Is Leopard on compatible on a 17" MacBook Pro

[Amysdad]

I have a MacBook Pro 17" (Overvew below)

Have been running 10.4.11 but rec'd 10.5.4 as a gift.

Tells me the OS cannot be run on this system. is that correct? No upgrade route with this system?? Its only 2 yrs old.

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro 17"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,2
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP12.0061.B03
SMC Version: 1.5f10
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

[DeltaMac]

You say you got 10.5.4 as a gift?
What color is the disk - grey, or black?
I guess it will be grey

What is the exact wording of the 'can't install' message?

[Amysdad]

Black install DVD - Big X.

I also originally tried the gray ones that came with the new 13" black MacBook I bought for my daughter. Same or similar message that it could not be loaded on this computer.

Is this not a system that can run on this system??

[Amysdad]

Also should have added.... My original install attempt failed after starting and messed up my OS to the point I needed to do a clean install of 10.4.11

I had a space constraint - could that be an issue too if 10.5 SHOULD load??

[VirtualTracy]

Hello Amysdad & welcome to MacosX

You have the Full Retail Version of Leopard (black label + large white X), which is the right version for your MacBook Pro and I can't say outright why you are having issues.

Am I correct in understanding that your MBP has a clean install of 10.4.11 but you have removed your personal files/data/music/etc?

When you wrote space constraint, how much free space is currently on your MBP?

Leopard does take up more space than Tiger (around about 9 GB), but not to the extent that it won't allow you to install it ... but there does need to be a required amount of free disc space ...

Have you tried installing Leopard again, since the clean install of Tiger?

[Natobasso]

The gift os x was most likely for a different type of computer. Apple does this now, device-specific OS's. Make sure the OS X you have is made for your machine.

[fryke]

I thought it was already established that's _not_ the case here, Natobasso, because the disk looks like retail, not like machine-specific disks.

[Natobasso]

Originally Posted by fryke

I thought it was already established that's _not_ the case here, Natobasso, because the disk looks like retail, not like machine-specific disks.

Alrighty then. I'll leave it at that.