Hi, Isn't there a recovery partition installed along with the OS? There is on the desktop version, at least. Am I missing something here? Best, Zack. On Jul 29, 2011, at 7:55 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:
> Hello everybody > > OK, Gordon is working on the Mac Mini server and I thought I'd share some > issues with you if you're thinking of going that route. > > Firstly, as you know, Lion server comes as is, with no DVD. This presents a > problem for us; as we use case sensitive format and that's important to us. > Problems; There is no way to re-format the HD because there is no external > DVD to boot from. Apple has apparently made it so that you cannot downgrade > the server to Snow Leopard. It refuses to boot from any SL DVD. A message > comes up saying "This OS is too old. You must run OS 10.7 Lion." > > Therefore, the only way we can think of is to use our own Lion DVD and hope > that that works. But beware if you have the hardware and don't want the > Server version of the OS. It's a real swine to downgrade as authorisation is > required before you can even install. > > Lynne > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
