<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi, I just acquired a Macmini2,1 (Hardware Profile) Intel Core 2 Duo</div><div>It is the "fatter" (higher) one with DVI out . <br></div><div><br></div><div>I have a set of MacOS-X 10.6.3 and Application install disks for a later</div><div>model (Mid-2010) Intel Core 2 Duo mac mini with HDMI out.</div><div><br></div><div>Strange thing. The application disk (Hold down "D" key while booting.)</div><div>Hardware diagnostics load fine and I can see the Hardware Profile for the</div><div>machine. But the MacOS-X 10.6.3 OS install disc (Hold down "C" key while booting.)</div><div>says "Software cannot be installed on this machine."</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/SP505?locale=en_US">https://support.apple.com/kb/SP505?locale=en_US</a> <font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">Mac mini (Early 2009) - Technical Specifications</font></div><div><font size="2">says</font><br></div><div>Software</div><div>
<ul><li>Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard</li></ul><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201894">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201894</a></div><div>Identify your Mac mini model</div><div>says:</div><div><strong>Mac mini (Early 2009)</strong><br>
Model Identifier: Macmini3,1</div><div>Newest compatible operating system: OS X El Capitan 10.11.6</div><div><br></div><div>So, this seems very weird that Macmini2,1 cannot install MacOS-X from a <br></div><div>10.6.3 OS install disc.</div><div><br></div><div>Does anybody out there have a Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard install disk for Intel Core 2 Duo</div><div>and not G4 or G5 PowerPC?</div><div>Surely THAT should work, eh?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>-Stewart<br></div><div><br><font size="2"></font></div></div>