Q: Can I use the disk that came with my 2010 MBP to install 10.6.8 on my wifes older MB (intel i5 w/10.5)?

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Q: Can I use the disk that came with my 2010 MBP to install 10.6.8 on my wifes older MB (intel i5 w/10.5)?

Can I use the 10.6. install disk that came with my 2010 MBP to install 10.6.8 on my wife's older MB (intel i5 w/10.5)?

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 7:12 PM

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Kappy

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OEM system installers are meant only to be used on the computers they came with, but you can certainly try as long as you don't have Snow Leopard installed on the newer model.

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 7:15 PM

Q: Can I use the disk that came with my 2010 MBP to install 10.6.8 on my wifes older MB (intel i5 w/10.5)?

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Allan Eckert Nov 19, 2014 7:13 PM in response to theprez777
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Nov 19, 2014 7:13 PM in response to theprez777

No. Disk that come with Macs are hardware specific to that Mac.
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Ralph Landry1 Nov 19, 2014 7:14 PM in response to theprez777
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Nov 19, 2014 7:14 PM in response to theprez777

No the install disks that come with a Mac are machine-specific and will only work with the exact same model Mac.
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theprez777 Nov 19, 2014 7:24 PM in response to theprez777
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Nov 19, 2014 7:24 PM in response to theprez777

Thought so. Thanks
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theprez777 Nov 19, 2014 7:32 PM in response to theprez777
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Nov 19, 2014 7:32 PM in response to theprez777

So. If I go to the App store, they offer a Snow Leopard disk for $19.95. Is this the proper way to upgrade my wife's MB to 10.6.8?
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Ralph Landry1 Nov 19, 2014 7:47 PM in response to theprez777
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Nov 19, 2014 7:47 PM in response to theprez777

Yes that is the starting point. The retail disk is 10.6.3, install and then Software Update to 10.6.8.
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theprez777 Nov 19, 2014 7:55 PM in response to Ralph Landry1
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Nov 19, 2014 7:55 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

Thanks. So I'm sure I understand, the disks that come packaged with the machines are made specific to that machine, but the disk offered through the Apple APP Store is not tied to any specific machine?
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Kappy

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Nov 19, 2014 7:15 PM in response to theprez777

OEM system installers are meant only to be used on the computers they came with, but you can certainly try as long as you don't have Snow Leopard installed on the newer model.

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