How to Install Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Snow Leopard was released by Apple in August on 2009. If your Intel Mac currently has Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, you can upgrade to Snow Leopard. The Box Set is for Tiger users and also contains iLife 09 and iWork 09.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Box Set
• An Intel Mac running Leopard or Tiger
• At least 1GB RAM
• At least 5GB of available disk space
• DVD drive or sharing
• Display

1. Insert the Mac OS X Snow Leopard disk into your Mac's DVD drive. You will see an installation icon appear.

2. Double click the icon for Mac OS X installation. You will see the welcome window and the licensing agreement.

3. Read the software license agreement. If you agree, choose that option. You will now see a pane where you can choose a disk.

4. Choose the Mac OS X disk.

5. Choose customize if you want to select certain options, such as fonts and printer drivers. Click OK after you have customized.

6. Finally, click install then enter your Mac password in the pane that will open to install Mac OS X 10.6. This will close any applications that you have open and will install Snow Leopard.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't have enough disk space to install everything, you can customize and deselect some options you may not use.

Resources

• Apple: Snow Leopard Support