Mac's that orginally came with 10.7 or later cannot use the 10.6 disks.

Mac's that came with 10.6.3 or later need machine specific disks from Apple by calling them and providing the serial number. Mac's that came with 10.6.2 or earlier (including 10.4 and 10.5) can use the 10.6 white retail disk (MacTracker will you this, but it only runs on a Mac, not a PC.) What you need to know is what operating system version originally came on the machine from the factory, not when you purchased it.

Next punch the last 3 or 4 digits of the serial number into this website to find the model/year and model identifier (something like MacBook Pro 4,1) If not, your going to have to find the serial number of the machine. You can later upgrade to a later OS X version (if applicable) in the AppSnore under the Apple menu.

Hold the Command Option R and boot the machine on Ethernet or connect to Wifi, then enter your AppleID and password and install OS X.

Your machine might have 10.7 or 10.8 installed by default, so there is a Interet Recovery option.

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