by the way, i wouldnt mind installing with a retail. my goal is to get snow leopard installed as soon as possible, but all the guides ive seen require a previous os x installation. hoping to get help on that, too

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System: HP Pavilion dv6626us
Motherboard Chipset: Intel Crestline GM965
Processor: Mobile Dual Core Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 1.5 GHz
System Memory: 1024 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
HDD: Fujitsu MHY2160BH ATA Device (160 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA)