OS 10.3 - New hard drive, can't get it to read CD

iBeldar · iBeldar #1 (**permalink**)

10-10-2006, 07:09 PM

My friend upgraded his laptop to 100gig, and to return a couple favors he just gave me his old 40 gig drive for my ibook. I put in my panther CD and turn the laptop on. It will get to the apple screen with the little pinwheel at the bottom. THen the apple turns to a crossed out circle and stays there. Is this a problem with the CD or Harddrive? Or maybe its looking for the hard drive and won't boot because it can't find it.

Osiris22x · Osiris22x #2 (**permalink**)

10-10-2006, 10:04 PM

This happens on YOUR laptop, or your friends laptop that he just upgraded?

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

10-11-2006, 12:34 AM

Are you holding down the "C" key to boot from the Panther CD?

iBeldar · iBeldar #4 (**permalink**)

10-11-2006, 04:36 PM

My laptop. His laptop is a Compaq. But the HD in my last ibook went, and I took the 40 gig out of a busted HP that I had.

Yes, im holding down the C key. Should I hold it until setup comes up?

rman · rman #5 (**permalink**)

10-11-2006, 05:03 PM

I tend to hold the C key until I know it is loading from the CDROM, or until I get the first splash screen.

iBeldar · iBeldar #6 (**permalink**)

10-11-2006, 08:20 PM

The drive will spin, and it will sound like its reading the CD. Then you hear it slow down, and the crossed circle comes up and it sits there, beachballing.

iBeldar #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 335 Mac Specs: '08 White MB 2.1ghz - 4GB- 120GB- Superdrive - Snow Leopard	10-10-2006, 07:09 PM My friend upgraded his laptop to 100gig, and to return a couple favors he just gave me his old 40 gig drive for my ibook. I put in my panther CD and turn the laptop on. It will get to the apple screen with the little pinwheel at the bottom. THen the apple turns to a crossed out circle and stays there. Is this a problem with the CD or Harddrive? Or maybe its looking for the hard drive and won't boot because it can't find it. White Penryn Macbook 08' 2.1GHZ C2D - 4GB RAM - 120GB HD - Combo Drive - Snow Leopard - Windows 7 Professional
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Osiris22x #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 475 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro, 13" MacBook Black, 15" iMac G4, 24" iMac (soon!)	10-10-2006, 10:04 PM This happens on YOUR laptop, or your friends laptop that he just upgraded? Roger Michaels Apple Certified Consultant
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iBeldar #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 335 Mac Specs: '08 White MB 2.1ghz - 4GB- 120GB- Superdrive - Snow Leopard	10-11-2006, 04:36 PM My laptop. His laptop is a Compaq. But the HD in my last ibook went, and I took the 40 gig out of a busted HP that I had. Yes, im holding down the C key. Should I hold it until setup comes up? White Penryn Macbook 08' 2.1GHZ C2D - 4GB RAM - 120GB HD - Combo Drive - Snow Leopard - Windows 7 Professional
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rman #5 (permalink)
Inactive Staff Member Since: Dec 24, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 12,591 Mac Specs: 2 x 3.0GHz Quad-Core, 6GB OS X 10.6.8 \| 15in MacBook Pro 2.2GHz OS X 10.6.8 \| 64GB iPad 2 WiFi	10-11-2006, 05:03 PM I tend to hold the C key until I know it is loading from the CDROM, or until I get the first splash screen. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain!
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iBeldar #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 335 Mac Specs: '08 White MB 2.1ghz - 4GB- 120GB- Superdrive - Snow Leopard	10-11-2006, 08:20 PM The drive will spin, and it will sound like its reading the CD. Then you hear it slow down, and the crossed circle comes up and it sits there, beachballing. White Penryn Macbook 08' 2.1GHZ C2D - 4GB RAM - 120GB HD - Combo Drive - Snow Leopard - Windows 7 Professional
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