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Khendal

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Sep 8, 2010
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Hello, i have a doubt...how many times do you need to do a clean install of osx ?

I have a new 8-core 2.4 mac pro and i need 35-40 minutes:(...and to install x-plane... something like 4 hours .

Maybe have i any problems in my optical drive?
 

Grannyville7989

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Aug 2, 2010
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I might be just reading it wrong but I'm having a hard time understand your question. :)

Are you asking about how long it takes to install OS X?
 

Grannyville7989

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Aug 2, 2010
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Whenever I do a clean install of Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro it usually takes around 45 minutes to an hour, so I'll say that your figures are normal.
 

2contagious

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I would say once a day, until it settles in properly and also just to make sure you don't have a nasty virus.

:)P Sorry, I couldn't help it)

40 mins seems about right on an HDD, no?
 

macz1

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Oct 28, 2007
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it mainly depends on the optical drive and a bit on the HD speed. Half an hour on a mac pro seems OK to me.
CPU speed is not the limiting factor for an OS X install on any Mac Pro.
 

macz1

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Oct 28, 2007
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If you skip some software components (e.g. printer drivers in 10.5), it will take less time, of course.
 

elppa

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I haven't seen it take much longer than 20-25 minutes.

Once I installed from a disk image (attached via USB HDD) and it took ~15 minutes.
 

hugodrax

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Jul 15, 2007
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Hello, i have a doubt...how many times do you need to do a clean install of osx ?

I have a new 8-core 2.4 mac pro and i need 35-40 minutes:(...and to install x-plane... something like 4 hours .

Maybe have i any problems in my optical drive?

never had too. I have upgraded from tiger,leopard,snow leopard with no issues.
 

alphaod

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Feb 9, 2008
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Usually it's pretty fast. X-Plane takes a while as it's big, but it's not OS X. ;)

Final Cut Studio takes like 3 hours for a full install.
 

Khendal

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Original poster
Sep 8, 2010
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Thanks for your answers guys, yesterday i've tried to reinstall osx, without languages and without all printers supports... it tooks something like 22m.

Seems to be ok...but...i've ordered the same, a new optical driver...the pioneer dvr218 from OWC and a blu ray burner.
 
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