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G5 mac cant install OS 10.5 PLEASE HELP!

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ajsheets123

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Jan 6, 2011
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Hi,
I have a power mac g5 its a few years old and I'm having trouble installing OS 10.5 leopard. When I turn on the computer i get a blinking ? folder that alternates showing a ? and a mac face, with a gray background. I tried putting in the start up disk ( ? folder doesn't appear with the start up disk) and it guides me through the installation steps, but it doesn't display a location to install the OS on. I also tried putting an external HD in and this does not appear as well. So, I went to disk utility and tried the figure out the problem. In disk utility, the internal hard drive is there, but not the external HD. I also tried switching Hard drive ports from a to b and this made no difference. IF you have any suggestion or solutions please post them. Thank you.
 
ajsheets123 said:
Hi,
I have a power mac g5 its a few years old and I'm having trouble installing OS 10.5 leopard. When I turn on the computer i get a blinking ? folder that alternates showing a ? and a mac face, with a gray background. I tried putting in the start up disk ( ? folder doesn't appear with the start up disk) and it guides me through the installation steps, but it doesn't display a location to install the OS on. I also tried putting an external HD in and this does not appear as well. So, I went to disk utility and tried the figure out the problem. In disk utility, the internal hard drive is there, but not the external HD. I also tried switching Hard drive ports from a to b and this made no difference. IF you have any suggestion or solutions please post them. Thank you.
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I was going
to say it was probably a failing HD, but you said you also tried a external, my only question I have for you is, are you sure its the retail disc?

If it's gray then you have the wrong disc.
 
The disk you would need would be Black with a big purple X in the middle. If you are using grey disks than it won't install.
 
raysfan81 said:
The disk you would need would be Black with a big purple X in the middle. If you are using grey disks than it won't install.
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I am using the 10.5 disk and it is a legit copy purchased from apple. When I boot up the computer with a the disk I would get a grey backround on the screen its no the disk
 
goMac said:
Your OS disk is good. It sounds like your hard drive is dead.
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The hard drive shows up in disk utility, but not as a install location. Could the hard drive be dead even if the computer recognizes it in disk utility?

And If the HD is dead should I get a new one or is there any way to repair it on the computer?
 
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