Macbook Air - Leopard Install Disk

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So I'm having a problem with my macbook air install disks. I have an external DVD drive (not macbook air's superdrive) and it can read my iMac leopard cd. However when I try to read the air's dvd it doesn't work. If I put the air's install dvds into my iMac's superdrive it reads. So I'm wondering did apple mac it so that the cds would only read on a superdrive!??!

Note: I had my computer formatted by the genius bar once and when they returned it my multitouch trackpad did not work and my keyboard would not illuminate. I believe they probably installed a desktop or the retail dvd on my computer. I got my trackpad working again by using the four finger hack and it got my keyboard illuminating again. Anyways, I don't think this had any effect, cause I don't remember being able to install leopard on my computer before this.

 

[McGilli]

Can your iMac read the MBA Leopard disc?

I've only used the MBA Superdrive, and the drive built into my iMac to test remote install and both were fine.

 

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iMac's superdrive can read the MBA leopard disk.
iMac + external dvd drive can not read MBA leopard disk. It's very strange.

MBA + external dvd drive can read iMac's leopard disk.
iMac + external dvd drive can read iMac's leopard disk.

I couldn't get remote install working, doesn't that require an airport express or something of that sort? I'm using a linksys router and I couldn't get it to connect to the network.

 

[n0de]

On your iMac go into the System Preferences>Sharing and turn on DVD sharing. Then try the remote setup.

I have used the MBA install disk in my LaCie external DVD reader without issue, so I don't think it's the drives....