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[apolloae]

I am going to reformat my computer, then start this process from scratch; is there a manual for how to go about doing this from, basically, square one? I would like to (before I install Windows and such) split my harddrive into three partitions, one required for Dell Diagnostics materials that I want to keep, one for XP, and one for OSX, then install both of the OSs on their own partitions and then create a dualboot for them. I'm pretty sure a guide is out there, I just figured I could get a recommendations and links from you guys since you all know so very much about this process.

 

Thanks guys.

[U.C.]

Use partition magic bootable floppy/bootable parttiton utility

 

-Leave Dells partition alone.

-Create Primary Win Partition

-Install Windows

-Use the diskpart utility to create a Primary partiton with id=af and size=<Whtever u need>

-Boot with OSX dvd and install on the created drive

 

NOTE:

Maximum number of Primary Partitions are 4, So this is wht i wanted

1) Dell partition

2)Windows partition

3)OSX partition

4)Music partition

5)Misc partition

 

SO I booted with partition magic

-Left the Dell partition

-Created a blank 10GB part after the Dell partition

-Created Windows partition

-Created Extended partition which held Music and Misc

 

-Installed Windows, ran diskpart

-deleted 10 GB partition

-Now created 10GB id=af, OSX partition

-As the only unallocated space on my disk was the 10Gb partition i just deleted, the OSX partition was created there

-Installed OSX

 

Small Guide to diskpart

-Goto run

-type cmd press enter

-type diskpart

-Diskpart will start and show DISKPART>

-Type list disk

-Type select disk 0 (If u want to part ur first disk)

-To create a 10GB OSX partition type "create partition primary id=af size=10240"