MacBook Pro :: New Snow Leopard Install Vs Factory Install

Jul 14, 2010

Did a search through here but couldn't find anything concrete. What are the differences between a fresh Snow Leopard install and a factory Snow Leopard install? I ask because I bought an Intel SSD and don't know if I should bother cloning the hard drive that will come with my new 15" MBP or I should just install a fresh copy from a Snow Leopard install disc. I'm aware macs come with next to no junk pre-installed, but are there some factory settings that are worth preserving if they aren't documented well?

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MacBook :: Reset To Factory Settings And Snow Leopard 10.6 Install?

Mar 18, 2012

I would like to wipe my MacBook Core 2 Duo, currently running 10.5.8 I just recieved the Snow Leopard 10.6 disk, before I upgrade, I want to wipe this laptop completely as if it were new.  Will this be an option during the install of 10.6 or do I have to go about it another way?  Here is the catch, I recently moved, and misplaced the CD's the MacBook originally came with.  So all I have is the computer and the Snow Leopard 10.6 cd. 

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

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MacBook Pro :: After Clean Install Snow Leopard, Can't Install Bundled Application (ilife)?

Apr 2, 2012

This is the first time i reinstalled(clean install) my snow leopard on my MBP. All went fine but then i inserted the disc for bundled application (which contains the ilife apps) but it keeps failing. 

It says that "the installation failed. the installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. contact the software manufacturer for assistance". 

I've also done my research on this matter. I've gone thru a few steps i tried as below without success: 

1)normal install - fail

2)repair permission - fail

3)install in safe mode - fail

4) install using another admin acc - fail

5) made an image out of the disc and install - fail

6) used a similar disc(my dad's since we have identical version) - fai

7)updated my system and install - fail

8) reinstall the mac - fail 

i cant think of any other solution as im a bit noob when it comes to mac. is there any other things i could try before taking it Apple?

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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MacBook Pro :: Install Snow Leopard But It Can't Install And Eject

Sep 4, 2014

I tried to install Snow Leopard on my MacBookPro but it cannot install and cannot be ejected. I need to eject. 

The reason for this is a long story. My logic board was replaced and my Mac was wiped clean. I am not trying to recover from back up but could not figure out the next step after the recovery finished. So I tried to install OSX from the disk that came with my Mac. Probably not the right corrective action.  

I need to remove the Snow Leopard DVD and finish my recovery.

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IMac :: Unable To Install Clean Snow Leopard / Instructions To Install On Internal Drive?

Dec 20, 2009

The internal hard drive on my early 2009 iMac is being replaced but I have to reinstall Snow Leopard myself.I did search in MRoogle and at Apple and cannot seem to find instructions on how to perform a clean Snow Leopard install on an iMac internal HD.

Can I do this? And if so how? Or do you think I should try and install Leopard on the existing Hd in the iMac? I still have these discs but have to get the SL applications install disc out of my drive (it's stuck and the iMac won't boot past the blue screen).

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Fresh Install Leaves Locked Folder At Top Level (Mac OS X Install Data)?

Jun 5, 2012

I jsut did a fresh install.  wanted to use my SL DVD but the MBP i5 refused to star with it so I used the original DVD (10.5) and upgraded with the SL DVD to 10.6.  However after the initial SL Installation, it tried from the SL DVD and this failed.  I did a manual restart, starting from the HD and everything ran fine.  however today I note there is a locked file on the HD named Mac OS X Install Data.  It contains 181 .pkg files.Now I suppose this should have been moved or deleted as part of the install process.  Can I move them to a file where they belong? 

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MBP, MM, MBP - 10.6 + Windooz XP on a hard partition

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Snow Leopard Install Disk Works In IMac But Not In MacBook Pro?

Mar 31, 2012

I have a Snow Leopard Install Disk for the 13-inch Macbook Pro model.I also have a 21-inch iMac. I have OS X Lion installed on both. I have Snow Leopard installed as a partition on my Macbook Pro, which I installed via the install disk. I want to do the same thing for my iMac but I am unable due to (seemingly) my install disk is for a Macbook Pro and not for an iMac.

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: Factory Default Settings Using Mac OS X Install DVD

Apr 5, 2012

When I try to reset my Macbook Pro 13" to factory default setting, using the original Mac OS X install DVD, system did not allow me and prompted "You can't use this version of the application install Mac OS X with this version of Mac OS X.". What does it mean? What should I do to rest my Macbook Pro?

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Using the original Mac OS X Install

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MacBook Pro :: Install OS X On New SSD And Getting Back To Factory Settings?

Jun 30, 2014

How do I go about installing a new OS on the SSD and getting everything back to normal, factory settings?

