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Hello:
I have a Macbook running OS X v. 10.5.8. Wanted to upgrade to 10.6 so that I could eventually upgrade to Maverick, however I get an error that says "MAX OS X 10.6 can't be installed on this computer".
The computer meets the minimum requirements as stated in the installation instructions.
1 gb ram
5 gb harddisc space
Intel processor
Not sure why this error appears. I purchased the disc from ebay and it is gray. I have noticed others have a similiar issue even with the ones they purchase directly from Apple.
Is there a solution to this issue?
Thank you

Purchase Snow Leopard 10.6.3 here
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399

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