imac 24 , OSX!!! HELP HARD DISK

[pigoo3]

For the DVD is genuine and i believe is working properly...

What does the OS install DVD look like? What color is it…what graphics are on it?

- Nick

 

[arkas]

Has the leopard

MAC OSX V10.6 RETAIL
have the part nnumber MC223Z/A
designed by apple in california
with also barcode.
Now after the Full format of HDD power on with C and after a while blinking a folder
and is white screen. DVD dont reading data.
Power on again and press alt i have a mouse only on my screen , dvd is working but nothing else happen

 

[pigoo3]

Has the leopard

MAC OSX V10.6 RETAIL

Thanks for the info. Just to be sure. Can you check the disk…it should not say anything like "Upgrade Disk" or "Drop In Disk".

- Nick

 

[MyMac8MyPC]

Any idea guys!!! pls help

Your Mac is model MA456LL. It's a late 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo 2.16 (24-Inch).

Is your hard drive that you installed formatted properly? Should be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

 

[arkas]

Hello guys , i leave it on my office and come back on monday. Maybe ( mymac8mypc) you were right. About the format. But how can i formated on my windows laptop the sata hard disk? I need special program for formated ?

And NICK no Upgrade Disk" or "Drop In Disk". Its full retail disk thats they say...but, just for inform.....my friend that bring me the imacto repair...also gives me this dvd retail leopard. But yesterday tells me that is not from the imac but its from a laptop from other guy that gives the mac os for helping us...

Arkadios

 

[gudjong]

Sounds like my friend hardware problem,bad graphics card.

 

[pigoo3]

Sounds like my friend hardware problem,bad graphics card.

Please explain how you came to that conclusion?

- Nick

 

[dtravis7]

I happen to know from experience with that exact 24" iMac that when the Hard Drive dies that is exactly what it does. It has nothing to do with the video Chip at all.

I am not sure why the user is having issues but I feel it's a wrong OSX install DVD.

 

[arkas]

Hi , if the problem is on video card as you say why they boot to windows with other hdd ?

 

[arkas]

Hi Guys , im come to my office and see the IMAC. Unfortunately nothing happens. Either MAC OS either dvd not spinning.
I have a screen like a white/grey and a mouse cursor nothing else....


im afraid that dvd disk is not working properly or its wrong!!!
today i also try to format hdd as ( formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).)

and see what they happen...
if anyone knows where to download genuine mac os for IMAC old one pls tell me ....or other idea...?

Arkadios

 

[arkas]

Eii guys any idea about...to help

 

[arkas]

Any news guys for the problem ???

 

[pigoo3]

If you can…post a photo of the OS install DVD you're using.

- Nick

 

[arkas]

Hello , could you please tell me how to import photo because does not accept the screenshot of my mobile phone , its oversize dimension.

 

[pigoo3]

A good way is to "host" the photo on a website like photobucket.com. Then link the photo in the thread so we see it.

- Nick

p.s. Give this a read as well:

http://www.wikihow.com/Upload-Images-to-the-Internet

 

[arkas]

http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah217/arkadios/IMG_20150310_153638_zpsl7mywnbz.jpg
http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah217/arkadios/IMG_20150310_153658_zpspug91opw.jpg

 

[pigoo3]

WOW…you are extremely fast!

- Nick

 

[arkas]

I need ASAP help about and now i have idea....if i put a hard disk 2.5 inch on my laptop and boot from the leopard is possible to install MAC OS and then put back on IMAC ??

 

[pigoo3]

It certainly looks like the proper 10.6 install disk.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread. If this computer has no hardware problems…then there's no reason why this disk shouldn't work.

So far I know that you've tried this Snow Leopard install DVD…and you tried to install Mavericks on a USB stick.

I should mention that one reason why Mavericks (10.9) won't install is because the max. OS on this computer is 10.7.5. Mavericks is 10.9. But OS 10.6 Snow Leopard should install fine.

It comes down to this. If this computer is working ok (except for the internal optical drive)…then either the external optical drive being used is faulty…or the OS 10.6 install disk is damaged.

- Nick

 

[pigoo3]

....if i put a hard disk 2.5 inch on my laptop and boot from the leopard is possible to install MAC OS and then put back on IMAC ??

I was a bit confused by this post. If you're saying that you want to boot the iMac from an external HD…yes that should work (as long as the OS version on the external HD is compatible with the iMac). Not more than OS 10.7.5.

If you are able to do this…then you can format the new HD in the iMac using Disk Utility.

You could also try this (Target Disk Mode) if you have the proper cable:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1661

- Nick