Snow leapard install problem

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Snow leapard install problem

I have a 2007 white intel iMac with a bad CD drive. When I put the SL retail install disk in a usb superdrive I get an error message (see below).

Anyway, as a workaround I wanted to make a fresh SL install on a SATA HD in a usb enclosure. It already had a SL install on it and it was able to start up my MBP. I connected the usb hd to the MBP and stuck the SL retail disk in the slot. Went through the first few steps and then got this message below. It is the same one I got when trying to do a fresh install on the iMac from the USB superdrive

Any suggestons please?

Posted on Dec 21, 2013 9:53 AM

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a brody

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Dec 23, 2013 11:27 AM in response to oxcart

Have you used Disk utility to verify your external hard drive is GUID partitioned? This may erase the hard drive if you have to reformat it.

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oxcart Author

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Dec 23, 2013 4:18 PM in response to a brody

Thanks for the suggestion. I am away for Xmas and will check when I get back. Although I would be astounded if it was not guid partitioned. Anythinkg is possible if you are not paying attention. But I'm pretty sure the iMac in question is still running the factory config. Will let you know in about 8 days when I get back.

Thanks,

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oxcart Author

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Dec 23, 2013 4:35 PM in response to a brody

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a brody

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Dec 25, 2013 9:47 AM in response to oxcart

Thanks. Being a cartographer, it is always nice to know when people see the world through the eyes of a cartographer. I highly recommend The Myth of the Continents by Martin Lewis for some interesting reading, and How to Lie with Maps by Mark Mortimer.

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