superbuild Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I was planning to get a Macbook Pro but then budget didn't go through so I am planning to do it the cheap way of flipping my desktop to run Mac OS X on a seperate partition hard drive. I understand you need a Mac to do a USB booter but what if I don't have a Mac to do it? Is there an alternative way? Do I need to buy and download the OS or is there another option? My current desktop set up is: Intel Core™ i5-3570K Processor, 3.40GHz w/ 6MB Cache, Asus P8Z77-V LE w/ Dual DDR3, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX, and GSKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 4GB). Would it work? Which guide should I take to do a Hackintosh? I am a newbie here and I hope someone can guide me through. I would like to compensate someone with their time at the end if I can get everything running. It would be a big saving for me and I am sure I don't mind to reward someone as long if I am saving a thousand dollars. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcai777 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 it'll work. Download iATKOS ML2 or buy Mountain Lion, then restore to a usb... download transmac... on windows. good hacks you do know the installesd.dmg thing, right? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/#findComment-1951129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Dev Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Retail install will work fine. Never use non retail install methods unless you want to set your self up for failure. My guide: http://rampagedev.wordpress.com/os-x-10-8-mountain-lion/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/#findComment-1951147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpamamadeus Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Nice and clean guide but i dont think that myhack its retail... Why u dont use clover as a bootloader for your guides? clover can make real retail! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/#findComment-1951159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Dev Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Myhack is retail 100%. A boot loader does not make anything Retail at all and has nothing to do with a Retail install... 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/#findComment-1951219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbuild Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Thanks Rampage Dev, your a great guy. Responsive and non-rude. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/#findComment-1951404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbuild Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Hey Rampage, When I download OS X 10.8 from iTunes, there are no mention what I do with that OS? Do I copy it to USB? I am lost. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/#findComment-1952036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcai777 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 @viomusicstudio on os x: right-klik, show package contents, open folder contents, open shared support, use InstallESD.dmg good luck Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/292439-i-want-to-install-latest-mac-os-x-on-my-desktop-on-a-seperate-partition-hard-drive/#findComment-1952071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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