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Reinstalling MacOS from DVD on 2007 Polycarb Mac – HELP!!

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Hey all,

I am trying to reinstall MacOS to a 2007 Polycarbonate MacBook after replacing the old drive that died. I put in an Adata 120gb SSD. When I try to boot from the Snow Leopard DVD (by pressing C on startup) I get no apple logo or cursor, only the DVD spins up then stops multiple times, and then it pops out. If I start up with holding option, I get no apple logo, only a cursor and no disk selection menu where I could select the DVD.

Any suggestions? Much Appreciated in Advance!

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Either the DVD is defective, or the DVD-drive. It doesn’t seem to come to the point where it says it doesn’t recognise the new SSD, but to be sure that’s not an issue remove it and try to boot from the DVD again.

You don’t happen to have an image backup of the old hard drive?

• This reply was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by kees_b.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by kees_b.

Which model?

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I can’t guess which model this is but many had a PRAM battery and it’s gone, you can see a lot of issues.

But this can be a real annoying part to replace. See https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Core+Duo+PRAM+Battery+Replacement/297

But I’d remove the SSD, don’t put in that Snow Leopard DVD and hope some Apple sad face shows up. If nothing shows it’s likely the machine has some motherboard failure.

Given these can be found for 32 dollars and shipping (example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225416321477 ) you can imagine these are never repaired.

PS. Similar/same on Reddit.

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Reinstalling MacOS on 2007 Polycarbonate MacBoon – Help!
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Try the USB method but to me it sounds like the machine has bigger issues. Let’s hope not.

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