdd is there any cheap way of installing os x onto the hd without having to buy an external dvd drive?

im new to mac

thanks

 

[S.B.G]

I don't think it will boot to firmware without a HDD, but I could be wrong. Did you try it?

You can get the Snow Leopard install USB dongle instead of an external optical drive.

 

[sm1992]

basicly, the mba doesnt boot as its faulty, but before i try repairing it, id like to know if it would actually go into the firmware menu's etc, without the need of a hdd?

like how windows computer go to the bios without a hdd?

 

[sm1992]

will it boot to the menu where i can choose to boot from usb drive? without having the hdd inside?

 

[axu539]

will it boot to the menu where i can choose to boot from usb drive? without having the hdd inside?

It should work fine. Even without a USB drive, you should at the very least get a grey screen.

If it doesn't get there, the issue is probably the logic board.

 

[sporadicMotion]

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will it boot to the menu where i can choose to boot from usb drive? without having the hdd inside?

It should work fine. Even without a USB drive, you should at the very least get a grey screen.

If it doesn't get there, the issue is probably the logic board.

If it was just a faulty drive, you would be seeing a folder with a question mark.

Either get a new logic board or part it out on eBay.