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MacBook Pro ::need To Install Snow Leopard?

Aug 31, 2009

What are these other two partitions that I have(bold)? I should only have 2 paritions, one for OS X and other for boot-camp.


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#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *298.1 Gi disk0
1: EFI 200.0 Mi disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 281.9 Gi disk0s2
3: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 15.9 Gi disk0s3
Just curious, i was about to install snow leopard and i saw these...

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Using MacBook Install DVD On Mac Pro?

Mar 15, 2012

There have been a lot of strange things happening with a Mac Pro (10.6.4) I was recently assigned at work. Multiple external drives have become unreadable (even when I try them on other computers) At this point, I'd like to basically wipe it and start over - to be as clean as possible. url...The only discs I can find at my company are MacBook Pro OS X Install DVDs. Can I use one to re-install OS X on the Mac Pro?

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MacBook Pro :: Can't Install Snow Leopard

Apr 22, 2012

I have a Macbook Pro (2009), and I've tried installing Snow Leopard (after having Windows on it), and the install fails each and every time.  Thought it was a bad DVD, so I borrowed my friend's and the same thing happens.  Fails installing with the message that the Install failed.  Linux (Linuxmint, Ubuntu, Fedora, and OpenSuSE) and Windows 7 install and run fine. 

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MacBook Pro, Windows 7, Want to get OS X back on my Macbook

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MacBook Pro :: How To Install Snow Leopard Over 10.5.8

Aug 24, 2014

I have just recently acquired a MacBookPro from a friend of mine who's father has passed away. I am able to access the computer without a password but the admin is still set to his father and he doesn't know the password. I have the Snow Leopard OS and want to do a clean install like it came from the factory with no personalization. I have owned a MacBookPro so I am unsure how to do a clean install of Snow Leopard over the exiting OS 10.5.8 and if I have to delete that OS first.

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Wanting to install OSX Snow Leopard

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MacBook :: Unable To Install Snow Leopard

Dec 11, 2010

Insecure Startup Item disabled. "/Library/Startupitem/M-Audio Firmware Loader" has not been started because it does not have the proper security settings. I tried to install the program and it looks like it partially installed But I have no idea. I am pretty technologically illiterate.

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OS X :: Snow Leopard Clean Install On MacBook Pro

Aug 26, 2009

I want to do a clean install on my macbook pro with snow leopard, and already have all of my applications and files backed up. But I was wondering, If I restore the apps onto the newly wiped hard drive, will I have to reactivate them? Like with final cut, will I need to re-enter the serial number for it to work? or will it run just like it used to?

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OS X :: Install Snow Leopard Restore Cd To Old Macbook?

Aug 27, 2009

I'm going to buy a new macbook pro tomorrow, which should come with snow leopard restore CD right?

Can I use the restore CD to install snow leopard on my other macbook(1.5 years old), which has leopard installed currently?

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Sep 14, 2009

I have both, they have two different model numbers, what is the difference? Which one should I use to fresh install?

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MacBook Pro :: Can't Install Mac OSX Snow Leopard On New 750GB HDD?

Oct 19, 2009

I bought a new WD 750GB Scorpio Blue and popped it into a 2009 MBP 15". Everything went fine on the hardware side, but when it came time to install the OS on the new drive everything went downhill. Leopard said it couldn't install because something was wrong with the drive. Snow Leopard just never gets past "30 minutes" remaining. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I'm guessing I have a bad HDD unless I'm somehow missing a step. Both versions of Leopard can see the HDD and can partition it and say that it's OK when I have them check it. I never had much trouble installing Windows, but for some reason installing OSX is eluding me. Any thoughts besides just sending the drive back? I've already disconnected and reconnected it without any improvement.

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MacBook Pro :: 13" Pro Can't Install Snow Leopard?

Nov 19, 2009

Having the strangest issue with my 13" Pro. I upgraded the hard Drive to a WD Scorpio Blue 640Gig.Froma a clean drive I booted up with retail Snow Leopard Disk. Install starts and about 10 minutes in, it fails.I have been going crazy. I have tried 2 different retail Snow Leopard Disks, An ISO Image, My wife's 13" Pro reinstall Disks (Her's came with Snow Leopard). Creating a Flash Drive version of both the Restore Disks image, and a retail image. NOTHING WORKS! they all fail.

I tried my restore disks, and it went fine. So Right now I'm running 10.5.8 but can not upgrade to Snow Leopard. It Fails every time?

