GAVINGRABE Author

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Snow leopard will not install

I have an old mac Book with OS X 10.5.8 running on it and I have a family DVD version of leopard that I have installed on my imac( that currently runs Lion(10.7.2) so it should install in my mac book. When I insert it into the macbook it whizzes for a bit and then spits out the dvd. I need to update this mac book so that I can run icloud etc on this machine to keep up with all my appointments etc ( I did check that it has an intel processor as required for lion)

Any ideas?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 22, 2012 5:11 PM

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Apr 22, 2012 5:15 PM in response to GAVINGRABE

You are holding down the C key while starting up with the disc?

The computer reads other DVDs without issue?

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GAVINGRABE Author

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Apr 22, 2012 5:19 PM in response to Limnos

i am holding down c

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GAVINGRABE Author

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Apr 22, 2012 5:22 PM in response to GAVINGRABE

ill check but never had probs before

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GAVINGRABE Author

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Apr 22, 2012 5:24 PM in response to GAVINGRABE

just tried a random dvd and it spat it out too...looks like MAcbook DVD slot is the prob?

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Apr 22, 2012 6:10 PM in response to GAVINGRABE

Sounds like the drive is having problems. Try:

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964

Apple Portables: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411

If that doesn't do it you can try a drive cleaning disc. If that doesn't do it you're looking at new hardware.

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