Don Ashok! Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I have a 500 GB seagate HDD in which i planned to install iAtKos v7! since i created an xtra partition which was not a primary partition, i planned to install in on my C drive itself (now i regret my love for MAC OSX) removing my current OS (Vista). i was going accordin to instruction given in that torrent and i formatted my C to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format from the Disk utility! and the next instruction asked me to click Darwin boot! But alas i never found that Darwin boot in my utilities tab! and when i inserted this DVD into my old system it showed just 480 kb of size. is this normal?? now when i was fed up with this Leopard thingy, i planned to install Vista again on that Hard Drive. But vista installation came up with "No information can be obtained about the disks in this computer! make sure u have connected hard disks to ur computer". I want my computer running now! I have a Intel DG35PR motherboard! Core 2 Quad @ 2.33Ghz 4 GB RAM and the 500GB HDD with a Nvidia 8500GT 256mb! will leopard work in this configuration?? i atleast want to install windows now! tried a windows washer, but with no luck! what should i do to get my HDD back??? it just says boot error now without the iatkos DVD! and with the DVD it goes to a gery screen with an apple symbol and a circlr with cross appears, and asks me to reboot my system! pls help me to get my HDD to run windows first!! (Still my love for MAC OSX makes me write this): Later, what version of patched leopard should i download now?? any one can help me with the Dual boot of vista and leopard! Desperately in need of solutions! -Ashok Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy2410 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Do you have a windows vista install disc or a restore disc of some sort? If you want to install vista first, what you might want to do is put the iAtKos v7 install dvd in and boot it, then go to the utilities tab and select disk utility. You should see your HD and then format that drive to MSDOS or FAT32. Once done cancel the install and the put the windows vista indtall disc or restore disc in and boot it. That windows disc should now see the HD and you can then format the whole drive or partition it any way you want and format those partitions. Chevy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1216188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ashok! Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Yes, i have a Vista boot DvD. i've tried that too. formatted my HD from the disk utility itself. But still it doesn't gets recognized! I will try that once more and tell u the results. Thanks for helpin me! -Ashok Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1216439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ashok! Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Update: tried that again but still with no luck. but you've helped in a way. Vista again said no info about disks but the ageold xp helped me. It went into the setup and then showed me my hdd and dynamic in the respectived coloumn. Does that mean anything? But it gave me an option to format my whole hdd. Now its white as new:-) i'd now like to install vista and leopard on that. I have 478 gb of unallocated space. How should i go about and what os should i install first. - Ashok - Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1216475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ashok! Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Guys, pls help me out! i am too scared to install any OS now as it shouldn't tamper with my leopard intsallation! Which OS should i install first and how should i partition my drive??? and what should i download now?? iAtKos? kalyway? iDeneB?! desperately in need of solutions again! -Ashok Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1216667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy2410 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Guys,pls help me out! i am too scared to install any OS now as it shouldn't tamper with my leopard intsallation! rolleyes.gif Which OS should i install first and how should i partition my drive??? and what should i download now?? iAtKos? kalyway? iDeneB?! desperately in need of solutions again! -Ashok Ok, so you have a HD with nothing on it, correct? If so you want to make 2 partitions on that drive. One partition for Vista, format it to NTFS and the other partition for OSX, format it FAT32. You can make more partitions if you want to, but it might make things confusing for you so just do the 2 partitions. You can make them whatever size you want. You want Vista to be on the first partition and OSX on the other. Install Vista first and then OSX. You need OSX to be formatted FAT32 because disk utility will not see an NTFS formatted disk. When you go install OSX you will need to reformat that partition from FAT32 to Mac OS Extended (Journald). Once done you can then continue on with the install. AS for what distro to use well that really up to you. I've all of the ones you've mentioned plus a couple of others and have found that some didn't work well with my hardware at the time. I recently did an install for a friend and we used the iAtkos 10.5.7 install dvd and it worked out quite well. Kalyway has worked well for me in the past as well as iPC 10.5.6. Maybe just go with the iAtkos 10.5.7. Do you happen to know what chipset your mobo has? You really need to have a compatible chipset to have a nice smooth install. Less headaches down the road. Chevy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1216980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ashok! Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Thanks for the reply! I've downloaded iAtKos V7 10.5.7! I'm not pretty sure about my chipset! Will inform you after i install vista. Do u know of any good guides for installing this v7 10.5.7??? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1217071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy2410 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 You really need to know what chipset you have, what audio, what Lan controller........ etc. Install Vista first and then go into device manager and find out all the info you need. Once you have that you can then boot up iAtkos and then right before you click to install there is a button that says "customize". From there you can choose the drivers you need for your specific hardware. That's really all you need to do. You might have to install a few times to get it right. Chevy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1217099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Ashok! Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Installed Vista now! Installed CPU-Z and got some spec from that! have uploaded those pics! Under network adapters there was some Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Platform LAN Connect Hope this helps u help me! What drivers should i use now! What option should i click on in the Utilities Tab now?? and i have a NviDia 8500GT 256 mb! what should i do in the customize tab to enable it?? Waiting for ur solutions -Ashok Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1217393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy2410 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Just as I thought G35chipset. You might want to read through THIS THREAD. You might have to buy a supported Lan card as the intel one doesn't do full support and doesn't wake up from sleep. Chevy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/178025-help-a-noob-reclaim-his-hdd/#findComment-1217745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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