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KetelOne’s Revenge continues… Picking up where we left off…

• replacement hard drive arrived today
• removed the bad drive (once again, watch out for that “HD HEAT” cable on the side – – delicate little wire!)
• installed the new drive
• booted to the blinking “?” folder (as expected, since there’s no OS on the drive yet)
• insert install DVD and reboot + C
• Installer doesn’t seem to see the hard drive that I just put in there (um… not OK?)
• reboot + “Option”; this doesn’t seem to see the hard drive either (now I’m getting worried)
• run “Apple Hardware Test”… (Extended Test)
  • AirtPort: Passed
  • Logic Board: Passed
  • Mass Storage: Passed
  • Memory: …
• …after 32 minutes, I decided to skip that…
• reboot + C
• Disk Utility sees it OK but the Installer still doesn’t… (!?!?)
• http://www.apple.com/support/ — hit their little chat service…
• “…try putting a file system on it…” (e.g., Disk Utility > Erase Volume)
• /doh!
• we now return you to your installation, already in progress…

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