MacBook Air: Reinstalling software using the MacBook Air SuperDrive

1. Connect the MacBook Air SuperDrive directly to your MacBook Air without a hub or extension cable and insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1.


2. Double-click "Install Mac OS X and Bundled Software."
   
   
   To install just applications, select Install Bundled Software Only.
   
   To install iCal, iChat AV, iSync, iTunes, Safari, and the iLife '08 applications, you need to select "Install Mac OS X and Bundled Software."
    
3. Follow the onscreen instructions, selecting your MacBook Air as the destination volume for installation.

Note: To restore Mac OS X on your computer to the original factory settings, click Options in the "Select a Destination" pane of the Installer, and then select "Erase and Install."

To reset your password, using a MacBook Air SuperDrive

1. Connect the MacBook Air SuperDrive directly to your MacBook Air without a hub or extension cable and insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1.
2. Restart your MacBook and hold down the C key as it starts up.
3. Choose Utilities > Reset Password from the menu bar. Follow the onscreen instructions.

To use Disk Utility from a MacBook Air SuperDrive

1. Connect the MacBook Air SuperDrive to your MacBook Air and insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1.
2. Restart your MacBook Air and hold down the C key as it starts up.
3. Choose Installer > Open Disk Utility. When Disk Utility opens, follow the instructions in the First Aid pane.