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10.4.11 update problem - reinstalled OS X 10.4 & now I can't install some software
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<blockquote data-quote="MacHeadCase" data-source="post: 546699"><p>It looks like hardware failure. Did you hear any clicking sounds, off and on, before the problems started?</p><p></p><p>Can you pop in your optical drive the restore disk that came with your iMac and boot from it, holding down the <em>Option</em> key? </p><p></p><p>You could try to reinstall from that restore disk but if the hard drive is dying, it won't do any good. Try to see if that disk contains the Disk Utility and have it repair the hard drive first. See in the report if the hard drive passes the test and is ok, then reinstall.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://lowendmac.com/imacs/2001-700.html" target="_blank"><strong>Here is an article</strong></a> on your iMac model giving info on how to update from OS 9 to OS X and you will also find a link to the correct firmware update.</p><p></p><p>I sure hope the problem is not a dead hard drive and that this helps to get your iMac back in working condition. Let us know how it goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacHeadCase, post: 546699"] It looks like hardware failure. Did you hear any clicking sounds, off and on, before the problems started? Can you pop in your optical drive the restore disk that came with your iMac and boot from it, holding down the [I]Option[/I] key? You could try to reinstall from that restore disk but if the hard drive is dying, it won't do any good. Try to see if that disk contains the Disk Utility and have it repair the hard drive first. See in the report if the hard drive passes the test and is ok, then reinstall. [URL="http://lowendmac.com/imacs/2001-700.html"][B]Here is an article[/B][/URL] on your iMac model giving info on how to update from OS 9 to OS X and you will also find a link to the correct firmware update. I sure hope the problem is not a dead hard drive and that this helps to get your iMac back in working condition. Let us know how it goes. [/QUOTE]
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