install disk....?

fab5freddy

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Jan 19, 2008

• #1

when installing MAC OS X 10.4 on an external harddrive, do i have to
press C while putting the Install disk 1 into my mac ??

thanks!

 

r.j.s

Moderator emeritus

• Jan 19, 2008

• #2

Yes, hold C to boot from the CD/DVD.

 

fab5freddy

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Jan 19, 2008

• #3

ok, i just inserted the install disk into my macbook pro with a 200 GB external FireWire 800 connection, and it is telling me i
cannot install OS X on this drive....? what's going on ?

i want to install OS X on this 200 GB FW 800 drive.........

 

fab5freddy

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Jan 19, 2008

• #4

and now i can't even get the install DVD out of my drive........

 

r.j.s

Moderator emeritus

• Jan 19, 2008

• #5

What is the drive formatted as? It needs to be HFS+ in order to be available for install.

As for getting the DVD out try this (scroll down for the eject instructions)

 

iPhil

macrumors 68040

• Jan 19, 2008

• #6

Format the ext drive guid format in disk utility.. That's the format to make 'bootable' for intel machines..

 

fab5freddy

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Jan 19, 2008

• #7

ok, now i am going to have to force quit the macbook pro,

But when i boot up again with install disk already in.....
i am going to run into the problem as before.........? no ?

please help, i am getting frustrated....