killer22 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hi guys. Im completely new to this forum. I want to have OS X on my notebook which is designed for windows XP. My notebook's config: Toshiba Satellite M70 2GB RAM 100GB HDD 1.73 GHZ intel centrino. Can anyone please give me a complete walk through on how i can have both OSs on my notebook. I dont want both to run at the same time. Will the OS X work perfectly? I'd do with an older version of OS X if the latest runs slow. I have searched the site thoroughly but i cant get the exact info i want. Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeasy Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hi, I've not had any experience with your particular laptop, my advice is to just try it and see what happens, the worst thing that will happen is that it won't work and you have to reinstall windows or linux. My advice would be to try a premade version such as iatkos or ideneb. Do your research first to make sure your graphics card and wifi card are supported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer22 Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks for the reply! Im just asking if the latest version will work like it should. i.e. super fast, without any lags, or i'll need some specific older version which'll work amazingly with my older processor (1.73GHZ INtel Centrino), etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeasy Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I've just installed 10.6.3 on a nx7400 with a centrino duo 2.0ghz CPU, but it needed one of the cores disabled to work properly and it's really smooth, so your 1.73 should be ok too, it isn't much slower. What other components make up your laptop? Graphics card, wireless card, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer22 Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Is there any specific software which will give u all the info u need to help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeasy Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I assume you have windows installed, if so, device manager will give you all the info you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer22 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ty for the reply But I cant copy n paste the names from Device Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=219584 btw Centrino is not a CPU, it's a hardware platform: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeasy Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ty for the replyBut I cant copy n paste the names from Device Manager. If you can't even be bothered to type out the names of a few devices manually then I suggest sticking to windows as getting osx to work properly on a laptop can be hard work and you can't be arsed to spends a few minutes typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer22 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 LOL i meant that since u said: "What other components make up your laptop? Graphics card, wireless card, ETC?" I wanted to make sure that all the info that u need will be in one post. Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG [Calexico2] Network Connection Network controller ATI Technologies Inc 5462 M24 [Radeon Mobility X600] Display controller VGA compatible controller Intel Corporation 2792 Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller Display controller Intel Corporation 2592 Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller Display controller VGA compatible controller ATI Technologies Inc 5653 Radeon Mobility X700 (PCIE) Display controller VGA compatible controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeasy Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 You might be able to get the wireless card working with the iwidarwin drivers, some people have reported issues, you'll just have to try it to find out, you can always swap it out for a dw1395 which can be had on ebay for a few quid. The gma900 graphics card should work too. You might have problems with the ati graphics card if it is the x700 (you listed x600 and x700). Just try to install it and see what happens, have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer22 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Thanks! But what version should i install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer22 Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 1. Like which version will give me the best compatibility with my hardware? 2. And can I have XP n mac at the same time? I dont want to have them running at the same time. i.e. I want to boot up into either ONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer22 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 bump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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