condawg Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hi there. I know, this forum is for post installation, but my problem pretains to what could happen post installation. Here's my plan here... I plan to completely format my harddrive after backing up important files and programs, then installing OS X onto the blank harddrive. Now, will I have any problem getting Boot Camp? Because that will be what I need, because I plan on reinstalling Windows XP. But, how will my network adapter react? Will it connect? Will it not? Also, is there any OTHER way to do this without formatting my hard drive? Because there are some things that I'd like to keep but cannot back up. Thank you for your time Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58973-will-i-have-problems-after-installation/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Your post is confusing. Boot Camp is not for OSX86. Are you talking about formatting your drive into 1 big partition? Why not 2 partitions, install windows first, then OSX86 and dual boot? If your drive is big enough and is currently one large partition, why not use a windows partitioning tool like Partition Magic or Acronis Disk Manager to resize your partition, losing no data, and then install OSX86 onto the freed up space? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58973-will-i-have-problems-after-installation/#findComment-420404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
condawg Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 Well, I considered that, but I've had problems in the past with partitioning... Annnd, OSx86 cannot run normal OS X programs? is that what you're saying? That bit was confusing. Anyhow, yeah, I've had partition problems in the past when trying to install Ubuntu, and I'm just not one for them. If you could explain an easy method that's basically riskless if I follow your instructions, I'd appreciate it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58973-will-i-have-problems-after-installation/#findComment-420536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
condawg Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 Can someone please help me? If not with the partitioning & installing, then at least helping me out by telling me whether my wireless network adapter will work or not, and if not, assist me in making it work. Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58973-will-i-have-problems-after-installation/#findComment-420623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
condawg Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 Seriously, I hate multi posting, but can someone PLEASE help me out here? My download will be finished in the morning, and I want to know what I have to do after I burn it!!! Thank you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58973-will-i-have-problems-after-installation/#findComment-420808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibendum Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Dude - chill - He answered your question - and he didn't say you couldn't run OSX software - just not BOOTCAMP - that's for real Macs which use EFI, not BIOS for booting. As to your wireless card, how would we know what kind of wireless card you have? Remember - this isn't a cheap way to get a Mac - it's more a hobbiest or tinkerer situation. You're expected to figure a bit out yourself. Patrick P.S. BootCamp re-partitions your hard drive as well, but it does it from the Mac end - i.e. it sets aside some space for Windows. And yes, you can't (unless you know how to use VMWare) use your Windows partion to run OSx86. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58973-will-i-have-problems-after-installation/#findComment-420880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
condawg Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 Sorry, I'm just really hyped up about this. I love Macs so much, and this is just amazing. It finished downloading last night, so I'm burning it right now... So yeah =) I'm happy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/58973-will-i-have-problems-after-installation/#findComment-420922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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