I've tried booting from the snow leopard installation disk i have, i've tried holding down both D and Command+D, and neither of these key combinations work. My macbook will just boot like normal. And it's not an optical drive issue because i can hold C and get disk utility. So is the AHT even on this disk?
Is there another way of testing the hardware or some kind of freeware i can get?
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
If your Mac came with DVDs, Apple Hardware Test comes in one of these DVDs. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509 Insert the DVD that contains Apple Hardware Test, and hold the D key while your MacBook is starting. Make sure your Mac is plugged in and run an extended test.
Apple Hardware Test is not included in the retail Mac OS X Snow Leopard disc because there are different versions for each computer
can it be downloaded then? i don't have the original.
It can be downloaded only if you have a Mac that came with OS X Lion or Mountain Lion, or in special cases like the Early 2011 MacBook Pro, but nothing more. Call Apple to get replacement DVDs > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
apple hardware test for snow leopard
