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Installing Snow Leopard on Mac Mini with only a CD drive?

Installing Snow Leopard on Mac Mini with only a CD drive?

I purchased Snow Leopard to install on my Mac Mini. The package contains a single DVD for installation. Trying to save money at the time, I purchased my Mini with only a CD player, so it can not mount the DVD. I have a newer Mac Mini, which does have a super drive (DVD), where I've already installed. Barring the purchase of a USB DVD drive, can I install Snow Leopard via some other media? I have a 8Gb USB thumb drive for instance. Could this work?

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Guest [Entry]

"Yes, this seems to be possible.

Here's a couple of tutorials on how to do it. I haven't done it myself, but it seems fairly simple, and you seem to have all the required components to do it."
Guest [Entry]

"Insert the SL DVD in your newer mac mini and boot it in target disk mode, then hook it up to the older mini via firewire. The SL DVD should mount on the older mini and be bootable.

http://www.macworld.com/article/57005/2007/03/tdmoptical.html

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661"