Masna Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Are the MacBook installation discs (for Tiger) exactly the same as for the iMac? I need to use MacBook installation discs for my iMac, but I don't want to mess anything up involving drivers and that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24983-macbook-vs-imac-intel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masna Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 I tried booting from my cousin's MacBook installation discs, and though they did boot, I received an error message like "This software cannot be installed on this computer." Why? Because my HDD is partitioned? Or, because it's already installed? Or because this software is exclusively for MacBooks...? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24983-macbook-vs-imac-intel/#findComment-168874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetman Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 do you have an imac g5 or core duo? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24983-macbook-vs-imac-intel/#findComment-168879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masna Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Intel... And, believe it or not, I just found out, the MacBook install discs are exclusively for MacBooks, and won't work on any other machine. Boooooooo. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24983-macbook-vs-imac-intel/#findComment-168887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryder Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Intel... And, believe it or not, I just found out, the MacBook install discs are exclusively for MacBooks, and won't work on any other machine. Boooooooo. Apple has been doing that for a while. We purchased some G5's last year, and one came with 10.4.3 install DVD, which was the most recent. I needed to install a fresh copy on another machine, so I tried installing it on there, and it wouldn't let me (not supported, etc.). They have a (gestalt?) check and the DVDs are stamped specifically for that check. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24983-macbook-vs-imac-intel/#findComment-170551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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