This article explains how to perform a clean install of Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 on a Mac. It includes information about booting your Mac from the Snow Leopard lnstall DVD, erasing the hard drive on your Mac, and installing Snow Leopard onto the erased drive.
How to perform a clean install of Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 was the first version to have access to the Mac App Store. It was the only way for anyone with an older Mac to upgrade to newer Mac operating systems.
This process consists of three steps:
To boot from the Snow Leopard installation DVD:
