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Can I use a 09 iMac SL disk on a 11 MBP if I'm installing a new hard drive?
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You can boot from the disk and format the new hard drive, but you cannot install from it. You can only use a 2011 Macbook Pro dvd or a Lion USB Recovery Disc. If you updated to the new EFI on the Macbook Pro, try holding down Command-R at boot to start the Lion Internet Recovery.
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I don't want to recover anything. I just want to start fresh. Let me guess, apple doesn't let you?
I don't want to recover anything. I just want to start fresh. Let me guess, apple doesn't let you?
The Lion Internet Recovery is used in the event one's hard drive has been replaced. It loads a fresh install of Lion, nothing else.
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I don't want lion.
I don't want lion.
It probably won't even boot. That disk is likely missing the kext required for the core i processors.
You would have to find a restore disk from a 2011 MBP that was made before Lion if you want SL on it.