MacBook Pro :: Can't Install Snow Leopard On Late 2007?

Dec 21, 2009

I have a MBP Santa Rosa, 2.2 gHz 120 gb HDD and I want to install Snow Leopard on it but when attempting to install it, it gives me a message saying that Snow Leopard couldn't be installed on the machine.

Why is this?

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