ORIGINAL Mac OS X Snow Leopard into 2 imacs?

Can I install the same original dvd mac os x snow leopard in 2 imacs? Both of them has a mac os x 10.5.8.

There are two answers to that question:
1. Can both Macs run Snow Leopard? 
Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
2. Unless you have the family set, your install DVD is only licensed for ONE Mac.

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    Same as my topic~

    You can provided it meets certain criteria and you have the skills to run all sorts of black source software to do it.
    Apple will not hold your hand and neither will we,  although I likely would if I could,  you'll just have to ask your question elsewhere sorry.
    I can't tell you where, but if you look hard enough I'm sure you'll find what you looking for.
    It's not easy to install and it's very risky.
    It would be much MUCH easier to install a Linux clone that LOOKS LIKE OS X than it would be to install OS X on a PC laptop, even installing Linux isn't for the weak.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl-sIyRkXVo
    But of course you don't have as much software choice as OS X and Windows, with Linux, but it's nearly all free and decent for the basics.
    http://www.oslike.se/
    (tip: go the 10.10 upgrade to 11.04 route)
    You can find out more about installing Linux at the Ubuntu forums (MacBuntu is just a desktop theme, like a shell)

  • Why cant i install Mac os x snow leopard on my Imac early 2011

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    This does not apply to new Mac Minis or MacBook Airs. When newer models are introduced that also require Lion for hardware support, the techniques described below will no longer work with the possible exception of using Parallels 7.
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      1. Create a new partition on the hard drive.
      2. Get a clone of a 10.6.8 Snow Leopard system. Put the cloned Snow Leopard
            system onto the new partition.
    Step One: Create a new partition on the hard drive
    To resize the drive and create a new partition do the following:
      1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
                   COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart
                   the  computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until
                   the boot  manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the
                   downward  pointing arrow button.
              After the main menu appears select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button. Select the hard drive's main entry then click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. 
    2. You should see the graphical sizing window showing the existing partitions. A portion may appear as a blue rectangle representing the used space on a partition.
    3.           In the lower right corner of the sizing rectangle for each partition is a resizing gadget. Select it with the mouse and move the bottom of the rectangle upwards until you have reduced the existing partition enough to create the desired new volume's size. The space below the resized partition will appear gray. Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed.  (Note: You can only make a partition smaller in order to create new free space.)
    4.           Click on the [+] button below the sizing window to add a new partition in the gray space you freed up. Give the new volume a name, if you wish, then click on the Apply button. Wait until the process has completed.
    You should now have a new volume on the drive.
    It would be wise to have a backup of your current system as resizing is not necessarily free of risk for data loss.  Your drive must have sufficient contiguous free space for this process to work.
    Step Two: Obtain a clone of a Snow Leopard system:
    You will need access to a Mac already running Snow Leopard. You will need a 16 GB USB flash drive or an external hard drive to which you can clone the Snow Leopard system from the Mac that has Snow Leopard installed. Alternatives are:
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    Install a new Snow Leopard system onto a USB flash drive. Boot the Mac used for installing with the USB flash drive. Update the flash drive system to 10.6.8 using the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard. Verify that you can boot the Mac with the USB flash drive.
    Take the USB flash drive to your new Mac and try booting from it. If it works then clone the system from the flash drive to the newly made partition:
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      1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
      2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
      3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
      4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
      5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination
          entry field.
      6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
      7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
    Destination means the new partition on the internal drive. Source means the USB
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    Option Two:
    If you have a large enough external drive you can erase and use, then it would be easier to just clone the entire Snow Leopard system from the source Mac computer to the external drive.
              Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
      1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
      2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
      3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
      4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
      5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination
          entry field.
      6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
      7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
    Destination means the external drive. Source means the Snow Leopard Mac's
    internal drive.
    After cloning verify that it will boot the source Mac. If so then take the external drive to your new Mac boot with it. If all is well then restore the clone to the new partition on your new Mac:
              Restore the clone using Disk Utility
      1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
      2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
      3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
      4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
      5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination
          entry field.
      6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
      7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
    Destination means the new partition on the internal drive. Source means the external drive.
    You will need a retail copy of Snow Leopard. If you need to purchase Snow Leopard contact Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service. The price is $29.00 plus tax. You will receive physical media - DVD - by mail.

  • Hallo, ich möchte auf einem iMac g5 aus 2006 Mac OS X Snow Leopard installieren, lege die Cd ein, Mann hört das Laufwerk arbeiten, auf dem Bildschirm ist aber nur ein blinkendes Fragezeichen. Wer kann helfen.

