I have limited experience with Mac's, and I recently bought a macbook4,1 with the magsafe power adapter. No disks were included. The previous owner was an institution that was required to run a DOD erase of the HDD before the sale. For that reason, my MB will not boot. My question is: Is the original OS X Install disks my only option for getting OS X back on the MB?
Depending on the hardware configuration, you may consider a 'boxed-set bundle'
of Snow Leopard, iLife, and iWork of the same vintage. Some times these can be
located at fair cost, with new unused DVD software media. ~ Two examples follow:
Amazon.com: Mac Box Set - Old Version
Mac OS X 10.6.3 Snow ... Featuring Mac OS X Snow Leopard and the latest versions
of iLife and iWork, the Mac Box Set is the next best thing ... Top Updates in Mac OS X .
https://amazon.com/Mac-Box-Set-Old-Version/dp/B003XK
Mac Box Set 10.6.3 - Old Version - amazon (older iLife/iWorks; preferred by some)
In any event...
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
It can be purchased from Apple here: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple
No; you can also use a retail Mac OS X 10.5.4 or newer DVD, but it won't contain iLife or the Apple Hardware Test.
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Thank you for the reply Niel. As a followup, how do I obtain the media?
Is Installation disk my only option?
