Mountain Lion Clean Install on 2006 MBP 2,2 (A1211)

You can get replacement System Install & Restore CD/DVDs from Apple's Customer Support - in the US, (800) 767-2775 - for a nominal S&H fee. You'll need to have the model and/or serial number of your Mac available.

If you're not in the US, you may need to go through the regional Apple Store that serves your location to find the contact number. Here's a list of links to all of those - http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/intlstoreroutingpage.html Another resource: International Support Phone #s.

You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store:Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.

After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store.

This will be faster and less expensive than buying replacement discs for an obsolete model. Apple may not even have them in inventory.

Sorry, but there isn't. $20 for the Snow Leopard disc is your least expensive way to get that old thing going again. Not having an optical drive is not a problem. You can clone the Snow Leopard disc to a USB flash drive in order to install Snow Leopard on the computer.

Now you know why it's important to keep those discs that come with a new computer and to make backups in case they are lost or damaged. If $20 is too much to spend then give it away or put it on the shelf until you change your mind. 😀

old 2006 MBP 2,2 (A1211).

The computer is too old to support Mountain Lion. Snow Leopard or Lion is the newest OS you can install.

Mountain Lion Requirements

Computer Compatibility - Lion

Your MacBook Pro is incapable of running Mountain Lion. You would need a MacBook Pro 3.1 Mid/Late 2007 or higher to run anything beyond Lion.