I have been prompted many times for updates so I probably have done this already...
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It is really no different if you buy a dell, etc. The restore discs are > specific to that hardware. > > > What Curt said. There is no downgrade path. >> >> Point of reference for the Mac folks out there: >> >> I bought a Late 2008 MacBook from someone this week. They wanted to wipe >> it before they sent it to me, so they tossed an OS X 10.6.4 CD in it it (it >> was running OS X 10.6.6), booted from the CD and ran the installer. >> >> Every time they tried this, the installer would fail, saying that "Cannot >> install OS X on this system." I had them erase and partition the drive, >> etc., all to no avail. >> >> So Wednesday night, after a good hour of email exchanges with the guy, >> who wanted to pull the plug and call off the sale, I asked him if the CD he >> was using was the original restore disk for the MacBook. >> >> "No, it's from the iMac I'm emailing you from." >> >> <head slap> >> >> Restore disks for Apple products are hardware specific, that is, you >> typically can't use a restore disk from a laptop to restore a desktop and >> vice-versa. The image is unique and has drivers for the type of hardware >> only. >> >> The only media you can use cross hardware are retail installers. >> >> I told him to pack up the machine and send it and I would install a new >> OS. >> >> Oy. >> >> Dan >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
