Specc Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 So .. I just wanted to say that I envy everyone here for what they have been able to do and I would like to learn. Recently I have been looking on this forum and various youtube videos on how to setup OS X 10.5.x on a pre built laptop but am unable to find the answers that I am looking for in any specific area. Long story short my question is this - I have 2 laptops (specs below) that I would like to install OSX Leopard on and would like to know what I need and how I would go about it. Also, what kind of issues should I expect? What devices will not be functional? anything else is greatly appreciated! Thank you for your support ------------------------------------- Laptop #1 (Wifes)------------------------------ Inspiron 1525, Intel Celeron 550 (2.0GHz, 533Mhz, 1M L2 Cache) 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCDTrueLife for Inspiron 1525 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Basic Edition, English ntegrated 10/100 Network Card Integrated 56K Modem 18X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card,for Insp 1525 ------------------------------------- Laptop #2 (Mine)------------------------------ XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800MHzFSB, 3M L2 Cache) 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530 56MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1530 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117529-dell-laptops-inspiron-1525-and-xps-m1530/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specc Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Anyone able to help ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117529-dell-laptops-inspiron-1525-and-xps-m1530/#findComment-835085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhai Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Anyone able to help ? When you pressed search and tried the threads that you found, what issues did you have? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117529-dell-laptops-inspiron-1525-and-xps-m1530/#findComment-835111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott1991 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 The issues I'm seeing are: - Your wife's laptop : Intel Celeron is a SSE2 CPU, not SSE3 so patches are needed (correct me if I'm wrong - use CPU-Z to check) - Your laptop : I don't see any real issues except for the fact that you cannot restart/shutdown/sleep properly because of the nVidia graphics card The best way is to try installing yourself and see if you encounter any problems. Kalyway/Leo4all/iAtkos are the most popular DVDs around. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117529-dell-laptops-inspiron-1525-and-xps-m1530/#findComment-835211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredgeot Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 the celeron 550 supports SSE3 if i'm not mistaken... It's based on the core 2 architecture but lacks one core, speedstep and virtualization. i was looking at getting the same laptop but i was wondering if the dell wireless card would work or not.. Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/117529-dell-laptops-inspiron-1525-and-xps-m1530/#findComment-854130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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