Q: Help! Installing OSX on new hdd MBP PROBLEMS
Hello all!
I would really appreciate help installing OS X on a new HDD in my dad's old macbook pro, model A1150, Intel, early 2006, 1.83GHZ
His original HDD failed and he sourced a new one and installed it in the machine. So far, so good.
We put the original OS X Tiger 10.4 disc in to format and install the OS and disc utilities read the new HDD as having 3+TBs - the drive is 750GBs.
After researching info I can see that the new HDD is one running at ADVANCED MODE and you need to install OS X 10.4.9 or higher to be able to read and format such a drive.
As I have a retail copy of Snow Leopard.dmg , I created a bootable USB and tried to boot of it to format/install but the MBP wouldn't do it. I tried command+c, command+r and just letting it read the USB 'naturally'.
I have since found out that Snow Leopard needs a machine no older than 2009 to be able to be install on, in the case of being on a new HDD. Is this correct?
What are my options? I know this machine is old but it's just for my dad.
I have access to another MBP running on Mountain Lion and an iMac running on El Capitan.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4)
Posted on Apr 27, 2016 2:59 AM