moondragon Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hey all, Okay this one is causing me to pull out my hair (well since I'm bald maybe that isn't such a big deal). I'm trying to install 10.5.1 on my Dell e1705. - I've got cpu=1 - I've got speedstep off - I've got the crappy ATI x1400 graphics card - using a complete HD (no dual boot messiness) formatted GUID then tried MBR - I've tried Brazilmac, Kalyway and iATKOS DVDs So here's what happeneing: I get up to and through the final INSTALL and then everything seems great, but while the OS is installing at some point (either around 2% or 80% depending on which DVD I use) the thing HANGS... won't go any farther and I have to manually reboot and try again. Tried this about 10 times this weekend. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Moon Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92649-please-help-with-dell-e1705-1051-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondragon Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 bumpity Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92649-please-help-with-dell-e1705-1051-install/#findComment-661235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrorism Sucks Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 how about trying cpus=1 instead of cpu=1. i was getting similar error on my Dell Inspiron e1705, and this fixed it. Also dont forget to go to partition properties and change to MBR as the 1705 doesnt like GUID. The installation is a tad bit slower in cpus=1 but it isnt choppy or hangy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92649-please-help-with-dell-e1705-1051-install/#findComment-666207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubombmimac Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 hmmm please tell how it works out Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92649-please-help-with-dell-e1705-1051-install/#findComment-666300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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