TombstoneX Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Ok so here is what i have done using the: JAS 10 4 8 OSx86 10 4 8 Patched DVD SSE3 on a 250GB Hard Drive Step 1: Installed Windows XP Step 2: Installed Partition Magic, Partitioned the drive as follows: WinXP (Primary-NTFS 24GB) | OSx86 (Primary-FAT32 24GB) | Storage (Logical-FAT32 200GB) Step 3: Boot to preburned OSX DVD, go through the setup, run disk utility format the OSX VOLUME WITH Mac Journaled, Install Mac OS X Step 4: Reboot, works fine with the Install DVD in the drive, however when i take the disk out and try and boot i get a Disk Read Error, i take it the MBR was wrecked by the OSX install thus the WinXP will not boot, i can fix this, but im clueless to as how to get OSX to boot without the Install DVD in the drive Any feedback would be great. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45407-only-boots-with-install-dvd-in-drive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Maybe the Acronis Bootloader could help? hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45407-only-boots-with-install-dvd-in-drive/#findComment-324638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombstoneX Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 I tried it out, and followed directions i found online. The bootloader does not find the OSx to be a OS, even tried the convert option to convert to a primary as to why it is primary NTFS and primary osX86 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45407-only-boots-with-install-dvd-in-drive/#findComment-324661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny0 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I tried it out, and followed directions i found online. The bootloader does not find the OSx to be a OS, even tried the convert option to convert to a primary as to why it is primary NTFS and primary osX86 I used an old Ubuntu Edgy disc. booted it ran Gparted and flagged the drive bootable. i still have to hit esc to get the menu to select the HD with the osx install on it but hey it works Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45407-only-boots-with-install-dvd-in-drive/#findComment-706712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppy1 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I had this problem but then i found this site http://wakeuppakistan.blogspot.com/2006/02...and-win-xp.html and now when i start up my computer i am given the choice of booting into XP or OSX Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/45407-only-boots-with-install-dvd-in-drive/#findComment-707554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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