I need to reinstall Snow Leopard on a MacBook 1.1 after replacing the hard drive.  The DVD drive is not working.  What is the best way to do this?

My hard drive died.  I installed a new one and want to restore from my Time Machine back up, but my DVD drive will not read my Snow Leopard upgrade disc.  It did read the grey Tiger install discs that came with the coumputer, so I now am back to 10.4.11, but how do I restore from my Time Machine backup from this point?  The system does recognize the Time Machine Drive, but "restore from backup" simply copies the entire contents to new hard drive.   have access to an external USB DVD drive, but I cannot boot my Snow Leopard upgrade DVD from it.

This article contains instructions for reinstalling OSX on older Macbook Airs.  It should also apply to your situation.  Give it a try.

Similar Messages

  • I need to reinstall Snow Leopard

    I need to reinstall Snow Leopard. My MacBook Pro refused to boot up and by a process of elimination I got to the point where I reinstalled Leopard from the disks that came with the computer. Now I need to get Snow Leopard back so I can access Time Machine and get my files back, I bought Snow Leopard as a download. How can I access and reinstall it?
    Many thanks for any help!

    Joe Herth wrote:
    If I can add a question to this post.  I just performed a fresh install of snow leopard on my 4 year old imac and was wondering if it makes a difference in what order to reinstall my apps.  Should I make sure all my apps go on before putting on any data? Or does it matter.
    For hard drives the "fresh install" order for best long term performance is:
    OS X (all updates and upgrades)
    All Programs humanly possible at the time.
    User files dead last.
    SSD's don't matter as they use wear leveling and access speed is equal across the whole media far as I know.
    Read my performance tips here
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201

  • Need to reinstall Snow Leopard on Mini.

    I have a Mac Mini that is too old for Lion.  I need to reinstall Snow Leopard, but I think the DVD drive is broken.  How can I connect the Mini to a MacBook so it appears as a hard disk where I can then use the MacBook DVD drive to reinstall the OS on the Mini?  Thanks

    This article contains instructions for reinstalling OSX on older Macbook Airs.  It should also apply to your situation.  Give it a try.

  • HT1338 I installed Mac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.3 And now my Java is not working, what can I do to fix's this?

    I installed Mac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.3 And now my Java is not working,what can I do to fix's this?

    Run Software Update to get to 10.6.8 and update Java.

  • After the upload of ios6, my iphone did not work...the itunes is saying that I need to restore iphone...how should i do it???

    after the upload of ios6, my iphone did not work...the itunes is saying that I need to restore iphone...how should i do it???

    Backing Up, updating, and restoring your iPhone and iPod touch software

  • Need to reinstall Snow Leopard?

    I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place, I am new to posting in the forum. I just got my iMac back a few days ago from Best Buy, it had the hard drive replaced (for the 2nd time in 7 months). What had happened this time was that it was constantly freezing and sometimes crashing. The Apple Support tech told me it was a Safari 5 problem and to reinstall Snow Leopard and then when I did the updates to NOT update to Safari 5. Well, the whole thing went down and I had to take it in to get the HD replaced. I installed SL myself, but I did not check off the box for Rosetta. Will that cause problems? Because I am having some problems with videos people have sent via email and some MySpace content. One time a message box flashed up that said something about a MIME plugin missing but I have not been able to duplicate that error message. When I go on the certain MySpace pages (band pages), especially one in particular, everything shows up except for a huge white box in the middle above the band's page. Also, my Realplayer (newest version, 12) will download videos but it will not play them in the Realplayer window. You can go to the folder where the video is and the thumbnail will play, but not in the window where it should. Any suggestions? I'm not a very technical person, though I can follow instructions that are straightforward. This really has me aggravated though. Thanks in advance.

    Welcome to Apple Discussions.
    The first thing I'd recommend is NEVER take your machine to BBY for any repair, if you have an Apple Store in the area take it there. The advice your got about not installing Safari 5 is a good example, Safari 5 is fine and runs extremely well.
    Roesetta is a tool that is only needed if you are running programs that were not designed for an Intel based iMac. Even if you don't have it currently loaded if you try to run one of those programs OS X is smart enough to ask you again if you want to download it. In short it's nothing to worry about.
    Videos can be in a variety of different formats so to ensure your system runs all of them download and install VLC Media Player, it will allow you to run video from different codecs on your Mac.
    If you are still having issues after doing that make an appointment at your local Apple Store and bring your machine in, an Apple Genius will be happy to help you out.
    Regards,
    Roger

  • I have reinstalled snow leopard 10.6.8 and want to restore my i photos from time machine. can not find iphoto libary in time machine, can"t not find home-pict. iphoto lib.  in time machine

    i have reinstalled snow leopard 10.6.8,  and want to restore my i photos from time machine. Can not find i-photo libary in time machine, can't not find > home-pict. iphoto lib.  in time machine. Please help.

