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Title: Mac Mini won't read Leopard install DVD
Post by: iGuy on November 06, 2009, 04:55:58 PM
I have brought home a friends 1.42 GHz Mac Mini.  It has Panther 10.3.9 and I am wanting to upgrade to Leopard.  The computer repeatedly ejects the DVD.  I have been able to get it to exept it and appear on the desktop.  I have clicked and opened the DVD, then choose restart and install. It asks for a password the restarts acting as if it is going to work but ejects before booting from the DVD.

I am thinking the DVD reader is dirty or faulty.

My friends son originally loaded Panther onto this computer, he now tells me his son had this same problem.

Help needed!
Title: Mac Mini won't read Leopard install DVD
Post by: sandbox on November 06, 2009, 06:57:50 PM
First I would try another DVD just to be sure that the rom reader is not rejecting the DVD as a proprietary Leopard DVD.

My Mac Mini 10.5 DVD does not work in my eMac because it was made proprietary by Apple.
Title: Mac Mini won't read Leopard install DVD
Post by: iGuy on November 06, 2009, 08:55:15 PM
It finally worked.  The disk drive must need a cleaning.
Title: Mac Mini won't read Leopard install DVD
Post by: sandbox on November 07, 2009, 06:41:52 PM
QUOTE(iGuy @ Nov 6 2009, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It finally worked.  The disk drive must need a cleaning.


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