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How Do You Make A Boot CD For An Imac?

April 26, 2017Apple boot CD Computer Computers hardware iMac

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How Do You Make A Boot CD For An Imac?

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An iMac computer can run into disk troubles that make it impossible to boot from the hard drive. If this happens, it is possible to boot your iMac from a CD, as long as you have a bootable CD that can fix your iMac. While all iMacs come with the installation software as bootable DVDs, it is ideal to have a backup version just in case. You can make a boot CD for an iMac easily as long as you have your original installation DVDs. Step 1 Insert the Mac OS X install DVD 1 into your iMac. Step 2 Open “Disk Utility.” Step 3 Select the DVD disk from the left-handed side of the Disk Utility menu. Step 4 Select “New” from the file menu. Select “New Disk Image from Disk 1.” Step 5 Format the disk as a “DVD/CD Master.” Step 6 Name the disk. Press “Save.” Step 7 Eject the Mac OS X install DVD. Step 8 Select the .cdr copy and press “Burn” in Disk Utility. Step 9 Insert a blank CD into your iMac. The iMac will burn a bootable copy of the disk to the CD-R.