Maiden PC: how to install Leopard

[pvdbogaard]

I just finished building my machine. Just installed XP to do some hardware testing. everything looks fine.

 

Its components:

 

Intel I7 920

Gigabyte EX58-UD5

3 stick of 2GB OCZ 3 channel DDr3 1600

1 Tera byte Seagate 7200.12

Asus EN9800 GT video card

Sony CD/DVD burner/reader

CoolerMaster 690 case

BeQuiet Straight Power 700W power supply

 

I have a MacbookPro Intel core duo, from 2006. No external disk as such. 1GB USB stick is available for boot or fast data transfer. Also can use gigabit network.

 

The installation tutorials I have seen all to depend on a second disk that can be prepared from an existing Leopard running machine.

This is not my situation. Were do I start to get Leopard (I have retail 1.5.1) installed.

 

My ultimate goal is a multi boot machine (Some MS, Leopord, Linux, Solaris) Could turn out that virtualisation is too good a friend making multi boot unneeded though.

 

Please note, this MacbookPro is my first Mac (since the old days of Apple II) No real administration experience on this OS.

 

Thanks so much for pointers and hints.

BTW if it would make the effort much simpler I can buy an external (USB) drive.

 

Paul.

[pvdbogaard]

I tried an old FW400 capable external disk. Dismanteled it. Replaced the harddisk with the harddisk from the new PC.

Put this FW400 cable in my MacbookPro, and started installing, after creating a GUID partitioning scheme on it.

 

This went very well indeed. I can now boot from this external disk :censored2:

One thing I do not get: pressing the C key (and holding it pressed) while starting does not show me a list of boot devices. What do I miss?

 

Disconnected the FW400. Powered of the external unit, removed the disk. Placed this disk in the new PC and started it. Would it work?

 

No. Ok I miss something.

 

Please advise.

 

Thanks

Paul