install osx from other macs recovery disk?

[blazerdude20]

putting a bigger HD in my macbook so i can store more movies on it. i tossed my recovery disks a while back while moving, so can i use my fiances' recovery disks from her macbook pro since we both have leopard? -she has a faster cpu, if that matters for the disk-

thanks

 

[miles01110]

No. You need to have discs from the exact same model.

 

[MacDawg]

If yours is a MacBook and hers is a MacBook Pro, then the answer is "no"
Recovery discs are machine/model specific

You would need a retail copy of Leopard
Edit: or as robbieduncan suggests below, contact Apple for replacements

However, you should be able to just clone your system to the new HDD
Just use an external enclosure

 

[robbieduncan]

Nope: the underlying ID of a MacBook Pro and a MacBook are different so it won't install. You should contact Apple and pay for them to ship you the correct restore DVDs. It's cost you $20-$30. Why did you just "toss" them?

 

[blazerdude20]

Nope: the underlying ID of a MacBook Pro and a MacBook are different so it won't install. You should contact Apple and pay for them to ship you the correct restore DVDs. It's cost you $20-$30. Why did you just "toss" them?

didn't mean to toss them, i was just cleaning out my apt as quickly as i could so i could get out of there.

dang i was hoping i wouldn't have to buy discs from apple. 🙁


thanks for the quick replies.

 

[Steve-M]

If your at all interested in snow leopard, you can get it for $29.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MAC_OS_X_SNGL?mco=MTM3NDY2ODE