Boot from Leopard install disc

My MacBook has a ? on the screen and will not safe boot. Can I boot from the OSX 5.5 install DVD?
I do not have the restore disc with me.

JHSlaughter wrote:
My MacBook has a ? on the screen and will not safe boot. Can I boot from the OSX 5.5 install DVD?
I do not have the restore disc with me.
You should be able to. Hold down the "C" key while booting with that disc in the optical drive Once you launch the OS installer and pass the language selection screen you should see a "Utilities" menu bar item that will offer Disk Utility.

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