Apple MA610 User Guide - Page 61

Using Disk Utility, Reinstalling Applications

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Reinstalling Applications If you erased your hard disk as part of reinstalling Mac OS X, you must reinstall the applications that came with your MacBook Pro, such as the iLife applications. To install the applications that came with your MacBook Pro: 1 Back up your important files. 2 Insert the Applications Install DVD that came with your MacBook Pro. 3 Double-click Install Bundled Software. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. 5 When the installation is complete, click Close. Using Disk Utility You can use Disk Utility to repair, verify, or erase the MacBook Pro hard disk. To use Disk Utility: 1 Insert the Mac OS X Install DVD that came with your computer. 2 Double-click Install Mac OS X. 3 After selecting your language, choose Utilities > Open Disk Utility and then follow the instructions in the First Aid pane to see if Disk Utility can repair the disk. 4 Quit Mac OS X Installer. If using Disk Utility doesn't help, try reinstalling the MacBook Pro system software. See "Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Pro" on page 60. Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution 61

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Chapter 4
Problem, Meet Solution
Reinstalling Applications
If you erased your hard disk as part of reinstalling Mac OS X, you must reinstall the
applications that came with your MacBook Pro, such as the iLife applications.
To install the applications that came with your MacBook Pro:
1
Back up your important files.
2
Insert the
Applications Install DVD
that came with your MacBook Pro.
3
Double-click Install Bundled Software.
4
Follow the onscreen instructions.
5
When the installation is complete, click Close.
Using Disk Utility
You can use Disk Utility to repair, verify, or erase the MacBook Pro hard disk.
To use Disk Utility:
1
Insert the
Mac OS X Install DVD
that came with your computer.
2
Double-click Install Mac OS X.
3
After selecting your language, choose Utilities > Open Disk Utility and then follow the
instructions in the First Aid pane to see if Disk Utility can repair the disk.
4
Quit Mac OS X Installer.
If using Disk Utility doesn’t help, try reinstalling the MacBook Pro system software. See
“Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Pro” on page 60.