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Q: Fresh install OS X snow leopard stalling

II've just replaced HD with new ssd drive Due to dock freezing and during fresh install or snow leopard sticking on creating account screen, being advised that sounded like hard drive.

 

HAve replaced hard drive and doing the same thing. ssd drive recognized and OSX appears to load fine until create account screen and then freezing after trying to creat account for a few minutes..

 

HAve to turn off and when restarted, does back to begining of set up and works great until this time ?

 

ANyadvice ice would beach appreciated thank you ..

iPad, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Sep 8, 2016 4:05 PM

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Q: Fresh install OS X snow leopard stalling

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 8, 2016 4:16 PM in response to Slowman
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    Sep 8, 2016 4:16 PM in response to Slowman

    Snow Leopard Erase and Install

     

    1. Insert Snow Leopard DVD into the optical drive and restart the computer.
    2. Immediately upon hearing the chime hold down the C key.
    3. Release the key when the Apple logo appears and wait for the loading to finish.
    4. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue  button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.  After Disk Utility loads select the out-dented disk entry from the side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive size.)  Click on the Partition tab in the Disk Utility’s right window.  Set the number of  partitions to (1) from the drop down menu. Click on Options button and select GUID, click on OK, set the format type to MacOS Extended, Journaled. Finally, click on the Apply button.
    5. After formatting has finished quit Disk Utility.  Continue with the OS X installation and follow the directions.
    6. When the installation has finished the computer will restart into the Setup Assistant. After you complete the Setup Assistant you will be running a fresh installation of Snow Leopard. Open Software Update and install the recommended updates.
    7. If you are planning to sell or give your computer away, then do the following: After you reformat your hard drive and reinstall Snow Leopard, the computer restarts to a Welcome screen. To leave the Mac in an OOTB (Out Of The Box) state, don't continue with the setup. Instead, press Command and Q keys to shut down the computer. The Setup Assistant will guide the new owner through the setup process after he/she turns on the computer.
    8. Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. if needed. It is not needed if you are selling or giving away the computer.

  • by Slowman ,

    Slowman Slowman Sep 8, 2016 5:09 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 8, 2016 5:09 PM in response to Kappy

    HI Kappy, first of all thank you so much for your assistance it is very much appreciated..

     

    i Followed your post to the letter except I have the OS X on a sub stick.

     

    unfortunatly I had reached the creat your account page and again it has been going round for 20 minutes saying creating your account.. ? the only option I have is to turn off the machine and restart, the. It goes back to the welcome screen ..

     

    BIt lolost for options now ? Any further advice would be much appreciated.. Thanks again ..

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 8, 2016 5:23 PM in response to Slowman
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    Sep 8, 2016 5:23 PM in response to Slowman

    You need to install on your SSD, not a USB flash drive.

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    Slowman Slowman Sep 8, 2016 5:35 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 8, 2016 5:35 PM in response to Kappy

    HI, sorry for any confusion, I have installed onto ssd drive from a usb stick Instead of dvd ..

     

    THanks

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 8, 2016 5:53 PM in response to Slowman
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    Sep 8, 2016 5:53 PM in response to Slowman

    What is the make and model of the SSD? Same for your computer, please. From where did the Snow Leopard installer DVD come or don't you have the DVD? What version of OS X does your DVD install?

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    Slowman Slowman Sep 8, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 8, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Kappy

    TThanks, hope his helps

     

    OWC 120gb ssd to replace genuine 120gb hd

    2007 Black MacBook 13 inch

    2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

    2GB of RAM

    120 GB hard drive

     

     

    OS X 10.6 usb stick from EBay..

    NO DVD

    CHeers

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 8, 2016 10:43 PM in response to Slowman
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    Sep 8, 2016 10:43 PM in response to Slowman

    It should work unless the flash drive is defective. I would repartition and erase the SSD then try the installation again.

  • by Slowman ,

    Slowman Slowman Sep 9, 2016 1:53 AM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 9, 2016 1:53 AM in response to Kappy

    I Actually got it to create account finally but had to use minimum info. No reg, no internet connection etc. but then it did the same thing as it was doing prior to replacong hard drive.. The dock icons just freeze when launched..

     

    think it maybe motherboard issue .. Unless anything else comes to mind .. Thanks kappa

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 9, 2016 12:37 PM in response to Slowman
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    Sep 9, 2016 12:37 PM in response to Slowman

    I would start by calling OWC's tech support for help. They may be able to determine if the SSD is defective. Or you can replace the SSD with the original drive and try to install on it - assuming the drive is still usable. One other thing to try is replacing the memory modules. One dysfunctional module could cause the problems you've had.