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    Leopard hangs during installation

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by soldier0316, Feb 23, 2009.

  1. soldier0316

    soldier0316 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi Guys, I tried reformating my mac today but for some odd reason, the installation screen is stuck on " Time Remaining: About 20 Minutes" for the past hour and a half :mad: I don't know whether I should remove the battery and start over or wait it out? :confused: Please help ASAP
     
    soldier0316, Feb 23, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Restart the process.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Feb 23, 2009
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  3. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Could be a sign that you have a bad sector on your hdd.. or a failing hdd.
    I would restart the process. This time start with a low level format of the whole drive using disk utility.
    NB: this will take along time so maybe let that go over night.
    a
    :)
     
    Underpantman, Feb 23, 2009
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