SOLVED!
At the Apple store they replaced both memory sticks, and installed Leopard with out incident.
I'm now restoring my files from the backup I made at the store. Despite my problems, it was great to have well informed Apple Store employees so committed to resolving the issue.
I'll post this to the forums where I was asking for help.
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4 comments:
I am having the same problem, only my install failed saying it could not verify "BaseSystem". Now I cannot get my Mac Pro dual Xeon to start up. I can get to the Unix prompt, and do things like ls that show me I am at the root, but I can't get the OS to boot. Tried restarting with the "C" key, resetting parameter ram, took out the extra 4 gigs of ram (2 sticks of 2 gig each) I had installed over the 2 gigs I got originally (2 sets of 2 512megs), took out one set of 2 512 to try with just one gig in the upper ram. Nothing- I still just get the Unix prompt.
Frustrating, no? I take it your DVD passed verification. Did you try swapping the pairs of 512 and try the 1 GB install again? As I found out, one bad stick and you're hosed. Remember, I had to do a re-format and copy a lot of stuff over from backups. Took a couple of days and I've still got programs to install, but after a few days of using Leopard I think it's great. Nice set of improvements, and now I've used them I can't even think about going back.
Hey I'm having the exact same problem, just have 512 that apple installed and I live an hour from an applestore, will they help if the computer isn't under warrenty? I've have the exact same hang up with the essentials file, darn this, did you read anywhere else where people had this problem?
Comment for Anonymous:
Yes, I've found a few (people with the same problem), but it's a pretty rare problem. I don't think mine was in warranty, but it was apple memory, and apple installed so they replaced it.
I haven't had any problems with leapord since.
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