Format and install Snow Leopard on Mac Mini

Hello

  • I have a Mac Mini
  • Using boot camp, I have a Win10 partition which is now, the entire hard drive.  Really.
  • I have the installation of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.3) DVD
  • I directly connect the optical drive and a wired keyboard to the system
  • Start by pressing the [CTRL] key.
  • Download the white screen with the Apple logo in the middle of it.
  • .. then nothing.  He's here.  After 10 minutes, I pull the plug and restart the Windows partition and return to the slaughter of these discussion forums for clues.

Issues related to the:

  1. How do I FORMAT and INSTALL Snow Leopard on the Mac Mini or m, I was too impatient after the [Ctrl] restart using the OS X DVD? 
  2. Is there an external utility that I should get to format the drive?
  3. I can do this in steps - can I install OS X on an external HD and then use it for the crater / rebuild the primary drive?

Input greatly appreciated!

Rade

usually it is booting by pressing the C key to start from the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.

or start by pressing the Option key to get a list of the bootable devices that you can choose from.

See <Startup for Mac - Apple Support combinations>

NOTE: This does not imply that you run your Mac mini Snow Leopard.  I guess that your wording she used to run Snow Leopard, and that your Mac mini still has a DVD/CD player are good signs.

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