Can i install snow leopard on my new macbook pro which came loaded with Lion?

My new MBP came loaded with Lion. Can i install S.L. on it?

Don't install a version of Mac OS X earlier than what came with your Mac

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  • Can i install snow leopard on my new macbook pro

    I'm looking at a new laptop but I understand Adobe CS4 won't work on Lion, so I'd rather install Snow Leopard on the new macbook. Is this possible?

    Difficult, and even reported "success" is likely not consistent enough for your *need* for Adobe CS4.
    You can try for a unit off the refurbished list (Apple.com > Store, bottom of the left hand margin is the link).  Units from pre-July and last year can be found, and come with warranties just like brand new.

  • How can I install Snow Leopard on my 15" MacBook Pro without using its DVD drive?

    How can I install Snow Leopard on my 15" MacBook Pro without using its DVD drive?

    I'm assuming your dvd drive is broken? if you have a thumb drive large enough (8GB or better), you can use another computer to make a bootable image from the install dvd to the thumb drive. then you can install from the the thumb drive.
    Ihttp://www.maciverse.com/install-os-x-snow-leopard-from-usb-flash-drive.html
    that's a step by step walkthrough.

  • Can I install Snow Leopard on the latest Macbook Pros? (the ones pre-loaded with Lion)

    The problem and solution is pretty simple, I just want to know if anyone has tried this before. I have a brand new Macbook Pro that I bought more or less for the sole purpose of having a more powerful machine to run AVID Media Composer on. AVID is only compatible up to OS version 10.6.7 at the moment, and the machine I got was pre-loaded with Lion, 10.7....So I look at the support documentation Apple provides, and notice that in the nifty little chart they have, the latest line of Macbook Pros out there (early 2011) originally had version 10.6.6, so I'm assuming that's the previous version I can't downgrade past.
    To revert back to Snow Leopard, however, I need to install it from the DVD which has version 10.6.3 on it, and then upgrade to any version between Snow Leopard 10.6.6 and Lion 10.7. In theory this could work, the only problem being that for a brief time between installing Snow Leopard and updating to the version of it that I need, the computer will have version 10.6.3 on it.
    Now I'm pretty sure if the only thing I do on the computer is immediately update to a safe-to-use version, there will be no problems. However, if the machine's hardware is so terribly non-backwards compatible with the Snow Leopard OS, I may do all this backing up and reverting and not even be able to start the computer once I get the old install on it. Before I just go ahead and try this for myself, I was wondering if anyone else has, and more importantly, have you had any success?

    Hi r,
    EDIT: disregard my post. Waiting for that disc is a far better option.
    I hope w won't mind if I add a thought here:
    rmo348 wrote:
    Now I don't mind if some drivers are messed up and resolution is all funky when I install 10.6.3 on it, I just need to know if it'll be functional to the point where I can run the 10.6.6 update dmg. Once I update to 10.6.6 everything should work fine.
    Or could I install 10.6.3, have the 10.6.6 update burned to a disc, and boot straight from that? This is my first Mac so I'm not sure what little tricks work or not.
    Your first idea may work; the only way to know for sure is to try it. If you do, make sure you download and run the Combo update for 10.6.7 or 10.6.8. There can be different versions of a point update, those which are available for download, and those which ship on Macs, so you want to install one beyond that which shipped with some of the new MBPs.
    If the MBP won't boot to 10.6.3, something else to try is installing it to an external HD, then installing the 10.6.7 update on it, clone it to the MPB's internal HD, and run the 10.6.7 or 10.6.8 Combo update on it.

  • Do i need to install snow leopard on my new macbook pro?

    i picked up a new macbook pro and it came with snow leopard. i don't know what the snow leopard will enhance and if i should even install the program.

    Your MacBookPro comes with Snow Leopard pre installed. It's not a program, it's an operating system. Mac OS X - Snow Leopard.
    You might benefit from viewing these videos.
    http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

  • Can I install Snow Leopard in my new 2013 iMac???

