Will Snow Leopard install on a blank hard drive?

[Buzzworms]

"In addition, it is possible to completely erase a hard drive and install Snow Leopard without a pre-existing operating system in place, enabling users to bypass the possible headaches of an upgrade and go with a clean install instead."

I'm a newbie here but wonder if the above AppleInsider statement is true. I installed Snow Leopard over my existing Leopard w/out a hitch. Earlier OS X retail DVD versions clearly distinguished between "Install" and "Upgrade" - correct?. I'm confused where I read Snow Leopard required an existing OS (Leopard or Tiger) to install. It appears Snow Leopard is a "full install" DVD?

 

[Hellhammer]

I wiped my HD before I installed SL without problems. Tiger users have also been able to upgrade to SL

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

The only difference between the Upgrade for Leopard, and the full version for Tiger is the EULA statements.

The discs are identical it would appear.

 

[mbtalle]

Are you talking about a clean install? If so,

Insert your Snow Leopard DVD and click on "Install Mac OS X." When you reach the Snow Leopard Installer's "Welcome" screen, from the Utilities menu, choose "Disk Utility..." From there you can (say a little prayer) and format or repartition your Mac's internal hard drive. Once that's done, continue with the installation as usual.

http://lifehacker.com/5345690/prep-your-mac-for-snow-leopard

 

[Buzzworms]

Thanks. This answer my question...

"Correction and update: We have confirmed that the preview of Snow Leopard DOES offer a standalone installer that works on a freshly-formatted hard drive without an existing Leopard installation or DVD."

http://lifehacker.com/5345690/prep-your-mac-for-snow-leopard