I bought a 15" MBP recently, and wanted to upgrade my wife's 13" MB to SL using the install disc that came with my machine (Disc Version 1.0, 2Z691-6530-A.) Whenever I try to upgrade her OS, I get an error saying the "OS 10.6 cannot be installed on this computer." Her machine is a 2GHz Core Duo with 2 gb of RAM and a 150 gig hard drive, so no technical limitations. Is it a check that Apple puts on the install disc that ships with a new machine? If so, anyway way to bypass?
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Upgrade 13" MacBook to Snow Leopard
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The snow leopard license is for ONE machine only. Instal on another machine is against the EULA.
The grey disks that come with a machine work on only that model.
since what you are trying to do is piracy you get no help here; it's against forum rules.
The grey disks that come with a machine work on only that model.
since what you are trying to do is piracy you get no help here; it's against forum rules.
Duff-Man says....this question is asked several times every week, if not daily. Old-Wiz basically summed it up. Having an install disc from your Macbook Pro does *not* entitle you to install the OS and/or software anywhere you please - please read the license agreement....oh yeah!