Need help installing leopard on a macbook

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  1. gators2281, Feb 4, 2009

    gators2281 macrumors newbie

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    I have a 2.16 ghz macbook with a gig of ram and 160 gig hard drive. It originally came with tiger installed but I want to install leopard. I have leopard discs that came with my mac mini and whenever i put them in and choose to install it and restart i get to the language select screen and after that it says the system can not be installed on this computer. Anyone have any idea why it wouldn't be compatible?
     
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  2. Tallest Skil, Feb 4, 2009

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    Because Apple says it's not.

    You can't use restore disks with other machines. What you are doing is breaking the EULA, anyway.
     
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  3. damov2, Feb 4, 2009

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    I don't think you can use the disc's that came with Mac mini on another Mac you would have to buy a retail version of Leopard.
     
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  4. gators2281, Feb 4, 2009

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    oh that sucks. i thought they were able to be used on any mac computer. thanks for the help guys.
     
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