Apple MacBook Air (Late 2008), (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 48)

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Resetting Your Password
You can reset your administrator password and passwords for all other accounts.
To reset your password, using a partner computer and Remote Install Mac OS X:
1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 45.
2 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X.
3 On your MacBook Air, choose Utilities > Reset Password from the menu bar and follow
the onscreen instructions. When you finish, quit Mac OS X Installer.
4 On the other computer, click Quit to exit Remote Install Mac OS X.
Using Disk Utility
When you need to repair, verify, or erase your MacBook Air hard disk, use Disk Utility by
sharing the optical disc drive of another computer.
To use Disk Utility from a partner computer:
1 Follow the procedure for using Remote Install Mac OS X beginning on page 45.
2 Click Continue in Remote Install Mac OS X.
3 On your MacBook Air, choose Installer > Open Disk Utility and then follow the
instructions in the First Aid pane to see if Disk Utility can repair the disk. When you
finish, quit Mac OS X Installer on your MacBook Air.
4 On the other computer, click Quit to exit Remote Install Mac OS X.
If using Disk Utility doesn’t help, try reinstalling your computer’s system software. See
“Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Air” on page 46 .