Cannot install Leopard on SSD "Install Failed" Restart your computer.

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Cannot install Leopard on SSD "Install Failed" Restart your computer.

I ordered a SSD from OWC and installed it in my PowerBook and Leopard won't install! It's the strangest thing because it formats fine passes disk verify with 0 errors.

This is what I know:

Tiger will install just fine- I just tried it.
Leopard installed fine on an regular old PATA hdd.
My Leopard disks are good. I have tried 3 of them.

Why does the formula of SSD+PowerBook+Leopard not equate?

PowerBook G4 17" (1.33GHz)

240GB Mercury Pro SSD

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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 12:31 AM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Jul 14, 2011 11:44 AM in response to nocr

Can you try cloning he PATA 10.5 install to the SSD?

Get carbon copy cloner to make an exact copy of your old HD to the New SSD...

http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

Or SuperDuper...

http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/

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Answer 2

Jan 11, 2012 1:56 PM in response to nocr

Hi, just commenting that I installed and OWC drive in my PB 12" 1.5GHz without problems. I did, however, clone the original drive.

[More here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2274507?start=30&tstart=0]

Andrew

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Jast_DK

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Dec 17, 2012 9:01 AM in response to nocr

I have an old G4 PowerBook 17", (V5,3)

With my Transcend 2.5 inch SSD 64GB (TS64GPSD320), it also came jumpered as master, and I left the jumper on. However, I experienced trouble installing a clean Tiger and/or Leopard until I found the error I made! Do remember when doing the partion in DiskTool to choose "Options" and Apple Partition Map (for PowerPC - based Macintosh. If you fail to do so Install disk will not recognize SSD as a boot disk!

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