On Sep 5, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Chris wrote: > Thanks for the instructions. Now I have to purchase a cd or dvd > drive because > my internal drive doen't work any longer, and I dont know if you > can load any > operating system from an external. I don't believe you can...can you? Sure you can. The only time there is an issue with external vs. internal is when there are licensing issues such with iDVD, which will only work with an internal drive that gets recognized as an Apple Superdrive (without a hack anyway). Phil