Prepare SSD on Macbook pro to boot on Mac Mini

[kissmo]

Hi guys.

I have a macbook pro early 2011 and I will be receiving soon a mac mini 2012.

Since I don't have a monitor with me, I would like to upgrade the HDD in mac mini to an SSD which I already have in my possession.

I know I can connect to mac mini remotely if OS has booted up and it's at the setup screen, however, since I do not have a monitor I would like to prepare the SSD that will go into mini so that it can boot.

My mini will be running as server (that's why I don't have a monitor)

Is there a way to install from the macbook pro on SSD mavericks so that mac mini will be able to boot?

Thanks.

 

[Weaselboy]

Just put the new SSD in a USB external enclosure then follow this guide to install OS X to the SSD. It will work fine.

 

[kissmo]

Just put the new SSD in a USB external enclosure then follow this guide to install OS X to the SSD. It will work fine.

Ah so this works then!
Because there is a comment:
This procedure installs a version of OS X that is compatible with the Mac it was created with. Using this OS X system with a different Mac model may produce unpredictable results.

Thanks so much!

I wasn't sure if this method is OK.

 

[Weaselboy]

Ah so this works then!
Becuase there is a comment:
This procedure installs a version of OS X that is compatible with the Mac it was created with. Using this OS X system with a different Mac model may produce unpredictable results.

Thanks so much!

I wasn't sure if this method is OK.

That would only be an issue if you used Internet recovery and there was a special build OS required for the target machine. That is not the case here, so you will be fine.

 

[kissmo]

Awesome!
Thanks for clarification.