    Hallo, ich möchte auf einem iMac g5 aus 2006 Mac OS X Snow Leopard installieren, lege die Cd ein, Mann hört das Laufwerk arbeiten, auf dem Bildschirm ist aber nur ein blinkendes Fragezeichen. Wer kann helfen.

    Soory
    Macs mit PPC processor (G4 oder G5) können nicht leider nicht einmal auf Leopard 10.5.8 upgegradet werden.

  • Will Mac OS X Snow Leopard INSTALL on a IMAc g3 slot lOADER?

    will Mac OS X Snow Leopard INSTALL on a IMAc g3 slot lOADER?
    Message was edited by: Youngzink13

    That's what we needed.
    Officially your iMac--known as a "tray-loader" for its optical drive type--can go to Panther (10.3.X). Panther is quite better than Jaguar (10.2.8) that you now have. You probably need more RAM than 160MB for even Jaguar. I feel that 384MB is about min for that OS.
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    Bottom line: you'll spent money for a hard-to-find retail OS install disk, more RAM, and a bigger hard drive, and you'll still have a slow computer that will always struggle with modern web pages. If you want to upgrade and experiment as a hobby or learnign experience and you can afford the parts and time, by all means--go for it. However, if cost is an issue, throwing money at this unit is not cost-effective in terms of how much more yo ucan get from it.

  • Problem in Formatting using Mac OS X Snow Leopard DVD (FULL)

    Hi all
    I've just bought a Mac OS X Snow Leopard DVD -Full- (not upgrade)
    When I boot from the installation DVD nd then
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    I tried using my iMac nd the installation DVD works smooth nd fine!
    I don't know why MBP is not processing the installation steps nd the screen suddenly turns to black!
    Waiting ...
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    Make sure your MacBook pro is not too new for the disk in question.
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    Then tell us the 10.6 version labelled in fine print on the DVD.
    That will tell us if the Mac is too new for your Snow Leopard Disc, and you need to use the original MacBook Pro discs that came with your Mac to install 10.6.
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  • Can the new Mac Mini boot Snow Leopard from an external hard drive?

    I currently boot my 2009 Mac Mini from a FW800 external drive with 10.6.8. If I just plug my external drive into a new 2011 Mac Mini, will it boot into Snow Leopard if I set it as the startup disk or will I get a kernel panic?

    I bought a 2011 Mac Mini, which came with Lion installed. I thought maybe I could repartition it and have a Snow Leopard partition. So I repartitioned it (500gb split into two 250gb partitions). I named the new partition "SnowLeopard" just to make it easy for me to tell the difference.
    I attached the external DVD and put in a Snow Leopard installer disc, holding down the C key so it would boot and install from that, but it just spun for awhile. Doesn't appear to work.
    Then I read somewhere else that someone had managed to clone a copy of Snow Leopard onto an external drive and boot from that. In their situation they were talking about a MacBook, but the principle seemed sane.
    So I rebooted, holding down the T key to put the Mac Mini into Target hard disk mode, and attached it via Firewire to another MacMini (circa 2008 or so, not sure of year, but it was upgraded last year to Snow Leopard and has been upgraded along and along). Then I used Carbon Copy Cloner to copy Snow Leopard (that is, the entire hard disk-- System and all applications and data) to my newer Mac Mini's "snow leopard" partition.
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    How do I install my old my 2010 Mac book pro/ Snow Leopard 10.6.3 program on a power Mac G5 Desktop

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    Is MAC OS X v10.6.8 same as MAC OS X Snow Leopard. Since i want to download MAC OS X LION can it be downloaded on my mac which has MAC OS X v10.6.8 ??

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  • I purchase this approx 6 yrs ago, recently had to purchase Mac OS X Snow Leopard for my daughter new IPOD to work.  But this crazy computer is extremely slow, why??? Please help.  Very fustrated!

    I purchase my Mac approx 6 years, recently purchase Mac OS X Snow Leopard disk for my daughters new IPOD to work, computer is extremely slow, others refuse to use it, why is it slow, I know very little about this computer and have hated it from day one! Please help.  The most I have on this computer would be photos, never downloaded movies, and have approx 40 songs.

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    I hope I helped.

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    Hi Eddie,
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    regards
    Stefan

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    I don't know what you mean by "I switch to log out other users and deleted everyone listed" -- if other user accounts are on your Mac you just need to log them out, not delete anything -- but it may be that there are other user accounts you aren't aware of on the Mac.
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