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iMac. Not loading Snow Leopard.

Frensen1001

Frensen1001

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I have a imac Intel i3 single core, 8gbs ram,
Im having issue installing Snow Leopard....
I can't get the install disc to boot up...
I've tried with the original hardware.
And no luck.
I replaced the hard drive with a new crucial 250gb ssd. And 2- 4gb ram new
I have also tried using a clean unformatted hdd
I've tried booting off a usb stick.
If I start from the cd, if I try running the disk it just does the same thin 12 hours straight every time.
Nothing. No beach ball.
I also have 2 copies of snow Leopard.
 
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Apple states the following basic Snow Leopard system requirements are:
  • Mac computer with an Intel processor (IA-32). ...
  • 1 GB of RAM.
  • 5 GB of free disk space.
  • DVD drive (also accessible via Remote Disc) or external USB or FireWire DVD drive for installation.
My computer:
I3.
8 Gb ram.
250 free disk space.
And as I stated in my post.
I've tried 2 new copies of Snow Leopard.
I've tried installing from the disk.
Both from the desktop icon. And from the command. I've tried an 8gb usb drive, and a 32 gb.
The computer runs great no issue on the old os.
I've even tried 2 different hard drives, a hdd, and a ssd.
 
I know this isn't much of a solution but it is a workaround if you have another Mac.

You can try install Snow Leopard directly onto your SSD through a USB>SATA dock and then fit it to your iMac once it's installed.
 
keysofanxiety said:
I know this isn't much of a solution but it is a workaround if you have another Mac.

You can try install Snow Leopard directly onto your SSD through a USB>SATA dock and then fit it to your iMac once it's installed.
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Great idea. I don't have access to a second mac right now. ......but still it's a great idea...
 
wordsworth said:
Would this be of any use to you?

http://www.dummies.com/computers/macs/how-to-boot-snow-leopard-from-a-dvd-rom/

(Apologies if it seems like I'm asking you if you graduated from kindergarten.)
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Lol.... that website was my second goto for this.
It's like the DVD player won't read the disk.
Except that installs dmg. On to the stick but after I shut down and restart holding options key.
The computer boots up the chime rings, I push and hold options key it brings up, Mac HD 1, Mac OS X Install disk, and the usb. The usb stick formatted Mac osx extended (journals) then installs Snow Leopard install disk as a bootable media.

But after I select the default desktop install.
It says it is installing (about 40 minutes) then it restarts and just hangs with the apple logo no beach ball..... nothing for 12 hours.
If I boot from utilities via the Snow Leopard
Install disk. It restarts. Then it hangs 12 hours nothing.....

I've replace the hdd with a new sdd.
And upgraded the ram to 12 gbs.
It's a 2010 iMac 3.06GHz processor, Intel i3 dual core, with 12Gbs of 1333MHz DDR3.
 
What discs are you trying to install it from? You cannot use the white retail discs, you must use the grey restore discs that came with your model iMac.
 
Frensen1001 said:
Lol.... that website was my second goto for this.
It's like the DVD player won't read the disk.
Except that installs dmg. On to the stick but after I shut down and restart holding options key.
The computer boots up the chime rings, I push and hold options key it brings up, Mac HD 1, Mac OS X Install disk, and the usb. The usb stick formatted Mac osx extended (journals) then installs Snow Leopard install disk as a bootable media.

But after I select the default desktop install.
It says it is installing (about 40 minutes) then it restarts and just hangs with the apple logo no beach ball..... nothing for 12 hours.
If I boot from utilities via the Snow Leopard
Install disk. It restarts. Then it hangs 12 hours nothing.....

I've replace the hdd with a new sdd.
And upgraded the ram to 12 gbs.
It's a 2010 iMac 3.06GHz processor, Intel i3 dual core, with 12Gbs of 1333MHz DDR3.
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Basically it never finishes. I can't get into disk utilities from the DVD install disk
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Intell said:
What discs are you trying to install it from? You cannot use the white retail discs, you must use the grey restore discs that came with your model iMac.
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That's not what I was told.... I'm doing a clean install.
My first disk was purchased overy the phone with apple customer support.
And they said the grey disk won't install with the new ssd.
Am I wrong?
Should I install grey disk first then upgade?
 
Use the grey disc that came with your iMac. Only that disc will work with that model iMac. Also, I strongly suggest upgrading to a newer version of Mac OS X. 10.6 is extremely insecure and outdated.
 
When the installation wizard starts, after selecting language, click on Utilities, Disk Utility and format your drive. Give it a simple, one-word name (you can change it afterwards if you like, once the system is running properly). When you have a cleanly formatted drive to Apple standards, then close Disk Utility and continue with the installation process.
 
Frensen1001 said:
It's a 2010 iMac 3.06GHz processor, Intel i3 dual core, with 12Gbs of 1333MHz DDR3.
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This computer may have received a firmware update which would enable internet recovery to work. You can try this by holding Command-option-R as you turn on the computer. This would get you an operating system that will boot the computer– it will probably be 10.7.5 Lion, but you wouldn't need discs if that update has been applied.
 
I have 2 Snow Leopard install disks.
After double clicking the install disk it open another window.
Left (utilities) and on the right it's (go back) and (continue) I click utilities and then restart. It restarts and just hangs with apple logo... nothing else after that.
I've let it go like that for 12 hours.
[doublepost=1487172446][/doublepost]I did purchase a copy of lion last night and I'm going to try that ...... thanks chrfr
 
So I ended up installing lion then Sierra.

I removed the new ssd a reinstalled the original hhd.
I wasn't able to do a clean install.
 
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