Can't clean install Snow Leopard

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Can't clean install Snow Leopard

Hi guys.

I have a Mac Mini medio 2007 which is giving me trouble clean installing Snow Leopard.

It previous ran Lion but now I want a Clean install of Snow Leopard. I boot up on the disk and format the hard drive in disk utility. I'm verifying the disk and it says everything is okay.

I'm beginning the install and after 10-15 minutes it crashes with this picture..

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17425103/IMG_1857.jpg

It's in danish and says something like "The installation program could not copy the necessary support-arhives" - "Please restart"

Please help..

Best regards

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 1:30 PM

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baltwo

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Jan 31, 2013 1:33 PM in response to JesperKoch

Erase and reformat the HD, then try installing.

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Jan 31, 2013 1:39 PM in response to baltwo

I have already done that. I keeps giving me that message on the picture. I've even overwritten the disk with zeroes. Any idea what causes the problem?

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baltwo

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Jan 31, 2013 1:47 PM in response to JesperKoch

I had a difficult time viewing the pic. Better is to just use the insert image icon. All I can think of is that Lion mucked up the PRAM settings. Zap the PRAM and Reset the SMC, then try again. If that doesn't do the trick, it's time to contact Apple's Express Lane.

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Jan 31, 2013 2:37 PM in response to baltwo

Sorry. My mistake about the picture. Here it is. I have reset the Pram and SMC and now trying to install SL on top of the SL that is running. I hope this will stabilize the system.

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baltwo

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Jan 31, 2013 3:03 PM in response to JesperKoch

Let us know how it turns out.

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Feb 1, 2013 11:17 AM in response to JesperKoch

I ended up making a bootalbe USB containing Lion. It booted up just fine and installed without any problems. Don´t know why it couldn´t clean install Snow Leopard proberly from the DVD. I don´t think there is anything wrong with the DVD cause it could install without any issues on top of the old Snow Leopard.

Nevermind - everything is working perfect now running a clean Lion :-)

Thanx for helping..

Jesper

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baltwo

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Feb 1, 2013 12:24 PM in response to JesperKoch

Thanks for the feedback. Good computing.

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