HT201257: Using Apple Hardware Test
Learn about Using Apple Hardware Test
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Feb 24, 2012 12:59 PM in response to itorminby Kappy,I hope you have a backup because most likely you need to erase the drive and do a fresh installation.
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Feb 24, 2012 2:20 PM in response to itorminby Radiation Mac,You CANNOT advance directly from OSX 10.4 to 10.6. You have now corrupted your file system and will probably have to completely erase your harddrive and do a fresh installation of OSX, and then import your backup apps and data..
Hope this helps
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Feb 24, 2012 2:24 PM in response to Radiation Macby Kappy,"You CANNOT advance directly from OSX 10.4 to 10.6."
This is not correct. However, upgrading as such means you must have a pristine Tiger system to avoid upgrade problems that can lead to corruption. Like any upgrade it requires a delicate touch, but it's quite doable. You just need to know what you're doing.
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Feb 24, 2012 2:47 PM in response to Kappyby Radiation Mac,Thank you, Kappy, for the clarification. I learned something and stand corrected
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Feb 24, 2012 2:58 PM in response to Radiation Macby noondaywitch,Just to reinforce Kappy's statement - I've now upgraded eight various Macs for other people from 10.4.11 directly to 10.6.3 with the retail disc (bought by them of course).
Only two of those failed to install in place, but of course, I ensured they were backed up and an erase and install worked in both cases. (I've still no idea what the differences were to cause this).