mikefromla Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 i have an hp z2000v compaq (with 200m ati card) and i dunno if its because of my computer that im getting a spinning ball and apple logo when i boot from dvd. It just stays there and doesnt go into installation....what can i do? this is all im getting: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1921-booting-from-dvd-only-brings-up-spinning-balllogo/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryder Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 i have an hp z2000v compaq (with 200m ati card) and i dunno if its because of my computer that im getting a spinning ball and apple logo when i boot from dvd. It just stays there and doesnt go into installation....what can i do? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Boot with -v and see why... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1921-booting-from-dvd-only-brings-up-spinning-balllogo/#findComment-12488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikefromla Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 Boot with -v and see why... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok, i -v booted and this is wha i got: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1921-booting-from-dvd-only-brings-up-spinning-balllogo/#findComment-12519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryder Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 ok, i -v booted and this is wha i got: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's possible your IDE controller on that machine isn't supported. That's what I would presume. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1921-booting-from-dvd-only-brings-up-spinning-balllogo/#findComment-12611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitblaster Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I got that error when I had to unplug it to shut down because I did not know how to shut it down "properly", I just rebooted and it worked. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/1921-booting-from-dvd-only-brings-up-spinning-balllogo/#findComment-12643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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