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Successful Triple Boot OSX, WIN7, XP on Latitude D620


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Boot from D620SLV1 then replace it with retail OSX 10.6.3 CD and launch OSX install

Launch Disk Utility

Create 3 partitions (Mac Extended Journaled, MS-DOS, MS-DOS)

Install OS-X in Mac journaled partition.

 

Restart and insert Windows 7 Install CD

Install Windows 7 in first MS-DOS partition, format partition as NTFS

Launch Disk Management in Windows 7 and set second MS-DOS partition to ACTIVE

Restart

 

Install Windows XP format partition as NTFS

Restart

 

Insert D620SLV1 then launch Mac-OSX from HDD.

Launch Post-install utility.

Launch Terminal and type the following:

 

sudo -s

(enter your password)

fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0

p

f 2

w

y

q

exit

 

Restart

 

Boot from Windows 7 Install CD

Choose Repair, Recovery Tools, Command Prompt then type the following:

 

X:> diskpart

DISKPART> list disk

DISKPART> select disk 0

DISKPART> list part

DISKPART> select partition x (replace "x" with actual partition # of your Win7, normally "3")

DISKPART> active

exit

 

Launch Repair Startup issues.

 

Remove CD from drive

 

Restart computer and choose OS to boot from.

 

MacOSX will recognize Wifi (Broadcom), video (Intel 950), sound, USB 2.0, Dual Core, Speedstep, and docking capabilities. Sleep and displaying photos in Preview (except icon view) do not work.

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