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Q: MacBook Pro with Mac OS X Install DVD keeps 'crashing'

My MBP keeps crashing.

 

Tried several hints given on this community, e.g. Cmd+R, C and D on start-up. But 'it' gives me the same answer every time.

 

Even tried start-up with a Snow Leopard DVD, this one gave me 'Cannot boot from this disc'

 

Please help this 'new guy'

 

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Posted on Feb 23, 2014 5:18 PM

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  • by Frank_11,

    Frank_11 Frank_11 Feb 23, 2014 8:27 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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    Feb 23, 2014 8:27 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

    Within the Mac OS X Installer I'm asked to select the disk where I want to install Mac OS X.

    The only option is the partition on the harddrive.

    If selected it gives me "Mac OS X cannot start up from this disk"

  • by Frank_11,

    Frank_11 Frank_11 Feb 23, 2014 8:42 PM in response to babowa
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    Feb 23, 2014 8:42 PM in response to babowa

    Sorry,

     

    same problem as described before.

     

    1. screen to select language
    2. "To set up the installation of Snow Leopard, click Continue"
    3. license agreement
    4. Select the disk => Partition of HD
    5. "Mac OS X cannot start up from this disk"

     

    The picture however is a picture of a harddisk, but with a yellow triangle and an exclamationmark!

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Feb 23, 2014 8:49 PM in response to Frank_11
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    Feb 23, 2014 8:49 PM in response to Frank_11

    When you are done partitioning, you must have:

     

    GUID partition table

    Mac OS Extended (journaled) Volume

     

    These are the defaults, but if the drive was never used before, it may have a different partition table.

  • by Frank_11,

    Frank_11 Frank_11 Feb 23, 2014 9:28 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder
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    Feb 23, 2014 9:28 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

    Those were and are the settings.

     

    Both DVD's verified and "appear to be OK"

     

    I do see an other disk1; "Mac OS X Base System" with an 'Apple Partition Map'

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Feb 24, 2014 7:25 AM in response to Frank_11
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    Feb 24, 2014 7:25 AM in response to Frank_11

    That is the system (from the DVD) you are running from, and to be installed.

     

    I suggest you not go down the Install path, but instead specify the language, then Choose Disk Utility from a menu, and select the drive by Hardware_name and ERASE the entire Drive. Then use PARTITION again. This time be sure to choose a NEW 1 partion from the Menu (do not rely on "as currently partitioned").

     

    When completed, try Install again.

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