Cannot format new hard drive?
Ordered a new 1TB SSD Hybrid HD Seagate from i fix it. Took the advice of those on this board and made sure what i ordered was compatible. HD install went well.
Problem: I am now trying to format and boot from the IMAC OS X Snow leopard disk that I have in the drive. I get to the point on start up where I click on the Mac OS install disk on the screen, and then the Apple logo shows up with the rotating gray gear, after a few minutes, and hearing the drive make noise reading the CD I get the GRAY SCREEN that rolls down and tells me I need to restart my computer..
I have spend hours today scrolling through different forums trying to trouble shoot the problem, I was hoping that someone here had the answer before I give up and take it to an authorized dealer..
Thank you,
Scott
Update (03/11/2017)
So now I get to this point with the gear spinning, and instead of telling me it needs to be restarted it just shuts off after about ten minutes of the dvd drive trying to boot by using the snow leopard disc.. something to note, the mac will turn on without me pressing the power button if i unplug it and then plug it back in.. i replaced the PRAM battery but had to tape it down to make it stay seated in it bay.. any words of advice would be greatly appreciated...
Scott
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It sounds like a bad optical drive or bad ram. Can u take a picture of the bottom of the stand. 在已经存在的问题里加入图片 Use this if it can help u add an image.
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Can u put up a picture of the screen when it tells u to restart
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Was your machine having problems before you started the new hard drive process?
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