Lightz Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Ok so i just downloaded Jas 10.4.6 install dvd and i plan on dual booting windows xp professional along side mac os x. I have an AMD 64 3800+ X2 processor and a 200 gig hard drive. Im not sure where to even start with this. Could some one please help me out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lightz Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 Thank you for the referal. Ill will try my hand at it. I hope it works out. I plan on buying a mac some time in the future but for now i would like to test it. Will it run more or less the same as it would on a true mac machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Will it run more or less the same as it would on a true mac machine? It might. OSX is designed for a limited set of hardware. If you are outside that limited set, you may not get all of your hardware working or might get it partially working. For instance, if your hard drive is SATA, OSX has limited support for SATA controllers. If yours isn't supported, you might have to install a PATA drive. Sound, video and network (wireless or ethernet) typically take some hacking to get them working properly. Some sound chips and some wireless chips are not supported at all and won't be working. Alternate devices might have to be installed. Some people even have trouble booting the install DVD. They have to use VMWare in Windows to install OSX to the hard drive. Generally, once that happens, you can run OSX without using VMWare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightz Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 OK well ill give you a list of my specs and you can let me know if im going to have troubles. I really dont want to have to purches new hardware for this machine if im going to buy a mac in the future. AMD 3800+ x2 64 processor 2 gigs ram 200 gig sata drive Creavtive Sound Blaster 24 bit advanced HD On board ethernet connection x1600 ATI graphics card if you want anything else listed let me know. Thanks for the help I really appriciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 The SATA might have trouble depending upon the SATA controller chip. Sound Blaster is out. Ethernet depends upon what model it is. x1600 - use the Boris link in my sig. Posting 1 is a manual method. Posting 3 has an installer. They do slightly different things. Some people have greater success with one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightz Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 Ok so my hard drive might have some issues. Sound blaster wont work no matter what. The ethernet might work might not work and the video card has a fix? EDIT: I also have an on board sound card. The motherbord is asus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I also have an on board sound card As with everything, depends upon the brand and model - Realtek 882 or Sigmatel 9200 or Soundmax 1981. Would need to know that info to make a determination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightz Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 all right well, not exactly sure with this stuff as im still learning. I will give it a try and let you know how it works out. Thanks again for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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