Install Failed - The Disk is damaged [Please Help]
Hi, i am new to mac stuff i just got my macbook everything works fine but whenever i try to install .pkg files it opens installing and prepares for install and when i click continue it keep says "install failed The disc is damage". am trying to install ps2 emulator i downloaded it from psx official website, it has all the files that mac would need to install but it do not install.. i thought there might be something wrong with emulator so i downloaded another software and the problem remains same. it works fine with my another macbook so i guess there must be something wrong in OSX . Please help solving this issue.
i am running leopard 10.5.8 at 4GB RAM 160 HDD.
You need to try repairing the hard drive using Disk Utility. If that does not work, you could try another tool, like DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro, but my personal advice would be to just erase the hard drive. (Of course, you'll want to make sure your data is well backed-up first.) If that doesn't work, your drive has failed and will need to be replaced.
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