Search results

The outcome was successful and the issue appears to have been primarily one of space. Because I could not even get to the Finder to delete files I firewired from another laptop to access the hard drive and delete files. It took some time (and 2-3 attempts to install) but upgraded to a clean...

Thanks. Noticed that Previous Systems has about 10gb tied up. Tried trashing before the install but noticed some activity that made me think it was still being used (like system prefs would not launch) now with 10.5 successfully loaded is it safe to delete the Previous System' folder?

Thanks Folks. I dove in and took the chance that it was a series of issues that prevented the load and tried again. Looks like a success. Thanks for the assistance!!! Happy Holidays!

Also should have added.... My original install attempt failed after starting and messed up my OS to the point I needed to do a clean install of 10.4.11 I had a space constraint - could that be an issue too if 10.5 SHOULD load??

Black install DVD - Big X. I also originally tried the gray ones that came with the new 13" black MacBook I bought for my daughter. Same or similar message that it could not be loaded on this computer. Is this not a system that can run on this system??

I have a MacBook Pro 17" (Overvew below) Have been running 10.4.11 but rec'd 10.5.4 as a gift. Tells me the OS cannot be run on this system. is that correct? No upgrade route with this system?? Its only 2 yrs old. Hardware Overview: Model Name: MacBook Pro 17" Model Identifier...