Not Able To Install Snow Leopard

Francesco

Francesco

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Hi guys,
Hope some of you can help me, since I'm getting crazy.

I own a mac book alluminium first generation, bought in 2008, running OS X 10.5.8

I recently bought an original version of Snow Leopard. DVD is in good conditions, even if there are some small marks on it.

I've tried to install it on my macbook. At the first stage it started to run, gave a supposted time of installation of about 56 minutes, than started to make strange noise, stopped work, and asked to chech the DVD integrity and to try clean it.

I did it.

On following installation tries, I always got the same message: Impossible to complete the operation: "os product manager domain error 100".

I've read some others blog, but actually could not find a solution.

Do you guys have a suggestion?

Thanks,

Francesco
 
Do other CD/DVD's work? Apple's optical drives are notoriously 'flakey'. (Mine crapped out long ago)
Trying installing with a borrowed/purchased external drive is my only suggestion.
 
Hi Sgilbert,
Thanks for your prompt reply.

It's strange. Last time I used it (August) it was working. And actually it worket at the first try, since it started running the installation.
Then I tried several times to eject and re-lunch the operation, and it gradually stopped working.
Now I've tried with another DVD and it's not working.

So the problem might be there.

May I ask you which is an external drive I can use?

Is a pen-drive worth to try?

Eventually I have acces to another macbook (pro version 2012). Can I use it to load the upgrade on mine?

Thanks,

Francesco
 
I have an older Sony, but I like the sizes & prices at: Macsales.com

If yours & other Mac have Firewire, you could try Target Disk Mode; there may be another way, but can't wrap my head around it right now.
 
DeltaMac said:
Yes, try a pen-drive (I guess you mean a USB flash drive :D ) 8 GB is a great size to use
Use Disk Utility/Restore tab. SL installer DVD as the source, and the pen-drive as the destination.
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Is this working? But I still cannot figure things out to install the new version of Mac OS.
 
You mean Yosemite?
Download through the App Store.
When the download is complete, the installer automatically runs.

What about that does not work for you?
 
Hi guys,

I finally copied DVD image on a pen-drive using another mac whith working dvd's and used it to install SL on mine. Now it's working.
About how the hell my dvd driver suddenly stopped working, I really do not know.
Thanks for your help.
Francesco
 
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