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    So, i got my Snow leopard, some questions before i install it

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Luke1708, Sep 24, 2009.

  1. Luke1708

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    hey guys, I received my snow leopard today. it was made in singapore and had a chinese leaflet and the box had chinese letters on it. is it a genuine one? The dvd however had the usual english writings...also what type of setup do you advise me to do? a clean install?or just and upgrade. i also have w7, so i guess i will have to do a clean install to be a ble to get advantage of the bootcamp 3.0 with it being most stable. any help will be greatly appreciated. A picture of the box is posted below.
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    Unless you took those pictures from a reflection in a mirror, you do realize that the print is backwards on the discs right?
     
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    that is quite suspect..
     
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    It actually looks quite legitimate to me.
     
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    why is the type backwards? lol
     
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    Another question is where did he order it from? Just make a new partition and try it out?
     
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    it's backwards as i took it from my isight.. i got all my manuals, apple stickers, etc...
     
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    It looks legit, but if you're doubting it, backup all your docs and apps, and proceed with the install.
     
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    If you have time-machine up and running, if anything goes wrong you can just use that to restore back to
     
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    ah that explains a lot :D when i got my SL i did a straight upgrade instead of wipe/reinstall. the upgrade went very smoothly and i havent had any issues or crashes. and for BC, a reinstall of W7 would prob be a good idea; that's what i would do if i had it setup. granted it may not actually be necessary but if you have the time and it's not a hassle, go for it.
     
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    thanks for your help. i'm backig up my hard drive atm.
     
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    btw, what is better bootcamp 3.0? w7 or Vista? (Concerning heat, battery life, stability, no freezing issue, etc)
     
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