Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Unless you have created an install USB drive, or have an image of the disc, you will need a disc. (For instructions on installing from USB drive, search for 'Install snow leopard without dvd' on internet.). Sep 17, 2016 Mac OS X Sierra, to be released September 20, 2016 is the first Mac OS X not compatible with Macs that run Leopard, however is compatible with some Macs that were released with Snow Leopard. A new tip discussing Sierra will be linked on the Snow Leopard and later tips. ![]() Though installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a PC is a rather simple process in theory, it can be a lot more difficult in practice. Tonymacx86's iBoot+Multibeast install guide is a good start, but it's very basic. Find the “Mac OS X Snow Leopard Install DVD.dmg” in the left pane, and drag and drop it into the “Source” field of the “Mac Installation” Restore tab. Find the “Mac Installation” volume in the left pane, and drag and drop it into the “Destination” field. ![]() I'm in the exact same position. Unibody MacBook with 10.5.8 BlackBook with 10.5.8 MacBookAir with 10.6.8 I didn't upgrade the two MacBooks because I have scientific software that I didn't want to upgrade I wasn't sure if they'd be compatible with 10.6. However, now that the projects are over (I never upgrade mid-project), I'll probably upgrade all machines to 10.7 I assume that I can download 10.7 from the AppStore on the MBA. Then transfer.dmg to the other machines (or download three copies with three different I tunes accounts.) However, I doubt that the.dmg will allow direct 10.5-->10.7 but we'll see. ![]() Anyone have any idea about whether I can still receive security updates for 10.5 about 10.7 is released, in the event that I choose not to upgrade? Hello, For Christmas, my brother asked me to fix his black MacBook. He had taken to the Apple store and they said he needed a new hard drive. I bought a new hard drive, formatted it and installed with no issues. I also bought the Snow Leopard install DVD and began installation. ![]() The first time I tried, the install got hung up overnight with 14 minutes left to go. So, I shut down the computer and tried again. Avi recomp 1 5 5 setup exe. This time the MacBook repeatedly spit out the DVD. I used a can of compressed air and shot a few bursts into the drive in case it was dirty. And got the DVD to run again. This time is got hung up with 20 minutes to go. So, did the same thing. Shut down, some air and now the DVD keeps getting spit out over and over again. I've read a lot about using an external drive, whether that is a DVD drive (like the MacBook Air SuperDrive) or a USB/Firewire drive. However, since there is ZERO OS on this HD now, how can I get either of those to work because I can't get into Disk Utility? Anyone have any ideas how I can install the OS on this new drive without using the internal DVD drive? Hello, For Christmas, my brother asked me to fix his black MacBook. He had taken to the Apple store and they said he needed a new hard drive. I bought a new hard drive, formatted it and installed with no issues. I also bought the Snow Leopard install DVD and began installation. The first time I tried, the install got hung up overnight with 14 minutes left to go. So, I shut down the computer and tried again. This time the MacBook repeatedly spit out the DVD. I used a can of compressed air and shot a few bursts into the drive in case it was dirty. And got the DVD to run again. This time is got hung up with 20 minutes to go. So, did the same thing. Shut down, some air and now the DVD keeps getting spit out over and over again. I've read a lot about using an external drive, whether that is a DVD drive (like the MacBook Air SuperDrive) or a USB/Firewire drive. However, since there is ZERO OS on this HD now, how can I get either of those to work because I can't get into Disk Utility? Anyone have any ideas how I can install the OS on this new drive without using the internal DVD drive? Click to expand.First make sure the HDD is correctly formated, it should be GUID, you can open Disk Utility, click on the internal HD and on the bottom it will tell you if it's GUID. Always say from which year/model the hardware is, now you say you have a MBP, you can connect with a firewire, start the Black Macbook up in Target Disk Mode and Install the OS onto that disk. Slight chance this might not work, if yours is a new MBP it might not work, but I think it will since the installer should be able to launch even though your MBP could not run SL. ![]() Now a note and cleaning the Optical drive, it was working, otherwise it would not even get into the installer, I recommend you to not clean with compressed air, you can damage the internals, the mechanical parts are very sensitive. Not only this but if you use compressed air from a compressor you could potentially damage electronics due to static electricity, compressed air in a can is normally OK but only after you equalized the can with the macbook's ground.
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