JCMA90 Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Hi, yesterday I made a post asking for a partition software, and a guy told me that Mac OS installation could make the partition when I tried to make it, I could't so I exited the installation with the start disk option and when I rebooted my PC I got this message: K BOOT FAILURE, INSERT START DISK AND CLICK ENTER. So my PC is at HP Care Center being formatted and fixed. Any suggestions or comments? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Hi, yesterday I made a post asking for a partition software, and a guy told me that Mac OS installation could make the partition when I tried to make it, I could't so I exited the installation with the start disk option and when I rebooted my PC I got this message: K BOOT FAILURE, INSERT START DISK AND CLICK ENTER. So my PC is at HP Care Center being formatted and fixed. Any suggestions or comments? ummm..yeah...dont do that (sorry had to be said) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendankoch Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 ummm, osx86 didnt kill your computer you did. Get it straight, if you are incapable of formating your own hard drive and need to send your computer back to HP to do it for you then you probably shouldn't have even tried to install os x on your computer in the first place. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatux Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 try to install it thru VMWare instead. xboxrulz Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 yeah man u need to really sort out what your doing before doing this sort of thing.. Ignorance is definitly NOT bless.. and yeah dont blame anyone but yourself sorry to say.. I am sure u can fix it though.. just keep reading and learning Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCMA90 Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 try to install it thru VMWare instead. xboxrulz Hey, you are that guy! ummm, osx86 didnt kill your computer you did. Get it straight, if you are incapable of formating your own hard drive and need to send your computer back to HP to do it for you then you probably shouldn't have even tried to install os x on your computer in the first place. I can't format it cause the recovery partition is also screwed! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Didn't the computer come with recovery disks? You could just have used those to fix your computer. Don't blame OSx86 for something that you are incapable of doing yourself. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasimidi Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Mate, I warmly recommend to download the Acronis Director Suite 10 from somewhere. Install it, then make a "Bootable Media", and burn it on CDR or USB. 1. Make sure not just the MBR f*cked up. If MBR is gone, then fix it using a genuine XP cd, then repair console-> FIXBOOT. 2. Check the partitions in the Acronis for errors. 3. Try Acronis partition recovery to get back your lost info. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJägermeister Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Before you partition, format and install your drive, you should backup your data first AND if you are not able to repair your mistakes you should not install OSX86. Your PC is not dead due to OSX86, it was you. If I don't know what I am doing, I can erase my drive or MBR with every new OS installation. Next time use a test HD to learn. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shimms Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 I can't format it cause the recovery partition is also screwed! The recovery partition has nothing to do with the ability to format a drive or not. You don't *need* your recovery partition to install a new operating system on, you simply need it to restore the computer to the exact same condition it was in when you unpacked it. Most computers don't have this partition, you only get it when the OEM has created it for you. If you buy all the parts for your own computer and build it your self, you dont get anything on the hard disk. You install whatever OS you want on it from the CD. You didn't need to send it back to HP, if you wanted to you could have just installed Windows, (or OS X) on it, from scratch, then gone searching for the drivers you need. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Your thread title is potentially misleading to others. It suggests that installation of osx86 has done some permanent damage. In point of fact, your MBR (master boot record) of your hard disk has been overwritten. I hate to tell you, but the tech-heads amongst us (which you really have to be to even think about installing osx86 on non-apple hardware) generally overwrite our MBRs without so much as blinking an eyelid. To recap: osx86 has not made your computer 'DEAD'. What has happened is that you have corrupted your installed operating system, by messing around with something you really dont have the technical ability to use. Dont get me wrong, i'm not calling you stupid - i'm sure you are as capable as any of us to *learn*, but the potential for partition corruption and data loss is taken as a given by everyone here - indeed, when illegally installing an operating system which was not designed for your computer, you should EXPECT to corrupt your existing data, and count anything else as a bonus. I hope this experience hasnt put you off. Seriously, dont worry about your computer. No permanent damage has been done. You just need to reinstall your OS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 What? You can't put a WinXP CD in your machine and reformat it's drive during the setup. The kind of people who can't even reinstall software on their machines drive the computer industry - please don't become one of them. (since they buy a new one when their old one picks up a virus - I actually knew a guy who had a basement full of not-very-old PCs that just needed a good wipe 'n reinstall). I really think anything software related shouldn't be covered by warranty since tech support (i.e. me) have better things to be doing! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 Actually, to address a point Quasimidi raised - you can't actually use the recovery console from a winxp boot disc, because MS removed the recovery console in XP. windows 2000 was the only windows release to have it. but the point remains - osx86 did NOT make this PC 'dead', and anyone for whom a windows reinstall is too techie should avoid even attempting to get osx running on non-apple hw. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