    On my HD it does not say ,restore, in yourname -pict. Iphoto lib.,
    On the time machine, it , yourname etc, oes not show up at all.
    Only right side of TM, your name etc. does not show.

  • Trying to install snow leopard on my Macbook Pro.  After already having problems with Grey screen, blinking file with a question mark, etc.  Computer now says that one of the hard drives is failing.The "hitachi" drive says it's failing in disc utility.

    o.k.  So, I've been tinkering with several "self help" fixes for several days now with no positive results.  I'll explain my initial problems and then end with my most current situation.  In hopes that someone out there will have a good suggestion or possibly remedy for the issues i'm facing
    First, my problem started after my wife played a game on my macbook pro and the computer froze.  She went into a panic and decided to shut down via power button.  When computer restarted she got the blinking file/grey screen and that problem continued for a couple of days before I began using steps from various support topics from apple concerning the grey screen/blinking file folder.
    Ultimately, yesterday I decided to erase my Macintosh HD file as one tip suggested.  Following the brief online and on screen (via the process) tips that were there.  Once that was completed I attempted to reinstall snow leopard (my most current version on hand) into the pc. 
    At first, I thought this would work.  It looked promising.  But, after several hours the installation screen returned with failure.  I attempted to repeat.  And, even repair drives during this try and re-try process.
    Now, today, one of the drives..  "hitachi..." states that it's failing and is in red letters with no ability to repair via the disc utility screen.  The Macintosh HD drive shows that it's o.k. But, this drive is listed under the HItachi drive so I think that's where a problem might lay.
    So, I guess my question really revolves around.. What if anything can I do to get the hitachi drive back up?  (short of taking it to a repair facility and replacing.) 
    And, how on earth can i get my OSX back up to I have a laptop again. 
    Operating on a macbook pro here.  It's my lifeline.  Otherwise, I am using a Windows desktop that i'm not that fond of.  lol
    I'm trying to bring this 2006 laptop back to life.  Trying to avoid a rather expensive repair or the purchase of a new laptop.  Also expensive...
    Any help would be appreciated.

    Well, running on a 2006 model.  I did not have a startup disc.  Initially, it booted up on original software in 2006.  Since then, I've upgraded to 10.6 via a box set.  And, since then I think I popped it up to lion. 
    All I have on a disc is snow leopard.  And, I can't get farther than the setup screen due to hard drive.  I'm taking to a apple authorized repair store right now.  We'll see what they tell me .  I'm just going to weigh the cost of repair vs. buying new.
    Another bad, stupid thing is I had no means of backing up my stuff.  So, I might have lost things like music, vids, etc.  we'll see if they can recover.  If the cost is too much for repair I might just forget it and start over with a new system.  Just not sure at this point.

  • I had erase my hardrive and need to reinstall OS X, do I need to reinstall Snow Leopard/mountain lion first before Maverick will take

    I had to erase my HD, I have Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion was added for an upgrade after that, now when I try to download the OS X, my HD looks like it going to take it, then it goes no where. And now what is showing up is OS X  Maverick for a download, which I didn't even know it existed until I had to down load.  I am wondering will I have redownload Snow Leopard or Mountain lion  before the OS X Maverick will download.
    thank you

    Well, you can do an erase and install via the Recovery HD:
    Install or Reinstall Mavericks or Mountain Lion from Scratch
    Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
    OS X Mavericks- Erase and reinstall OS X
    OS X Mountain Lion- Erase and reinstall OS X
    OS X Lion- Erase and reinstall Mac OS X
    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
                because it is three times faster than wireless.
    Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
      1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
      2. Restart the computer.
      3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
      4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple
          logo appears.
      5. Wait for installer to finish loading.
    Clean Install of Snow Leopard
    Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
    the drive and everything on it.
         1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
             with your computer.  Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
             After the chime press and hold down the  "C" key.  Release the key when you see
             a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
         2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
             button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
             After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
             size.)  Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.  Set the number of
             partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
             and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
             (Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
         3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer.  Proceed
             with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
         4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
             Assistant. Be sure you configure your initial admin account with the exact same
             username and password that you used on your old drive. After you finish Setup
             Assistant will complete the installation after which you will be running a fresh
             install of OS X.  You can now begin the update process by opening Software
             Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your installation current.
    Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.

  • Can't reinstall Snow Leopard on new MacBook Pro

    I had a old Macbook pro running Snow Leopard that died. I used Time Machine to restore to my brand new MacBook Pro. I decided to do an Archive and Install to start with a fresh system even though the new machine is working fine. The install disk is an early Snow Leopard release which loads fine, but when I run the install or try to restart from it, I get the Apple icon, but it never shifts to the installation process (nor can I check with Disk Utiity). Any suggestions?

