Hey all.
I have desperately tried to install snow leopard on my mac, but I haven't been able to yet. I have the installation disc, but my cd drive doesn't register it. I have then borrowed an external drive for mac from a friend. I have tried all the tips in the installation guide for snow leopard by apple, but nothing have worked.
The thing is, it seems like the computer can register the disc, because when i go to start-up screen while holding option I can see the disc as an option (besides my 2 partitions). But it won't register it while I'm at my desktop.
I have tried getting it to start from the disc by selecting it after holding option while resetting, but after it runs for a while (i can hear the drive running) showing the mac icon, it starts showing the attached signal, a circle with a diagonal line.
Can any of you tell what seems to be the matter?
I live in Denmark, and my warranty have expired long ago (bought the mac in early 2008). I think it doesn't seem to be the drive but something with the software, since it is able to recognise the disc in the start-up menu but not on the desktop.
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely
specs:
Mac OS X 10.5.8
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP41.00C1.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.27f3
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
I have desperately tried to install snow leopard on my mac, but I haven't been able to yet. I have the installation disc, but my cd drive doesn't register it. I have then borrowed an external drive for mac from a friend. I have tried all the tips in the installation guide for snow leopard by apple, but nothing have worked.
The thing is, it seems like the computer can register the disc, because when i go to start-up screen while holding option I can see the disc as an option (besides my 2 partitions). But it won't register it while I'm at my desktop.
I have tried getting it to start from the disc by selecting it after holding option while resetting, but after it runs for a while (i can hear the drive running) showing the mac icon, it starts showing the attached signal, a circle with a diagonal line.
Can any of you tell what seems to be the matter?
I live in Denmark, and my warranty have expired long ago (bought the mac in early 2008). I think it doesn't seem to be the drive but something with the software, since it is able to recognise the disc in the start-up menu but not on the desktop.
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely
specs:
Mac OS X 10.5.8
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP41.00C1.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.27f3
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
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