Crucial Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I have a dell laptop and would like to install OSX, but all of the installation guides say to have WinXP installed and to dualboot with OSX. I have no use for WinXP so do I really have to have it installed taking a partition and precious space on my HD? If I start with an unpartitioned empty hard drive and want to install OSX, what procedure do I need to use to get the hard drive ready to install osx? I have Hiran's Boot CD. Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigeexx Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Xp is not a necessity Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucial Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 Thanks. Another question. When I do the intstall, how do I know which patches to use? Like the Intel patch and the SSE, SSE2, SSE3, ect.. It's a Dell Inspiron 2650 with a Pentirum 4-M 1.8/1.2GHZ Can I just check the patches for the intel, SSE2, and SSE3 or are you only supposed to check one? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 No, you don't have to dual boot. Make sure the hard drive partition is primary, active and set to ID=AF In the first screen of the installer, you will go to the Utilities menu and select Disk Utility to format your partition. Select the partition on the left and on the right be sure it says MacOS Extended Journaled, then press Erase When you get to the point where you click the Install button, first click on the Customize button and select packages that pertain to your computer. Click the little arrow in front of the items to reveal the various packages. You must select only one of the SSE2 or SSE3 items. Look up the specs of your processor on the vendors website to determine whether it is SSE2 or SSE3 or Google it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucial Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 thanks for the info gusy. I'm installing now. I found out that it supports sse2. Do I still install the Intel patch along with the SSE2 patch? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 What is the name of the "Intel patch" ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucial Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 I already clicked on it. It's just INTEL Base and the description said it was necessary to install if an intel processor is being used. Also said something about non-AMD patched. sorry I can't remember exactly Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 OK, that one is fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucial Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 good. Do you guys know anything about getting the onboard keyboard and touchpad to work? I can use it with USB keyboard and mouse, but that defeats the purpose of it being a portable. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/24200-do-i-have-to-dualboot-winxposx/#findComment-160669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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