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Hard Drive Crash
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<blockquote data-quote="drtech" data-source="post: 957686" data-attributes="member: 134688"><p>harryb2448 is right. Many times the disks that come with you Mac will only be usable by a specific model. Typically you will receive an error message when attempting to use the disk. A newer disk may or may not work.</p><p></p><p>However, any off-the-shelf Mac OS X disk should work fine even without an OS installed. Apple doesn't appear to be quite as tied to the "Upgrade" vs. "New Installation" licensing model that Microsoft uses. One-size-fits-all.</p><p></p><p>You can also order replacement installation disks for your Mac through Apple Care. Typically the disks cost less (sometimes significantly) than purchasing a new OS disk. Remember, though, that they will be the same version operating system as was originally installed on your Mac.</p><p></p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drtech, post: 957686, member: 134688"] harryb2448 is right. Many times the disks that come with you Mac will only be usable by a specific model. Typically you will receive an error message when attempting to use the disk. A newer disk may or may not work. However, any off-the-shelf Mac OS X disk should work fine even without an OS installed. Apple doesn't appear to be quite as tied to the "Upgrade" vs. "New Installation" licensing model that Microsoft uses. One-size-fits-all. You can also order replacement installation disks for your Mac through Apple Care. Typically the disks cost less (sometimes significantly) than purchasing a new OS disk. Remember, though, that they will be the same version operating system as was originally installed on your Mac. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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