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OS X :: Macbook Pro Not Letting Me Install Snow Leopard

Apr 11, 2010

I'm honestly not very mac saavy and was just wondering if I'm doing something wrong. I'm trying to install 10.6 on my old Macbook Pro but everytime the installer says I cannot install Mac Os X on this computer. I checked the requirements for the install and my computer meets them so I do not understand what is going on, could it have anything to do with my computer being too old for it? Trying to install it on a 15" Macbook Pro 2ghz Intel Core Duo from 2007. I'm also trying to jump from 10.4 to 10.6, could that be the issue?

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MacBook Pro :: Cannot Install Snow Leopard On Replaced HDD

Jul 8, 2010

Just replaced the HDD on my new MBP 13" and am trying to use the restore DVD that came with the MBP to reinstall Snow Leopard. However, when I hold ALT/OPTION on startup and get the option to boot from the MacOS Install DVD, the DVD sounds like it is spinning but I just see the Apple logo and spinning wheel! It stays in this state!

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MacBook Pro :: Erase And Install Snow Leopard?

Feb 8, 2012

I have a macbook running leopard and am upgrading to snow leopard. I have a back up from leopard on an external hard drive and I would like to completely wipe my computer, start fresh. However, I no longer have the leopard install disc but I do have the old tiger install disc. I am thinking to revert to tiger to restore the computer's settings and then upgrade to snow leopard. Will I still be able to restore select items from my Leopard back up?

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MacBook Pro

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MacBook :: Increase Ram On 2,1 To Install Snow Leopard?

Mar 8, 2012

I have a Macbook 2,1 with Intel Core 2 Duo, currently on 10.4.11. I want to upgrade to Snow Leopard, but it says I need 3GB of RAM... is it possible to upgrade my machine? I've heard that if you put 3GB on it, it recognizes the increase but only runs 2MB still, will this work?

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Possible To Install J2EE On MacBook?

Mar 30, 2012

I want to use my MacBook as development laptop but therefore I need j2ee (at least version 6) runtime environment. Is it possible to install that environment?

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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MacBook :: Snow Leopard: How To Erase And Install

Jun 1, 2012

Can't install the applications dvd, it says an error occured and i have to contact the software manufacturer for this. What will i do to have it installed (i life)?

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

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MacBook Pro :: Can`t Boot Mac OS X Install DVD And Snow Leopard

Jun 12, 2012

I have this MacBook Pro from a friend and he asked me to repair it. I can`t: boot the Mac OS X install DVD and Snow Leopard , enter single-user mod (freeze), enter verbose mod (freeze), enter safe mod (only the apple appear and nothing happen) and whatever you can think off.I tried to reset using comand + option + o + r and ANYTHING you can think off. It just open with a flashing folder with a question mark on it. Btw i format the hard drive on my windows ( in hfs+ of course).

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MacBook :: Snow Leopard: Erase And Install

Jun 14, 2012

I'm trying to erase my hard drive to sell my MacBook and well I used the drop in disk to help with this. I dont have the gray disks that came with my computer. Any who I ran it erase and reinstall the os and at the last second it failed to install. Now when I start my computer with the disk it'll try to down load the os and it says that I don't have an OS X version 10.4 or higher on my computer. So basically I don't have a operating system on my MacBook. It's empty. It is a white 13 inch MacBook.

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MacBook

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MacBook Pro :: Will Not Start On Snow Leopard Install CD

Sep 6, 2014

Recently my MBP has been running slowly, sometimes giving the spinning ball, not loading websites, etc. I ran disc check and it came up fine, so I thought I would completely clear the drive and start over with the Snow Leopard disc - then install mavericks (It seems a lot of websites are requiring a newer version of safari that I can't install because I'm running 10.6.8). So, I backed up everything I wanted, inserted the disc, and turned off the computer. I restarted and held the c key, and the screen went dim, then a dialog box popped up and told me to restart the computer. I've tried a number of times and have the same problem every time. When I restart from the HD I get this Problem Report:

Interval Since Last Panic Report:  14885206 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          2
Anonymous UUID:                    FDB8D0D7-2B64-4FE9-BF9E-80626AF0ACE2
Sat Sep  6 13:25:51 2014

[Code]....

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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MacBook Pro :: Borrow Snow Leopard Cd To Install On Other Machine?

Nov 6, 2010

I bought a macbook pro, and it came with Snow Leopard already installed. Question is, can I let my friend borrow the Snow Leopard cd to install on her machine? Would it impact me if I ever needed to reinstall, etc?

Also, are there limitless installations?

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OS X :: Will Snow Leopard Discs From MacBook Pro Install On IMac?

Aug 27, 2009

I'm purchasing a new MacBook Pro in a couple of weeks and the install discs will be Snow Leopard.

At home I have a 2009 Intel iMac. Will I be able to use the MacBooks install discs to upgrade the iMac or do I need to buy iMac Snow Leopard separately?

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