Can a Macbook that runs on 10.4 Tiger be upgraded to 10.6 Leopard?

Can a Macbook that runs on 10.4 Tiger be upgraded to 10.6 Leopard?

I bought a used Macbook. It has the following specs:
MacBook 2,1
Intel Core 2 Duo
2.16 GHz
4 GB Memory 667MHz

I reformated the Mac for a fresh start (20GB+ of the space were used up and the seller claimed that everthing was erased)

However, the sad news is that the discs that the seller sent me appear to be 10.5.2 Tiger. In the auction, seller claimed that the OS is upgraded to 10.4 Tiger. When I tried to install, I get the error saying that "This software cannot be installed."

So... now it looks like I will have to buy an installation disk? lol

My question is will this laptop be able to run a 10.6 Leopard (I just put this example in because it seems to be the most popular one or something. I am new to Mac.)? Or will I receive the same error for that 10.5 Tiger?

Currently, this laptop has no OS installed.

Please advise. Thank you very much in advance.

 

10.4 Tiger
10.5 Leopard
10.6 Snow Leopard

You should be fine with Snow Leopard.

Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Technical specifications

 

if your 10.5 disc isn't working, its probably an OS disc made for a specific model of a macbook and not your model.. so its preventing you from installing. That doesn't mean 10.5 wont run on it, just that you cannot use that specific disc.

Every Macbook and Macbook Pro ever made can run 10.6 .. which is the best way to go for sure.

 

as long as their Intel based ... PPC based units wont

but yes your C2D unit wil run 10.6 just fine

 

Which means every Macbook and Macbook Pro. The switch to the Macbook name scheme began with the switch to Intel. Everything before was named PowerBook or iBook.

 

As long as their Intel based what??



psst....it's THEY'RE

 

thanks guys, just proves that I need a nap

 

Oohh.

Thank you all for the help :]

 

From the Technical Specifications link earlier in the thread...

 

you want at a minimum:

Amazon.com: Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard: Software

that will do the trick

 

legally that only works from a licensed version of 10.5 as an upgrade. If you do not have the original 10.5 disc or any of the iLife programs, I'd suggest buying the full 10.6 pack thats meant for 10.4 users.

 

it doesn't mention anything like that in the advertisement or in the system requirements.

 

Try not being so obtuse?

Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Technical specifications

 

Anyone know why the PPC Macs will not run Snow Leopard is their just not enough power?

 

The PPC architecture isn't supported. SL only works on X86 or X64 (Intel) and I think PPC is a different architecture.

 

Quite so. PPC is based off the old Motorola-IBM chip used to 'replace' the RISC architecture popular in mainframes/AIX.

10.4 is the last version of OS X that supported (maintained drivers) for the PPC platform.

 

Sorry to have annoyed you, oh ye, king of teh internets.

Anyway, I find it strange that amazon doesn't mention the requirement. Also, snow leopard for a fact will install from a mac with no operating system installed and will not ask for a 10.5 disc or anything.

Also, technically, they mention only upgrade paths from 10.5 and 10.4. They don't specifically state that 10.6 standalone is only to be used with machines with 10.5 preinstalled. They make no mention of what to use under the circumstances that no OS is installed, for example. And so, that document reads more like a recommendation, which may be due to the fact that there are Tiger machines that shipped with version of iLife earlier than 08/09, which may not be compatible with Snow Leopard.

Still not convinced that the $30 snow leopard disc being sold by amazon is explicitly only to be used as an upgrade disc from a mac with 10.5 installed.

 

no matter what Amazon states, the actual license agreement says its only to be used as an upgrade to machines that have a licensed copy of 10.5

 

link link?

 

http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx106.pdf

C. Leopard Upgrade Licenses. If you have purchased an Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard license, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer as long as that computer has a properly licensed copy of Mac OS X Leopard already installed on it. If you have purchased a Family Pack Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard license, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-branded computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household (as defined above), are used by persons who occupy that same household, and each such computer has a properly licensed copy of Mac OS X Leopard already installed on it. The Family Pack Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard License does not extend to business or commercial users.