Installing MB Leopard on Mini

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RobinS

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I've got an Intel Mini and bought the original Leopard discs for an upgrade on Ebay but they're for a Macbook. I didn't realize OS X 10.5 cared what machine they are used on. Silly me. So now I"ve paid all this money for useless discs. Is there any way of installing a Macbook version of Leopard on my Intel Mini? It says it can't install. I was wondering if I moved the data from the DVD's to an external hard drive would it work? Then maybe I could delete the files that check for the machine type? Or something....
 
It's not just with 10.5. Any OS X disc that shipped with its respective Mac was only able to install on that particular Mac. If you want an OS X that installs on any Mac, you have to purchase the retail version.

Did the seller advertise them as being genuine retail versions? You might want to contact the seller or eBay.
 
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