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Q: 2 Older Macbook Pro's, Issues Re-Installing

Hello everyone!

 

I have come across 2 different Macbook Pro's. They both have bad hard drives. So I bought 2 Western Digital hard drives and tried to install OS X Lion on them. Everything from holding down start up keys to trying to boot from a bootable USB drive has failed me. I don't have specifics on these 2 Macbooks but I do have the model numbers. One is a Silver Macbook Pro Model Number: A1211 and the other is a White Macbook Pro Model Number: A1181. From the research I've done and found online these Macbooks should install with OS X Lion. I even tried to install from the disc that came in my personal Macbook Pro and it would not install.

 

Do I need to install with the original versions these laptops came with or am I doing something incredibly wrong here?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 4, 2012 12:33 PM

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  • by Dale Weisshaar,

    Dale Weisshaar Dale Weisshaar Oct 4, 2012 12:55 PM in response to Atrocity79
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    Oct 4, 2012 12:55 PM in response to Atrocity79

    What OS's are on each MacBook? None because of the new drives? Do you have the original disks? If they are too old you may need to have Snow Leopard installed first to make the jump to Lion from the App store. The disk that came with your personal MacBook Pro is likely a

    machine specific version and only meant for the Mac you bought.

     

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  • by Atrocity79,

    Atrocity79 Atrocity79 Oct 4, 2012 1:03 PM in response to Dale Weisshaar
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    Oct 4, 2012 1:03 PM in response to Dale Weisshaar

    No OS's because of the new drives. I have no original discs for these 2 machines. Just the one that came with my Macbook Pro. I did check on Powerbookmedic.com that the Macbook Pro Model Number: A1211 came pre-installed with Mac OS X 10.4.8 and the White Macbook Model Number: A1181 came pre-installed with Mac OS X 10.4.6.

  • by Shootist007,

    Shootist007 Shootist007 Oct 4, 2012 1:14 PM in response to Atrocity79
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    Oct 4, 2012 1:14 PM in response to Atrocity79

    You will need to call Apple and order replacement system disc for those models or call the Apple Store and buy Snow Leopard DVD.

     

    Your DVD from a different Mac computer will not work on those models. The System Discs are Model Specific. The Snow Leopard Retail disc is not.