gfxl Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hi, I'm using ideneb 1.4 and I can't get passed the Disk Utility stage. Nothing shows up on the left side of the Disk Utility window. I have an empty NTFS partition named Leopard in which I wish to install Leopard on. My PC: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Asus P5Q P45+ICH10R ATI HD4870 512MB 2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 500GB + 640GB WD Cavier SE 7200rpm Creative X-fi Xtreme Music Any help would be appreciated. Also, I have windows 7 installed at the moment. What would be the best way to dual boot both OSes? I'm guessing once I install OS X I won't be able to boot into windows. Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
pakmee Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hi, I'm using ideneb 1.4 and I can't get passed the Disk Utility stage. Nothing shows up on the left side of the Disk Utility window. I have an empty NTFS partition named Leopard in which I wish to install Leopard on. My PC: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Asus P5Q P45+ICH10R ATI HD4870 512MB 2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 500GB + 640GB WD Cavier SE 7200rpm Creative X-fi Xtreme Music Any help would be appreciated. Also, I have windows 7 installed at the moment. What would be the best way to dual boot both OSes? I'm guessing once I install OS X I won't be able to boot into windows. Thanks. leopard doesn't use NTFS. Also, make sure u set AHCI mode on in your bios. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1140058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxl Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 leopard doesn't use NTFS. Also, make sure u set AHCI mode on in your bios. I tried setting AHCI mode in my bios but then it wouldn't let me boot into windows 7. Is that normal? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1140067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerkex'd Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Yes it is. There is a way to re-install the drive controller drivers so that Windows will boot in AHCI mode. Search google or use the forum search here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1140091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxl Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Ok thanks I'll give it a shot. Assuming this will work. What's the word on my second question. What's the easiest way for me to keep my current windows install? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1140156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerkex'd Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 The easiest way is to keep OS X and Windows on separate drives. Clone your Windows installation to a secondary drive using the appropriate software, or buy a second hard drive and install OS X on that. Go here for multiboot issues and questions: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showforum=104 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1140188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxl Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'll have a look thanks for your help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1140194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxl Posted April 23, 2009 Author Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hi again, I managed to install OS X and set up a dual boot with windows 7 without any problems but I get stuck at the apple logo. Nothing happens and it doesn't seem like the hard drives are loading anything. Don't know if that's the AHCI. Any ideas on what I can do from here? Also, I didn't select any video drivers during the install since I didn't see any for my card (HD4870) was that a good choice? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1140240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pakmee Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hi again, I managed to install OS X and set up a dual boot with windows 7 without any problems but I get stuck at the apple logo. Nothing happens and it doesn't seem like the hard drives are loading anything. Don't know if that's the AHCI. Any ideas on what I can do from here? Also, I didn't select any video drivers during the install since I didn't see any for my card (HD4870) was that a good choice? Make sure you choose your video card. If you see a small no entry kind of logo that pops up, that probably means you screwed the driver selection. Again, you need to set AHCI in your bios to b able to boot it correctly. I also think you should use different drives to avoid any complications. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1142805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxl Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 I've actually gotten past this problem now. But I still need some help installing drivers and what not: here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/163297-hard-disk-not-showing-up/#findComment-1142859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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