s3cookmac
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Q: Currently have Mac OS X 10.5.8. But my disc drive won't read 10.6.3 Snow Leopard dvd.

I just wiped my Mac OS X 10.5.8. Reinstalled everything with the original Mac OS X software discs I got with the computer in 2008. No probems and disc drive worked just fine. Updated until I reached 10.5.8. Now I am trying to update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. (I had it installed on this computer before and I had to order the dvd.) Now I am trying to install it for the second time on the same system. It spins for about 20 seconds once injected, until it ejects the disc. No pop ups or visual recognition of the disc shows up on the screen. Am I missing a part fo the 10.5.8 upgrade? Was the disc a one time only download? Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 25, 2014 11:53 AM

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Q: Currently have Mac OS X 10.5.8. But my disc drive won't read 10.6.3 Snow Leopard dvd.

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Jan 25, 2014 12:22 PM in response to s3cookmac
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    Jan 25, 2014 12:22 PM in response to s3cookmac

    Hello,

     

    No 10.5 upgrade should be needed to install, number of times used to install is not a worry unless Server edition.

     

    Did they send you a Gray upgtade Disc, or the colorful Retail Disc?

     

    With the 10.6 Install Disc inserted & holding alt or option key at bootup, does that show as a boot choice?

  • by s3cookmac,

    s3cookmac s3cookmac Jan 25, 2014 12:30 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Jan 25, 2014 12:30 PM in response to BDAqua

    Gray disc..I ordered direct from Apple support. I tried the Option button things but I am not sure if I did it right, but it didnt work or at least nothing different happened then normal. Do I hold Option then insert disc then Bootup? how exactly should I do it?

  • by s3cookmac,

    s3cookmac s3cookmac Jan 25, 2014 12:41 PM in response to s3cookmac
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    Jan 25, 2014 12:41 PM in response to s3cookmac

    Ya tried it again...got the grey screen with my Mac HD icon...but no icon for the Install Disc....Alternative to trying to get my Mac to read the disc, can I FireWire connect with another macbook and install on to my Mac through their disc drive? Any tipes on that woudl be good.

  • by Neville Hillyer,

    Neville Hillyer Neville Hillyer Jan 25, 2014 2:34 PM in response to s3cookmac
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    Jan 25, 2014 2:34 PM in response to s3cookmac

    I am not sure why they sent you a grey DVD.

     

    I would attempt a clean install by using the correct Snow Leopard DVD to erase your hard disk before installing and then not importing anything during the install process.

     

    Contact the Apple office where you bought your DVD if it does not work.

     

    This issue should be on the Snow Leopard forum and not here.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Jan 25, 2014 2:44 PM in response to s3cookmac
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    Jan 25, 2014 2:44 PM in response to s3cookmac

    If you have another Mac with Firewire & a FW cable, put the Install Disc in the other Mac,  boot the Other Mac into Target mode...

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661

     

    Boot this Mac with the Option key held down, see if the Install Disc in the other Mac shows up as a boot choice.