Help - wanting to complete reinstall on a pre-owned MB Air and not confident I have the right discs.
Helo All,
Newbie to the Mac world here - have just purchased a used 15" MacBook Pro A1226, which came with some discs.
I want to reset the machine to its original settings; as it currently has the old user's info on it.
The discs I received with the laptop are as follows:
MacBook Pro Mac OS X Install Disc 1, MAC OS Version 10.4.10, AHT version 3A124, Disc version 1.2, 2Z691-6088-A
Mac OS Instal Disc 2, Disc version 1.0, 2Z691-6113-A
13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac OS X Install DVD, Mac OD version 10.6, Disc version 1.0, 2Z691-6533-A
13-inch Macbook Pro, Applications Install DVD, AHT version 3A174, Disc version 1.0, 2Z691-6538-A
I have a 15" screen though the discs I have state they are for a 13" screen. Will this matter if I use these discs? Do you think the seller has sent me the correct discs?
Also, a general question - is trying this reset mysef an ok thing to try? I'm experienced in doing this with a Windows machine but as I say above am new to Macs.
Thank you in advance to anyone who offers support.
James.
The owner should have done that prior to selling. 3. and 4. you can't use. They are machine specific for a 13" model. Which one is anyone's guess. 1. and 2. are for 10.4 Tiger OS and should work with your Mac model. It's a Santa Rosa that came out in 2007.
http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=A1226.
So insert the disk and boot while holding down the 'c' key. Launch Disk Utility, do and Erase & Install.
In addition the owner should have provided you with the original system disks that came with this MBP model.
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