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Clean installing Snow Leopard with retail disc?

Sankersizzle

Sankersizzle

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Hallo everynun,

I wish to reisntall Snow Leopard (freshly) on my 2010 17" MBP. However I don't have the install disk that came with the computer, just the retail disk. It is my understanding that I can't boot with the10.6.3 retail, I need a machine specific disc. What the dicks.

My question is, is there a way I can format the drive and then use the retail disc version of Snow Leopard to install? I REALLY want to format my drive ASAP.

Thx brothers.
 
Just boot from the disc and then run disc utility and you can reformat, I've done it loads of times
 
No, you have to have the restore disks for your computer, as it shipped with a newer build of 10.6 than is on the retail disks, so regardless of what you do, it will not work.
 
LastZion said:
Just boot from the disc and then run disc utility and you can reformat, I've done it loads of times
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I can't even get it to recognize the disc if I boot it up with it in there. It just sits at the grey apple forever...

alust2013 said:
No, you have to have the restore disks for your computer, as it shipped with a newer build of 10.6 than is on the retail disks, so regardless of what you do, it will not work.
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So there is no possible way this can be done? Lawd.
 
You have a retail copy of Snow Leopard right?

So when you hold down option while booting, you get no option to boot to cd?

I just did this 2 days ago with my retail copy of SL, booted to cd, selected disc utility, erased HD then installed a fresh copy of SL, I have done it many times...

Not sure what I am not understanding...
 
LastZion said:
You have a retail copy of Snow Leopard right?

So when you hold down option while booting, you get no option to boot to cd?

I just did this 2 days ago with my retail copy of SL, booted to cd, selected disc utility, erased HD then installed a fresh copy of SL, I have done it many times...

Not sure what I am not understanding...
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The 2010 MBPs came with 10.6.3, but it was the 'special' 10.6.3 that contained the drivers for them. You cannot use a retail disc on a Mac that is of the same or higher 10.x.x version.
 
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