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Dec 9, 2012 2:57 PM in response to peter johnsonby BDAqua,Hi Peter,
You must power off, bootup holding Mouse bitton down to eject Disc AND Option key to bring up Startup choices, insert Diac #1 & wait for it to show up...
That second Disc thing happens frequently, the best way around it is to do a Custom install, and eliminate enough Printer Drivers, Languages, Fonts, and Applications you don't need... then it may skip #2 altogether.
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Dec 10, 2012 3:08 AM in response to BDAquaby peter johnson,Thanks BDAqua but that does not work. I did not know about the problem with disk 2 until a few months ago and if I had I would certainly have done a custom/minimal install. I have been using Macs since 1988 and have worked as a consultant fixing other people's macs but I cannot find a way round this problem? What I need to do is erase the hard drive somehow. I tried using a high power magnet where I think the hard drive is but to no avail.
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Dec 10, 2012 3:58 PM in response to peter johnsonby BDAqua,Did you try Disk Utility & the Zero one pass erase?
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Dec 11, 2012 10:39 AM in response to BDAquaby peter johnson,Thanks again BDAqua but if I could get to disk utilities there would be no problem. I cannot get beyond the computer asking for disk 2 whatever I do on the keyboard and whatever disks I try.
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Dec 11, 2012 2:11 PM in response to peter johnsonby BDAqua,Did you get it rebooted with Disk #1 un it & hold alt key to boot from Disk#1?
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.
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Dec 11, 2012 3:25 PM in response to BDAquaby peter johnson,I cannot get it to reboot with disc 1 that is one of the many problems.
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Dec 11, 2012 4:13 PM in response to peter johnsonby BDAqua,Is the Option key working to show bootup choices?
Is this a Wifi Keyboard, & if so do you have a USB KB to try?
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Dec 12, 2012 12:25 PM in response to BDAquaby peter johnson,The keyboard is working perfectly on other macs. It is a USB keyboard. I have tried other keyboards.
As I said the computer ignores all keystrokes and therefore I cannot get any further than the install disk 2 screen.
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Dec 12, 2012 12:26 PM in response to peter johnsonby peter johnson,I have tried three different keyboards which all function perfectly on other macs!
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Dec 12, 2012 12:40 PM in response to peter johnsonby BDAqua,Hmmm not much left t try...
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964