Apple MacBook Air (Late 2008), (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 44)

44 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution
To use Apple Hardware Test on your MacBook Air:
1 Disconnect all external devices from your computer except the power adapter.
2 Restart your MacBook Air while holding down the D key.
3 When the Apple Hardware Test chooser screen appears, select the language you want
to use.
4 Press the Return key or click the right arrow button.
5 When the Apple Hardware Test main screen appears (after about 45 seconds), follow
the onscreen instructions.
6 If Apple Hardware Test detects a problem, it displays an error code. Make a note of the
error code before pursuing support options. If Apple Hardware Test doesn’t detect a
hardware failure, the problem may be software related.
If this procedure doesn’t work, you can open Apple Hardware Test using Remote Install
OS X and the Applications Install DVD. For more information about Apple Hardware Test,
see the Apple Hardware Test Read Me file on the Applications Install DVD that came
with your computer.
Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X
Use Remote Install Mac OS X on the partner computer whose optical disc drive you
want to share (installation instructions for this and other components of the DVD or CD
Sharing Setup software are on page 15) when you want to do one of the following
tasks on your MacBook Air:
 Reinstall Mac OS X and other software that came with your MacBook Air
 Reset your password