awsome Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hey Guys I am a big newbie and only have to questions one is when you install os x can you use the boot camp software if you have iLife to partition your harddrive. And what type of dvd drive do you need to use will a dvd-rom drive work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146178-2-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hey Guys I am a big newbie and only have to questions one is when you install os x can you use the boot camp software if you have iLife to partition your harddrive. And what type of dvd drive do you need to use will a dvd-rom drive work? DVD-Rom should work fine. So you have an existing Windows installation and you want to install OSX in addition? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146178-2-questions/#findComment-1036803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awsome Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Yes that is correct I have been researching about putting os x on a pc and I am planning to put it on my acer aspire one. And do you have any tips or software that makes dual booting simpler? I dont understand it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146178-2-questions/#findComment-1037004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Go to the Tutorials - Genius bar section of this forum - lots of threads on dual-booting Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146178-2-questions/#findComment-1037038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Yes that is correct I have been researching about putting os x on a pc and I am planning to put it on my acer aspire one. And do you have any tips or software that makes dual booting simpler? I don't understand it. I have one of those. They are fun little machines I have one with a 160gb hard. Did you get that one or the one with the small solid state drive? You will be able to get: Graphics, Audio, Mic, LAN & Touchpad working but Wireless will require replacing the internal card with one thats compatible like the Dell 1390. It cost me $9 + shipping on Ebay. The installation process isnt too complicated and there are a plethora of videos on the net showing you how. I used iPC 10.5.6 on mine. I restored the disk image to an External USB Hard Drive and booted from it to install. Check the links out below... Though you may want to pull only what you need from the below posts. They talk about updating and such and if you go with the latest you should have any problems. When you install you should choose the bare minimum of options. No graphics as choosing nothing will still give you default graphics just without hardware exceleration. These two links will give you pretty much all the information you need to get your netbook up and running. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=129774 http://www.venera7.com/22-11-2008/installi...e-macbook-nano/ Read through these and then search around for dual boot guides. Generally Ive partitioned the drive from windows and then ran the installer. There are various methods of setting up your boot loader to choose which OS to install explained in these guides. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146178-2-questions/#findComment-1037043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awsome Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thank you very much you have been very helpful. What machines do you run os x on? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146178-2-questions/#findComment-1037490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceomni Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thank you very much you have been very helpful. What machines do you run os x on? The desktop in my signature, Aspire One, Sony PCV-2232 and several others. A mix of AMD and Intel. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/146178-2-questions/#findComment-1037859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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