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When I went to start my Macbook today it would not go past this grey screen. I followed the list of suggestions and none worked so I am trying to reinstall mac os x but when it gets to the part where you select a destination nothing is there to choose. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go forward?
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5)
Hello,
It may be that the Hard drive has died.
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at the top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
If the Drive does not show up there I think that's the case, if it does show up...
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk.
149.1 gb hitachi hts542516k9sa00 media comes up and under that it says disk0s2. If I try to repair it fails saying catalog file entry not found for extent volume check failed. error: filesystem verify or repair failed. I dont know what that means.
It means the Directory on that drive is garbage. If you want to use that drive, you will need to erase it first.
What does it mean if I erase it? Does all my stuff get erased as well? I'm obviously not very good at computer stuff. thank you guys for helping me.
Yes, erasing will destroy everything. 😟
Your best bet is DiskWarrior, you need the CD/DVD though.
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
BTW, you might enjoy these DiskWarrior review/recommendations...
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no destination to reinstall mac os x
