Installing Snow leopard without optical drive?

[Josephkyles]

My iMac's optical drive broke a few months ago, and since I can share everything between it and my macbook I've just used the macbook as a crutch for where the iMac's disk drive lacks.

Is there ANY way for my to install snow leopard on this driveless iMac??

Thanks,
Joe

 

[BlueRevolution]

There are quite a few ways. Do you have an external hard drive?

 

[alphaod]

If you have an Apple Store close by you can bring your computer in and they can help you.

There are quite a few ways. Do you have an external hard drive?

But you'd still need another computer with an optical drive.

 

[BlueRevolution]

But you'd still need another computer with an optical drive.

Re-read the post. He has a MacBook.

 

[petermcphee]

There's a thread that I just read that may be of help to you here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=8377274#post8377274

 

[Sun Baked]

I went to Best Buy, picked up a new external LG DVD drive on sale, and haven't had any issues.

Used that drive to boot Snow Leopard and Install it.

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Just skip all the other steps in the USB thread above and install directly from the DVD drive.

 

[After G]

Maybe this'll work? - How to use Remote Disc on a non-Macbook Air

http://www.hutsby.net/2009/08/using-remote-disc-on-non-macbook-air.html

 

[Watabou]

Maybe this'll work? - How to use Remote Disc on a non-Macbook Air

http://www.hutsby.net/2009/08/using-remote-disc-on-non-macbook-air.html

Does anyone know if that method work? My MBP dvd drive doesn't work anymore so I would like to use my brother's Pro to reinstall Snow Leopard...

And I don't really want to buy another dvd drive just for this purpose.