12-01-2011, 02:18 AM
I called Apple for the "original discs" - well they sent me a drop in DVD of Snow Leopard 10.6.3. The disc wouldn't even boot up my 17' MBP (early 2011). I explained to them that I bought a refurb on purpose as some of my music production programs weren't LION ready and needed Snow Leopard. I was surprised that the refurb didn't come with original discs, which the laptop originally shipped with. The Apple Phone Rep had to clear it with his supervisor, I was hoping the DVD disc would have been 10.6.6 or above as that would boot the laptop to install Snow Leopard. The Rep also gave me the $30 dollar a piece line... however I told him I just paid over 2000 for a refurb and in the past it came with the start up discs.
I updated a drive to 10.6.8 using my Mac Mini and the new start up drive boots my MBP with no problem.
I updated a drive to 10.6.8 using my Mac Mini and the new start up drive boots my MBP with no problem.