I would like to image one of the newer Macbook Pros, install all the updates and then create an image that I can use to boot from. I have a retail 10.6.3 Snow Leopard disk, but this does not work on the newer model Macbook Pros if they need to be reimaged. The orignal disks are not available for many of these machines. If you have an Apple computer made after the Core 2 Duos, the 10.6.3 retail disk may not boot, and the 10.6.0 version won't boot at all. Set format to: Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Set name to either: Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey. My job has 20-25 Macbook Pros ranging from 2009-2011 models. Why do we need this Because Apple quit releasing full retail versions of Snow Leopard with 10.6.3. Open Disk Utility ( /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility ), select your USB drive from the list and click the ‘Erase’ tab. How would one go about creating a 10.6.8 bootable USB drive? TransMac creates a macOS USB bootable drive warning.
#HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE USB OS X 10.6.3 MAC OS X#
If you have an USB drive available larger than 4Gb (an 8Gb pen drive is perfect) then you can install the disk image on that which allows you to install Mac OS X Lion from the USB drive. Select dmg macOS file to create a bootable USB drive Click the Open button. On any drive that's connected to your Mac. Option 1: Create a bootable USB drive/pen. After Big Sur launches later this year, you’ll be able to download it directly from the Mac App Store.
#HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE USB OS X 10.6.3 HOW TO#
In this article we'll run through the steps necessary to create a bootable installer of the Mac operating system. How to create a bootable macOS Big Sur USB install drive Step 1: Download macOS Big Sur. Connect the MacOS Mojave installer USB drive to the Mac you want to boot it from Reboot (or start up) the Mac and immediately hold down the OPTION key on the keyboard At the boot selector screen, choose 'Install macOS Mojave' from the startup options.