Need Leopard install discs and then wipe and reinstall for sale.

I have a 2009 MBP that I need to wipe but I don't have my original discs. Only the Snow leopard upgrade disc. How can I wipe it clean and reinstall an OS?

Yes. It is meant to upgrade from an older version of OS X but it contains the full install of Snow Leopard. At least the 2 I have do. Does it look like this?

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Is the new HHD in the MBP?
Is the new HDD formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?
Where is the old HDD? In an enclosure? What is on the old HDD, your user data? Is the Snow Leopard System on it?
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You have to consider the possibility the hard drive may be dying. If your data isn't backed up, try one of the tools below:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-1689
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I want to now do a clean install on my new hard drive (installed yesterday by an Apple Care serviceman) using my Snow Leopard install discs (10.6.3). How can I do this?
After I have done a clean install, I will set up the iMac and upgrade to Snow Leopard 10.8, which will give me the App Store, where I can upgrade to Mountain Lion and then attempt the restore from Time Machine.
I am just uncertain how to do a clean install.

Would you find a way to tweet or post the following info so that other iMac users who need their SeaGate HD replaced don't go through hours of headache before they get this information?
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When you have the App Store in the dock, install Mountain Lion. Note: again, about 20 hours.
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As to what happened, it sounds like your hard drive was badly corrupt to start with, or possibly was on the edge of failing and is now in the process of dying entirely. If you don't have backups of your data, that does not bode well for you, unfortunately. If you can manage to use target mode to copy your data, do that.
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Can I Use My Snow Leopard Install Disc on Another Computer If I've Upgraded the First

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I have a one-time install of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and I have installed it onto one Mac, I have then upgraded this Mac to Mavericks through the Mac App Store. I am wondering if I am therefore allowed to install Snow Leopard using the same disc onto a second Mac?
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I have no intention of installing Snow Leopard if it is illegal to do so a second time, I am simply interested as it would be far more convenient than buying another install disc, and having to wait 7 days or so for it to arrive.
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If you upgrade to Yosemite, for example, then Snow Leopard is no longer installed on that computer. Technically and legally it can be now installed on another machine. Note, however, that if you need to erase the drive and reinstall Yosemite you must first install Snow Leopard. You could not do that if Snow Leopard was still installed on another machine.
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