    There is no Archive & Install option for Snow Leopard. Instead, its installer offers a single "no brainer" option that replaces the existing OS (if there is one) with a fresh copy of Snow Leopard & leaves your existing user settings, documents, etc. untouched (if there are any). You can think of it sort of like doing an Archive & Install with an automatic reintegration of your user stuff from the archive, except that there is no archive & no Previous System folder full of now useless junk that you can't use with the new OS anyway. It automatically moves some known-incompatible software to an "Incompatible Software" folder (go figure!) at the root of the HD, automatically installs or skips certain items depending what is already on the HD (if there is anything on it to begin with), & does several other things that the old installer was too dumb to be able to do without a lot of tedious human help.
    If you want to do an erase & install (which isn't usually necessary or desirable if you want to take advantage of all the advanced features of the new installer) you can do that too, but you must take the extra step of going to the Utilities menu, choosing Disk Utility from it, & using its Erase function to erase the volume before installing Snow Leopard on it.
    Basically, it is as close to a "one button" installer as Apple can make it & far more sophisticated than any previous installer.

  • I need to buy a new charger for my iPad 2 as the original one has broken what do I need to look at I just need the lead I've tried a few but they not working what is the correct one I need please thanks

    Hi can anyone help please I need a new charger for my iPad 2 as the original lead that came with it has broken can anyone tell me where I can get one from and what is it I'm looking for as I have tried loads and they not working thanks

    This one is good:
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD836LL/A/apple-12w-usb-power-adapter

  • Need to reinstall snow leopard but "no disk"

    Hi all
    I just upgraded to the new MBA, and are selling my "old" MBA, thus I need to wipe it, I am trying to reinstall via the small USB pen that came with my Mac, but when I get to the "choose disk" option there is no disk to choose, although I am already on my second Mac, is am still a mac novice, please help....
    Best
    Klaus

    I am quite embraced to admit that I don’t really know what I did, I seem to remember something like you mention, but I am not sure, sorry......

  • I have a 27"iMac running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. and Windows 7 on      parallels 6. My dvd player will not play DVDs. Has anybody else had this problem.

    My DVD player will not play any DVDs. Anybody else have this problem.

    This has been sorted.Got a new iMac 27" with Lion already installed and DVD player works. Thank you to all who replied.     Meloc

  • Reinstalling snow leopard on a machine that has mountain lion

    Having trouble reinstalling Snow Leopard on a Macbook Pro (aluminum 17", 2008 or so) that is currently running Mountain Lion... advice?

    Downgrade Lion/Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard
      1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer
          loads select your language and click on the Continue
          button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the
          Utilities menu.
      2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the
          mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status
          of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then
          the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART
          info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on
          the Partition tab in the DU main window.
      3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions
          from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS
          Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the
          partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on
          the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
      4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
    This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard (see below.) I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner.
    If you have Snow Leopard Time Machine backups, do a full system restore per #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.  If you have subsequent backups from Lion, you can restore newer items selectively, via the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there, but be careful; some Snow Leopard apps may not work with the Lion files.

  • How do I get out of continual reboot screens while installing Snow Leopard in my Macbook?

    I started loading Snow Leopard on my Macbook. It asked for a reboot. I rebooted and it keeps going back to the same reboot screen. I don't see any other screen. Id there a way to eject the disk or get to another screen to get out of this?

    Sounds like a bad system installation. Were you upgrading or installing on a freshly formatted drive? Do you have a compatible retail copy of Snow Leopard that will work with your computer?
    Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
    Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
    1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
    2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
    3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
    4. Press COMMAND-E.
    5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
         /usr/bin/drutil eject
    If this fails then try this:
    Boot the computer into single-user mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.
    If you leave the DVD in the drive and restart the computer then after the chime press and hold down the "C" key until the computer starts from the DVD. Then do this:
    Drive Preparation
    1. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button.  When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
    2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
    4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
    6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
    7. After formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Complete the Snow Leopard installation.

Maybe you are looking for

  • Delete buttons to facebook messages

    Hello. Mozilla Firefox users, I am one who loves u too. There is an annoyance, but in mozilla. Up the time passed since the new message system. message processing part of the buttons does not delete messages. other web browsers do not have this probl

  • Left Shift Operator

    class LeftShift public static void main(String aa[])   int a = 1;   for(int j=0; j<67; j++)    int k = a << j;    System.out.println("Shifting by " + j + " : "  + k); }This code gives the following outout Shifting by 0 : 1 Shifting by 1 : 2 Shifting

  • Organising clip and associated files

    I am trying to improve the way I organise my clips before I put video together. I would be grateful for advise on best practices noting I am an amateur just getting to grips with FCE and for the first time putting together some meaningful family mate

  • My macbook pro shuts down with motion-after effects-fcpx

    Hello: I´m working in a macbook pro 2010. I´ve bought it a couple of weeks ago it´s a secondhand mac. When I try to do something on that aplications my computer shuts down and restart, I´m working in mountain lion. That is the report. Thank you very

  • Protect from Accidental Deletion -Users

    How to apply Protect from accidental deletion for all the users and computers in the domain. Any easiest way to do this???