    Hello:
    Can I install Snow Leopard in my new iMac (2013)?
    Or will have problems with drivers of new iMac???
    Maverick is a potato!!! 200 New features but 200 or 300 lost features too !!!
    Thanks.
    Joseba

    Free updates to Pages and Numbers are available from the App Store. Sharing your iPhoto Library is another matter, discussed in iPhoto for Mac.

  • While installing snow leopard 10.6 on macbook pro, install begins then disc is ejected after a few minutes?

    While installing snow leopard 10.6 on macbook pro, install begins then disc is ejected after a few minutes?

    Does the disc look like this DVD?

  • I want to install OS X Mavericks on my MacBook Pro which is not with guid partition table

    i want to install OS X Mavericks on my MacBook Pro which had both mountain lion & windows 8.1, its not in GUID partition table format, so i couldnt install mavericks, so is there any way to change into GUID partition table format & install Mavericks  without losing Windows from my hard disk ?

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  • Can I install Snow Leopard on a new partition on a Macbook Pro (Late 2011)?

    I need to get Pro Tools 9 up and running again after I migrated from PC to Mac, but I know that Pro Tools 9 doesnt work with Lion.. I dont have the money to upgrade to PT10 so my thought was to go downgrade to Snow Leopard to get it working. But I dont want to leave Lion, so my question is if I can make a new partition and install Snow Leopard on the new partition and have both OSs bootable?
    The guy in the store I bought my mac from said Snow Leopard probably wouldnt play nice with the mac since its adapted to Lion but I dont trust people that get money for preaching about the constant need for "the latest". So I thought I'd ask the experts instead, so here I am! What do you guys think?

    theoretically, it should work - but the guy at the Apple Store is correct....computers that ship with the latest operating system do not support being downgraded.
    You might not get past the spinning beach ball & gray screen if you try to boot from the Snow Leopard install disc.
    It's worth a shot though if you want to try it. Just don't try to 'downgrade' the current Lion installation back to Snow Leopard. Try instead to create a new partition specifically for Snow Leopard. Disk Utility - select the top HD (probably reads Hitachi something)...select it, click on the Partition tab. Select the top partition, and you should then be able to see the + so you can add a new partition. I would probably make it about 20GB give or take depending on how much space you think you will need - but i believe the Snow Leopard installation by itself takes up around 8-10GB.
    Once this partition is created, insert your Snow Leopard installation disc, restart the computer and hold the C key down to start from the install disc. When it walks you through the steps for installation, select the newly created Snow Leopard partition. Install. Be sure to go through all the Software Updates (numerous times) after the installation is done.
    You can select which startup disc you want to boot from by holding the Option button down at startup until you see the gray startup manager that shows your Lion partition, Recovery Disc partiton, and your Snow Leopard partition.
    If for whatever reason this doesn't work, simply just erase the partition. It likely will not work but you should be able to just erase that newly created partition without any other problems.

  • Can you install Snow Leopard on a new Mac Book Pro

    Hi
    Looking for a new mac for a second office, but want to run Snow Leopard as this makes in compatiable with other macs and sofware we have running 10.6.8.
    I want the Mac Book to be a clone of my iMac 27.
    So is it possible to downgrade a new MacBook Pro  2.5GHz - Dual-Core i5, that is being sh

    No. You can not boot new hardware on an OS that was created before the hardware. It doesn't have the appropriate drivers.

  • How to install Snow Leopard on a 2009 Mac Pro which has Mountain Lion?

    The 2009 Mac Pro that I just bought has Mountain Lion. For many reasons, I do not want to have Mountain Lion on my machine. I have been using Snow Leopard for years and I like it fine. I have my Snow Leopard install DVDs. I cannot get this machine to accept Snow Leopard, which must be just another undesirable aspect of Mountain Lion, bacause this machine must have shipped with some variant of Leopard/ Snow Leopard to begin with. Here's what happens when I put the Snow Leopard Install DVD in the Superdrive:
    1) First, I held down the "C" key at startup to start from a disc. It showed me a window which said "Mac OS X can't be installed on this computer".
    2) Then I started it with Mountain Lion and then put in the Snow Leopard DVD. Got a window which said "The disc you inserted was not readable by this computer". It also had 3 buttons to choose from: "Initialize", "Ignore" and "Eject". So I clicked on "Initialize" and Disc Utility opened on the First Aid page. I assume I'm supposed to erase the startup disc, but I thought maybe I should ask the experts here before I do that.
    This machine has two 2TB HDDs that the previous owner has configured as a level 1 RAID. If I am to erase the startup disc do I erase both drives of the RAID set? If I'm not supposed to erase the startup drive, what do I need to do to get back to Snow Leopard? Thanks and thanks again!

