creating an image and reimaging macbooks

[Peej]

Hello

Im having trouble trying to create a new image for a new macbook (6,1) it has no firewire port.

 

so im struggling to know where to start really, as everytime i have done this before its been with target mode on an older style mac!

 

any help would be great!!

[mac_shinobi]

Hello

Im having trouble trying to create a new image for a new macbook (6,1) it has no firewire port.

 

so im struggling to know where to start really, as everytime i have done this before its been with target mode on an older style mac!

 

any help would be great!!

 

1 external usb hdd

1 set of bootable os x discs

 

Boot up with the OS X discs and see if you can use disk utility to make an image of the main mac hdd and back it up to the ext hdd ??

 

That or one of the below

 

Deploy Studio

 

Home

 

Carbon Copy Cloner

 

Carbon Copy Cloner - Home

[HodgeHi]

Is it just one macbook or multiples of?

 

If you have a fair few to do it may be worth looking in to investing in a Mac mini and a copy of OS X Server. 10.6 is a pretty good buy. Then what you invest in is a platform which can leverage Net-Booting. Couple this with Deploy Studio (which in itself is relatively easy to set up and configure) gives you a scalable method for capturing images and deploying them.

 

This is the method I would recommend personally.