fraz7 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hi, I've made the CD Nawcom, have a blank WD Black HDD from a few years back, have tried to boot from CD/DVD - There is no boot menu as such like in thr guide but a dash like so - in the top left hand corner of the screen. Have changed some BIOS settings to do this. I'll keep plodding away with this but would like some specific feedback. This board is a Z97-AR Asus board that I'm trying this on. - Thanks edit - I've checked the DVD/CD on boot and the light flashes - The same dash like so - also appears with no cd in the drive I can do this on an empty, unused HDD can't I? - Or does Windows need to be installed? add+ It did go into an Intel boot agent with flashing dots on screen, and then into BIOS, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz7 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hello folks, I've just Google'd about problems with Nawcom CD, and one of the comments from someoene was "if you use Haswell CPU, Nawcom CD is useless. In this case the CPU is Haswell - - So the Nawom will not work right? - What is my best bet now? - Another Boot loader, of course, I'll see if Clover can do something or if I can do something with Clover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz7 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hello Herve, I didn't know this - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foskvs Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hello Herve, I didn't know this - Why do you need to install Snow Leopard on that pc? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz7 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Why do you need to install Snow Leopard on that pc? Hello foskvs, I thought I'd follow the install Snow Leopard on any PC tutorial - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foskvs Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On haswell, you should try to install Sierra or High Sierra. You'll have security updates, more features and more available apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraz7 Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hi foskvs, I'll get round to that - Thanks for the tips as I don't know these things. Is a working version of OS X needed to do this? - Or is it possible to do a Sierra install without? It shouldn't be a problem, hopefully - I'll have a look for a tutorial or best route to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foskvs Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Is a working version of OS X needed to do this? - Or is it possible to do a Sierra install without? To install OS X on a pc you don't need to have already installed a previous version. To create a bootable usb stick, you need to have a working hack or a mac (from a friend) or a VM (http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/309556-run-vanilla-os-x-el-capitan-sierra-or-high-sierra-in-vmware-workstation-12-on-a-windows-host/). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artur_pt Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 hello nice guide here to do a usb installer from windows http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/329828-making-a-high-sierra-usb-installer-entirely-from-scratch-in-windows-or-linux-mint/ good hack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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