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Tommie Miller

Q: are installation disks region free

Purchased mac pro 2008. Wish to run apple hardware test but do not have the disks. Are the installation disks (which have the hardware test) region free? I have found a set from the UK.

Many thanks for any answers.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Mar 17, 2016 10:17 AM

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  • by Niel,Helpful

    Niel Niel Mar 17, 2016 11:11 AM in response to Tommie Miller
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    Mar 17, 2016 11:11 AM in response to Tommie Miller

    No retail Mac OS X DVD contains the Apple Hardware Test. If you happen to get replacement original disks for your Mac model, yes.

     

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  • by Tommie Miller,Solvedanswer

    Tommie Miller Tommie Miller Mar 17, 2016 11:06 AM in response to Niel
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    Mar 17, 2016 11:06 AM in response to Niel

    Hi Neil -

    Wow - thank you so very much for your rapid response. so the disks would be regions free (or should  be...)  I will likely be taking a chance they might not be for my particular Mac Pro 2008. the test may be different for the quad core than for the eight core. Will check some more numbers.

    Thanks again!