user2 Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 yeah man u need to really sort out what your doing before doing this sort of thing.. Ignorance is definitly NOT bless.. and yeah dont blame anyone but yourself sorry to say.. I am sure u can fix it though.. just keep reading and learning It's not bliss either. Hi, yesterday I made a post asking for a partition software, and a guy told me that Mac OS installation could make the partition when I tried to make it, I could't so I exited the installation with the start disk option and when I rebooted my PC I got this message: K BOOT FAILURE, INSERT START DISK AND CLICK ENTER. So my PC is at HP Care Center being formatted and fixed. Any suggestions or comments? ***you*** ***killed*** ***your*** ***PC*** ***not*** ***OSX86*** Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaf Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 JCMA, can't help but agree with everyone else. But. I want to mention something, the significance of which I hope is just coincidental. Back in Feb, I installed OS X 10.4.3 on my PC, on my third HD - using GRUB to boot between XP, Ubuntu and OS X. I was starting to try and sort out the drivers for my Radeon 9800, downloading kexts and whatnot, when... boom. The third time I rebooted OS X, it crashed - and when I turned it on again, my hard drive was suddenly screwed. And I mean *screwed*. It went from being absolutely fine, to making an ominous clicking sound. I couldn't boot into Ubuntu to sort out Grub, because it was on a different partition on the same HD, so I had to format the MBR on my primary HD. Luckily it turned out OK, and I could boot into XP as if nothing had happened. But that's an 80 gig HD down the tubes. XP couldn't see it (ie, in 'computer management' - the disk itself was completely invisible) when it was plugged in, and it never stopped clicking... its mere presence slowed the machine down so it was practically unusable. It's still sat in the case, disconnected... the poor corpse of my hard drive. The thing is - on the one hand I can't see how OS X could do this to my hard drive. But at the same time, it feels like more than a coincidence. The HD was only a couple of years old, and it had been working perfectly. I can't figure it out. I get the feeling you're gonna say it was an unfortunate coincidence. I just don't know. Any ideas? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-108639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonajona Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I noticed that clicking sound while in OSX. I immediately booted back to XP (i have dual-boot) and I didn't hear anything there. I think OSX is trying to put my windows partition to sleep. So even on idle (in OSX) the harddrive is clicking. It sucks because this is a brand new harddrive. I wouldn't want to screw this one up. Is anyone experiencing the same problem? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-111666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neztik Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Come on! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-111667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 hard disks die. its a way of life. not even apple would try to cause material damage to PCs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-111687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harbourcoat Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Ha ha prob your sound card LOL!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-112012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCMA90 Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 Ha ha prob your sound card LOL!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-112161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgleason007 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Actually, to address a point Quasimidi raised - you can't actually use the recovery console from a winxp boot disc, because MS removed the recovery console in XP. windows 2000 was the only windows release to have it. but the point remains - osx86 did NOT make this PC 'dead', and anyone for whom a windows reinstall is too techie should avoid even attempting to get osx running on non-apple hw. What do you consider a "recovery console?" The Windows XP disc most certainly has it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-117354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogabean Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 agreed I used the recovery console from a winXP disk just the other day to do a FIXBOOT. and I can't believe I just read this thread. I went from reading the EDK dev mailing list straight to this thread... ouch. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16823-my-pc-is-dead-thanks-to-osx86/#findComment-117356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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