I have been using a Mac mini computer for several years now and up until recently everything has been running fine. Now when i start it up the mac runs until it reaches a blue screen and i havent found the patience to wait more than two days to see where it might take me from there. I have tried starting the computer and imputting several commands such as resetting the pram and the nv ram which still leads me to a blue screen. I have put the installation cd in and imput command c so when it starts it runs directly from the cd drive which brings me to an installation screen. At this point i have a choice to archive and install which enables me to save my files or the option to erase and start a new. I tried the archive and install but it reached an error. I have yet to try the erase and start a new because i was wondering if there is any other things to try before taking that option. There are a few possibilities it seems at the top menu bar during the installation process such as disc utility, startup disc, network disc and some other options but i dont know enough about them to use them.
If anybody feels that they might be able to contribute some information to help my cause, please do because i would appreciate it very much.
Thank you
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Best Answer
We had this issue with a Mac Mini here at the office. Being our resident Mac guy, I was called in for a morning-long troubleshooting session. Here's what I recall going through.
If none of this has helped, then you are beyond my help without me having physical access to the machine. At that point, I'd take it to an Apple Store for genius service before doing an OS reinstall, as those tend to be fairly destructive.
Do you recall what the specific error the install+archive option found was?