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1. #Mac new hard drive install install#
2. #Mac new hard drive install software#

(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.ģ. Partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options buttonĪnd select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended

Size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.Īfter DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continueīutton. Release the key when you seeĪ small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.Ģ. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.Īfter the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came The one in the computer has apparently gone south.ġ.

#Mac new hard drive install install#

The only remedy is to get a working optical drive so you can install OS X. I am hoping there is a remedy that advances this situation forward towards a solution. I could put the original hard drive back in, write off the day as typical unexpected computer horse manure and try not to kill myself. It is the original computer-specific installation disc that came with this Mac mini. The only keyboard shortcut that does anything is Option which produces the Airport icon and a drop down menu of signals in the area. I cannot insert it before starting the computer and I cannot insert it once it is starting or has started without the disc being spit back out. The install CD that came with the Mac mini is rejected no matter what I try. When I turn on the computer I get a folder with a question mark. That was half of the point when installing a new drive, to have a fresh system in addition to going from a 7200rpm hard drive to a SSD.

#Mac new hard drive install software#

I thought I would be able to boot from the installation DVD and install everything fresh without doing any pre-loading of existing software from my original set up. The drive had no operating system or files on it, I just used a formatting that allows it to be a bootable drive. The hard drive was formatted as a boot drive before I installed it. I replaced a hard drive in my 2010 Mac mini.