HT3910: Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install

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charli3003
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Q: Erase and Reinstall Issues...

Hi everyone.

 

I bought a used iMac yesterday and the guy I bought it from said he had erased it to factory settings but when I got it home he hadn't and I messaged him asking for his system administrator details and I have tried everything he gave me but nothing is working. I have erased the disk and tried reinstalling the Snow Leopard software that came with the iMac originally but it gets to 28mins remaining and goes no further - saying an error has occured and "The Installer could not copy the necessary support files". Restart computer and try again. I've done this five or six times now and still no luck. Please help I really don't know what to do!

 

Thank you

iMac

Posted on Dec 12, 2013 4:13 AM

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charli3003

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  • by madrich,

    madrich madrich Dec 12, 2013 5:42 AM in response to charli3003
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    Dec 12, 2013 5:42 AM in response to charli3003

    With the disk in the drive reboot holding D key for the hardware test.

  • by sanjampet,

    sanjampet sanjampet Dec 12, 2013 3:09 PM in response to charli3003
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    Dec 12, 2013 3:09 PM in response to charli3003

    If you have the original install disk(s) power up the mac and push in the install disk while holding the C key (this will boot it from the install disk)

    After it boots, select your language, click continue and in the next window in the menu bar click on utilities/disk utilities. From the left column highlight your volume (default name Macintosh HD) from the first aid tab click verify disk. After it runs if there are any errors (they will be in red font) click repair disk, run until no more errors come up (in green font it should say disk appears ok)

     

    Then click on the erase tab, format the disk to Macintosh OS Extended (Journaled) and name it (You can use Macintosh HD, or what ever you wish. Click the erase button.

     

    Quit the installer (menu bar under Installer) eject the disk and log out and shut down.

    Power up and push in the install disk holding the C key till it boots to the installer again, select language and follow the prompts. This will be a clean install.

    You will need to run software update till there are no more updates. (I suggest to install the updates one at a time)

     

     

    Hope this helps