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Post by nikonnut on May 19, 2007 20:45:34 GMT
Hail the almighty hackintosh gods!! I've got a uber-nooB question.
What is the easiest way to set-up an OSx86 partition on my HD? Dumb, I know, but I've tried Partition Magic 8.0, windows own app, setting up the partition during XP installation and so far OS X doesn't like any of it! I can get the disk to mount, etc. Any suggestions or advice anyone can offer? Here's some system specs;
C2D 1.86 Conroe processor
Ausu P5LD2-VM R2.0 MoBo
Pioneer DVR-111D DVD burner
Hitachi Deskstar 500GB SATA3.0 HD (Just 1 for now)
Windows Media Center w/ SP2
Please help. The Dell Laptop was cake (except for the GeForce Go7400 issue) and I thought this would be even easier.
Thanks for all the help (and patience).
Cheers,
Chris
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Post by nikonnut on May 20, 2007 0:23:55 GMT
Huh, well I've tried every option under the sun (at least thru insanelymac) so I went the other direction. OS X goes on first and I'll ask about windows later! I'd sill like to hear some opinions on dual (or tri) boot as this is comming SOON!
Thanks,
Chris
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Post by aquamac on May 20, 2007 6:54:29 GMT
Hi Nikonnut,
My personal preference is to always stick each OS on it's own HDD. You can then select the OS you want at boot time by pressing (F8 or F12 as you get past the initial dos blurb - d**n my memory). You can select your preferred OS in the bios by selecting that particular HDD to boot. If you really want to put 3 systems on 1 HDD, then you can split your HDD into 3 with disk utility, put OSX 86 onto one of them, then go back and format the others with MS DOS File system in disk utility after you have installed OSX. Your Vista or XP installation disk should see the partitions OK, and you can select the installation partition of your choice for XP. Personally, I would still stick with individual disks though, so when windows goes up the shute, it doesen't crap up your OSX partition.
Hope this it a bit helpfull.
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Post by ritalin on May 20, 2007 9:08:56 GMT
You could try this guide.It details installing Windows first, creating space for a new partition and then installing OSX. Never tried it myself, but it looks OK. I use two HD. OS X has one to it's self and XP / Linux share the second. |
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Post by aquamac on May 20, 2007 12:37:20 GMT
Nice link Ritalin,
I have not seen that site before.
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Post by nikonnut on May 20, 2007 19:15:14 GMT
Thanks guys, The one HD per OS is a good idea, I was just itching to get it running just to see ;D. I'll get another 500GB HD coming ASAP (I kinda blew the budget on RAM so..). Maybe next paycheck  but in the mean time I can install back and forth just to play! Thanks again, Chris |
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Post by racerblur on Jul 7, 2007 3:29:52 GMT
Here's a great guide for a dual boot system using one hard drive and dual partitions... this is what I did to set up my system-- still debating if i really need another HD for windows... we'll see... forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=46317 |
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Post by aquamac on Jul 7, 2007 5:38:42 GMT
Racer, Thanks for bringing that tutorial to everyones attention. It is pretty thorough and a good read for anyone about to go down the Hackintosh route with the minimal amount of hassle. Once again, it shows that you can achieve a decent system to run OS X86 without spending a fortune. Here's a good thread for anyone wanting to use the GA-965-DQ6 Gigabyte board that I used and although the post is actually for the DS3, the same procedure is used on the DQ6. The main point in hand is the fact you want a Sata DVD Drive or a IDE/Sata convertor for you drive. Click Here |
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