Help - Need to reinstall OS X but don't have Install DVD!

[mtbiac]

So my 2008 non-unibody 15" MBP's HD recently crashed, but I have lost my OS X install DVDs. I went to the apple store and they tried to charge me $129 for new ones!!!!!!!!! I have a new install DVD from my new 17" uMBP but of course it won't install. What are my options now? This machine is still under warranty, I was under the impression that I could get new install DVDs for free, or for atleast ~ <$20, right? Any guidance? Should I just try and "acquire" new discs online since I legally own a copy, but cannot find them?

Thanks!

 

[dukebound85]

you should be able to get replacement restore discs for cheap from apple

 

[slpdLoad]

Call Apple. "Restore media" is what you're looking for.

 

[mtbiac]

how "cheap" are we talking here? Are they definitely not free from the apple store?

Thanks

 

[MacDawg]

how "cheap" are we talking here? Are they definitely not free from the apple store?

Thanks

Definitely not free

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[spinnerlys]

how "cheap" are we talking here? Are they definitely not free from the apple store?

Thanks

30 USD I think.

 

[iLog.Genius]

30 USD I think.

Yep. $30 and some change. $15 and some change if you don't want the application disc.

 

[qpid]

If you know someone who has a boxed retail version of leopard that may work depending on how new it is.

 

[iLog.Genius]

If you know someone who has a boxed retail version of leopard that may work depending on how new it is.

Doubt it. I'm not aware of any retail Leopard disc (at least 10.5.6) that would work with all the drivers. OP would most likely need to get the replacement discs for his portable.

 

[crzdmniac]

I called them the other day because I couldn't find my Leopard up-to-date disc and they sent out one free of charge.

 

[TwinCities Dan]

Doubt it. I'm not aware of any retail Leopard disc (at least 10.5.6) that would work with all the drivers. OP would most likely need to get the replacement discs for his portable.

What? Why do you doubt that retail Leopard disks would work?

That's exactly what Apple tried to sell the OP today.

 

[iLog.Genius]

I called them the other day because I couldn't find my Leopard up-to-date disc and they sent out one free of charge.

Yup, they'll do that sometimes. +1 for Apple CSR!

 

[megamouse]

No need to waste the cash

I had a similar dilemma the other day, what I did was use a firewire cable linking two MBPs, and restart the repaired one under Target Disk Mode (by holding T at start up)

Put my leopard DVD (the one does NOT work on the repaired MBP) into my good-working machine, install the system into the harddrive on the Repaired MBP. You can select a HDD to install since that repaired MBP is recognised as a firewire HDD to the good-working MBP

Choose carefully as you don't want to erase your good-working system.

 

[iphonesrq]

I called them the other day because I couldn't find my Leopard up-to-date disc and they sent out one free of charge.

Yup, they'll do that sometimes. +1 for Apple CSR!

me too.....i called & they sent me both for free, I thought i was standard practice, maybe I got lucky.

see this, post #15
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/709269/