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Zandra with Z

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Oct 18, 2012
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Hi,

1. If I replace the mechanical HDD in my Mac Mini 2011 with a brand new blank SSD, can I just start the computer, press command-r, choose to format the drive via disk utility and then use the OS X Internet Recovery to install OS X Lion?

2. I already bought OS X Mountain Lion via the App Store. Can I somehow install OS X Mountain Lion without first installing OS X Lion via Internet Recovery? Seems pointless to install the OS twice.

Thanks,
Zandra
 
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