LazyGus Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Hey! I want to create a partition of my Win XP disk where I can install Mac OS X but I have a problem. In the installation guide (http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Simple_Dual_Boot) it says: "Important: A partition must start below the 1024 cylinder on the disk to be bootable. Make sure the partition designated for OS X starts below the 1024 boundary." How can I create such a partition with PartitionMagic. If I make my Win XP partition 10gb smaller then I can create a new partition for Mac OS X but it won't start below the 1024 cylinder. Another question: Should the Mac OS X partition be a primary or logical? All help is appreciated! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44111-partition-my-disk-for-dual-booting/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmkgd Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 osx partition should be primary (although there are ways to install on a logical). Also this primary should be before the extended partition (if there is one). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44111-partition-my-disk-for-dual-booting/#findComment-315672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeRed Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Hey Gus I downloaded Ubuntu edgy and burnt it to CD and used the disk utility from the to resize my windows partition and format it to fat 32. After that it was a piece of cake to load OSX on my Dell Inspiron 9300. You will need to run your Windows Disk Defragmenter before you do this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/44111-partition-my-disk-for-dual-booting/#findComment-315676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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