Upgrading iMac to Snow Leopard
I have an Intel based iMac. The OSX is at 10.5.8. Ran all updates. When installing the Snow Leopard CD, the CD\DVD player acts like it is reading the Snow Leopard CD and then ejects it. I tried to install a another DVD into it and it reads it fine and plays the movie. So, the CD/DVD player is working. Tried my MacBook Air external CD/DVD drive via USB and I get the same result. I have Administrator privileges and everything is up-to-date via software updates.
Where do I go from here?
I dont want to go thru the Genius appointment route if I can help it. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Well, I loaded a second Snow Leopard disk just for giggles. Same result. 10 min into the install I get a pop up saying that it cannot install and that the disk needs to be cleaned since it cant read it. Again, this is the second SL disk. Yet, the DVD/CD drive can read any other disk I put into it. I repaired permissions, updated the OS, verified the disk. I tried everything and I don't know why a SL wont upgrade. I guess I will have to set up an appointment with a Genius to figure this out. Any final suggestions would be great.
Thanks!
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Same result as before: asks for password, which I have to cancel, then click away the lightning symbol, after which it works (but perhaps not tomorrow).
Best regards,
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