SpeedfreaK Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 hello all, i downloaded the prepatched dvd (i think it's 10.4.6) and i burned it to dvd. When i booted from this dvd, i saw the mac os x screen with the apple logo and that thing with the moving stripes. After a few minutes, the comp gave me the message: "SAM Multimedia: read or write failed, ASC = 0x11, ASCQ = 0x00" (without quotes). And it keeps repeating that message. Is my hardware incompatible or what else is going on here? is it a problem with the ide drive? Any help would be appreciated. my machine: dell dimension 4550 intel pentium 4 @ 2.4 ghz 1 gb ram hd1: 30 gb, hd2: 250 gb geforce 4 mx 64 mb vram Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26008-problem-with-installing-osx86/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 <rant>Don't you newbies ever use the Search function of the board? It won't bite you! </rant> If you had searched for "SAM Multimedia", you would have found the following: The "SAM Multimedia" error means there is something wrong with the DVD or DVD reader and data is not flowing properly. Try reburning the DVD at the slowest speed possible and if available, use different brand or type of media (dvd-r, dvd+r, dvd-rw, dvd+rw). If this doesn't work, then the problem is with the DVD reader. Try updating the firmware or borrow another device from somewhere. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26008-problem-with-installing-osx86/#findComment-176104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedfreaK Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 sorry rammjet, i will searche the next time... should it work when i set my other dvd reader as master, because i already deleted my downloaded file :s Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26008-problem-with-installing-osx86/#findComment-176311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulicat Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 You should set your drives to Cable Select. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/26008-problem-with-installing-osx86/#findComment-176314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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