    The built-in checks will keep you from clobbering 10.8 Mountain Lion by Installing Snow Leopard over it (literally, 10.6 Snow Leopard Installer will see a later version in place, and knows it cannot install over a later version). So it says "Mac OS X cannot be installed on this computer..." and leaves off "... "in its current state."
    You will need to Install on a 10.6 Snow Leopard-erased drive. Mac OS X Erase function proceeds to install a Partition scheme and a default Volume after erasing, because a truly blank drive is useless for most Users.
    When you boot to the Installer DVD, you are running off the DVD, so all Hard Drives are available to be erased if that is your choice. All data on them will be discarded. If you erase one drive in a mirrored RAID set, normally the other drive would survive and the set would be degraded. But a new version of RAID was introduced right AFTER 10.6, and it is likely that 10.6 cannot read that RAID at all under any circumstances.

  • Anyone install Snow Leopard on a 13" MacBook Pro and have any issues?

    Just wondering if anyone is this forum installed Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro 13" and what occured if any?
    just want to know to really think before i upgrade.... getting really tense about this after seeing all these problems that are not only happening to third party apps but to the acctual system and native apps (safari, itunes, etc) Kinda Scared... i know Apple is a great company and does great things never imagined and im a big fan for 6 years when i was little, so i was surprised to see so many problems after release...

    I am having a similar issue. I have upgraded my Mac Pro without any issues. However, my MB Pro has told me that the install was successful and was to restart. Upon restart the machine passes the initial boot (Apple Logo and Spinner) then it presents a black screen and will not complete the boot to the login screen. The fan is running, if I close the lid it tries to sleep, but does not appear to sleep. It is on and the light is solid (no pulsing for sleep).
    I booted in verbose and the messages all looked good and then it posted the last messages to fast to see and it went to black screen.
    Very Frustrating....

  • Can I install Snow Leopard on the new 27" iMac on a separate partition and be able to run either operating systems?

    I was able to do this on my older 27" iMac (2010).  I could then hold down the Option key on startup and run either Mountain Lion or Snow Leopard.  I've tried using a Time Machine backup, Carbon Copy Cloner, installing SL from another computer's dvd drive - all to with no success.
    Does anyone have any other ideas?

    Your 2010 most likely came with SL originally. Your new iMac does not and you have never been able to boot a Mac with an OS version older than what it came with. So, if yours came with Mountain lion, you are stuck with that. The only exceptions have been machines that were manufactured right around the time a new OS was being introduced - those could possibly still boot from the older system.

  • Can I install Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) on my new MacBook Pro?

    Hi all, I'm user of Mac since lot of time and I`ve got a question. I have bought a Macbook Pro on September 2011 and it cames with Lion and no installation disc. Can I downgrade this Macbook Pro with Lion preinstalled to Snow Leopard with SL Retail disc?

    Not with a retail disc — it doesn't contain a recent enough version of Snow Leopard to boot the machine. You'll need to obtain duplicates from Apple of the discs that would have been shipped with your machine before the release of Lion. Call Customer Relations at the number below and ask to have them sent to you for a small fee.
    1-800-767-2775 (USA only. Outside the USA, call AppleCare)

  • Can i install snow leopard server on a macbook?

    hi,
    i have to do some tests with snow leopard server. can i install it on a macbook white unibody bought one mounth ago? i don't want to buy a desktop mac to do this.
    bye.
    ls

    Sure, as long as it meets the hardware specs.

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