GDay guys,
ive bought an used mbp 13 early 2011 and on the recovery hdd is only osx 10.7.5 but ive seen on the apple site that the mbp 13 early 2011 was deliveried with osx 10.6.
is it possible to downgrade or reinstall to snow leopard?
can i download snow leopard anywhere for free or do i have to buy it?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Depends on what version of Snow Leopard came with the computer. Snow Leopard is only available as 10.6.3 on the retail discs. Newer models cannot boot from that version. You would need the original discs which you can purchase from Apple Customer Service.
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
For Mac App Store: Apple - Support - Mac App Store.
For iTunes: Apple - Support - iTunes.
There is no "downgrading." You will have to erase the drive and install Snow Leopard from scratch or create a separate, new partition on the drive on which to install Snow Leopard.
Snow Leopard is not available free, it must be purchased. The Early 2011 MBPs came with either Lion or Snow Leopard installed depending on the date of manufacture. You cannot buy the SL install disks for that machine as it requires a special version...talk to Apple support, tey 1-800-MY-APPLE for a set if your serial number is appropriate. If it was a used MBP that originally had SL then the seller should have provided the install disk.
Yes the problem was, the guy said he has no dvd, the installation is on the hdd (where i have osx 10.7)...
so ive to call the apple support tommorow? (its 2am in germany xD)
ive look in the internet for the manufacture date and the site says me august 31th 2011 maybe its helpful 🙂
Apple support world-wide is at http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57 they will need the serial number to confirm the correct version.
That model came with 10.6.6 or 10.6.7. The only way to get that version is to purchase replacement discs for the model you have.
The seller should have provided the discs or you should not have purchased it.
Lion to Snow Leopard MBP 13 Early 2011
