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Hi everybody,
I'm at my wits end here. I am trying to reinstall OS X Leopard (in addition to wiping and partitioning the HDD of course) in order to sell my old Mac Mini...specs are as follows:
Mac Mini A1176
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz
OS X 10.5.8
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM
80 GB 5400x Hitachi HDD
Now, I checked that this DVD was not scratched and working properly. It was read and opened without a hitch on another mac with the same OS (not that that matters). Also, I inserted a CD and DVD into the SuperDrive and it read and played them flawlessly. So I know it isn't an issue with the Install DVD or the optical drive. I tried holding "option" at startup and the menu for where to boot from comes up. However, even if the disc is inserted during, before, or after the startup menu appears it is ejected. Please note: the disc is always in the drive for around a minute before being ejected and there is ALWAYS reading and loading sounds before it is ejected. It actually sounds extremely close to being read before it is ejected.
I also tried holding various keys at startup (I focused on "c" because it was recommended along with "option"). I can't find any more helpful advice online so I came here.
Any help is appreciated.
I'm at my wits end here. I am trying to reinstall OS X Leopard (in addition to wiping and partitioning the HDD of course) in order to sell my old Mac Mini...specs are as follows:
Mac Mini A1176
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz
OS X 10.5.8
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM
80 GB 5400x Hitachi HDD
Now, I checked that this DVD was not scratched and working properly. It was read and opened without a hitch on another mac with the same OS (not that that matters). Also, I inserted a CD and DVD into the SuperDrive and it read and played them flawlessly. So I know it isn't an issue with the Install DVD or the optical drive. I tried holding "option" at startup and the menu for where to boot from comes up. However, even if the disc is inserted during, before, or after the startup menu appears it is ejected. Please note: the disc is always in the drive for around a minute before being ejected and there is ALWAYS reading and loading sounds before it is ejected. It actually sounds extremely close to being read before it is ejected.
I also tried holding various keys at startup (I focused on "c" because it was recommended along with "option"). I can't find any more helpful advice online so I came here.
Any help is appreciated.