![]() I tried the flash drive on another Mac and it goes right to the installation with no errors. I boot from the drive, and it gives the exact same error. So I downloaded This one which claims it's for an iMac and burned it to the flash drive. dmg from here and burned the dmgs to 2 separate flash drives (Since it would require 2 DVDs) It boots from the flash drive but before the setup even starts I get this error " Alert! this software cannot be installed on this computer" Okay, maybe it was a bad. I have no Tiger discs, and the CD drive on the iMac doesn't work anyway, so I got a Tiger. I'm trying to install Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on a 17" 2006 Intel iMac. Thanks a million to anyone who can offer some guidance.I'm just about ready to pull all of my hair out. Just guessing here - but figured I'd run it by the more astute minds out there.Ĭan anyone tell me what I might be able to do to solve this problem and get my OS installed? I've spent many, many hours trying to problem solve, I've pulled most of my hair out, and I'm about to question my sanity for wanting to get another Mac. Is it possible there is still something on the hard drive that for some reason is not being erased and that this is preventing the OS from installing properly? Shouldn't there be just one - the one I created (Untitled, Main, or whatever I decide to name it)?Īlso, at the bottom of that window, it is showing that 43MB of the hard drive is being used. For a brief moment - after the Untitled disappeared, "disk0s2" showed up in it's place and then 2 or 3 seconds later - the name Main.Īlso, at the bottom of that window, it shows that there are 2 Folders on that hard drive. Normally Untitled appears underneath the hard drive name in the column on the left hand side. Just for the heck of it, I changed the name from Untitled to Main and hit Erase. The default name for the partition that is created is "Untitled" and I had left it as Untitled the other times I did the Erase/Reformat/Repartition under Disk Utiltiies. I decided to do one more Erase/Reformat/Repartition under Disk Utilities. I downloaded mactracker after a kind forum user posted the link to it for me and then tried to read everything I could and according to it, some of the computers of my EMC 2118 came with 10.4.7 (8K1106) and some with 10.4.8 (8N1430). HERE IS ADDITIONAL STUFF I HAVE NOTED OR FIGURED OUT ALONG THE WAY: "This software is part of a hardware bundle." on the bottom right IMac, Mac OS X Install Disc 1 on the leftĢ006 Apple Computer, Inc and copyright information at the bottom center Start Up and Hardware Test instructions written in small white lettering at the top right Here is some (very) detailed info about my computer and the install disks I have: I've tried every test/check available in utilities and they all check out OK. I've held down the D key and used the Apple Hardware Test (both types) and everything checks out OK. I still got the same result - the "this software.on this computer" message. I redid it and used Mac OS Extended just in case I shouldn't use the Journaled. I used the Disk Utiliities function to erase, reformat (GUID), and repartition (Mac OS Extended Journaled) the Hard Drive. I can still use the Utilities drop down menu at the upper left even though I have the "this software cannot be installed on this computer" message in the middle of the screen. I'm pretty PC savvy, but don't even pretend to know my way around a Mac. I have searched and searched and compared to make sure I had the right Restore disks and even finally broke down and made a phone call to Apple - the wait was long, the actual call was brief - but the lady asked for my serial # and told me I had the right Restore disks. When I boot from the Install Disc 1, I get the screen where you choose a language, then a "preparing installation" message, followed by an "Alert This software cannot be installed on this computer" message. ![]() I've made phone calls, posted on two other forums, and even called Apple. I have been working on this issue for a week and a half and am literally about to go crazy with frustration. Yes, I now know that was a really dumb move since the working Tiger 10.4.11 OS would have done the same thing more simply and for free. WipeDrive for Mac was used to wipe the hard drive because my friend wanted all his personal info off the hard drive. I recently purchased an iMac with the following specs: ![]() I haven't had a Mac since my first computer in college 20 years ago, but have been considering crossing over to the Mac side for some time.
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