Stuck at 10.5.8, Software Update tells me I am up to date?

RichmanA2 · RichmanA2 #1 (**permalink**)

12-28-2011, 09:26 PM

So, I've been on this forum a while, I've owned a few Macs in my time, but this is the first time I've had to post. I just bought a Macbook Pro 15" (MBP 5,1) 2.66 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, with OS X 10.5.8 installed. I can't update any further, Software Update tells me I am currently up to date. I went to Apple.com /Support, searched around, and found OS X update 10.6.1, tried to install it, but it says I need 10.6 to continue. I have not been able to find a download for OS X 10.6. I'm kind of stuck without the App Store, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

12-28-2011, 09:28 PM

You need to purchase a retail copy of Snow Leopard 10.6.X from the Apple on line store. Cost is $29.99 plus a small fee for shipping.

RichmanA2 · RichmanA2 #3 (**permalink**)

12-28-2011, 09:33 PM

Thanks a ton, I just realized I was using the disk that came with the MBP and not my copy of snow leopard. Thanks!

chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,040 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	12-28-2011, 09:28 PM You need to purchase a retail copy of Snow Leopard 10.6.X from the Apple on line store. Cost is $29.99 plus a small fee for shipping. Community Guidelines
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RichmanA2 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 08, 2010 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 5 Mac Specs: 15" Macbook Pro 2.66 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 8GB RAM 320 GB Hard drive	12-28-2011, 09:26 PM So, I've been on this forum a while, I've owned a few Macs in my time, but this is the first time I've had to post. I just bought a Macbook Pro 15" (MBP 5,1) 2.66 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, with OS X 10.5.8 installed. I can't update any further, Software Update tells me I am currently up to date. I went to Apple.com /Support, searched around, and found OS X update 10.6.1, tried to install it, but it says I need 10.6 to continue. I have not been able to find a download for OS X 10.6. I'm kind of stuck without the App Store, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
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