Kind of lost [newbie] interested in jas or mac osx in general

[kioshiblack]

Alright im new to the mac homebrew scene and dont know much but in almost all the tutorials i've looked at or vids ive seen on youtube. They all have one thing in common "DVD Burner". i only have a cd burner and would like to somehow get this osx onto my computer and i dont know how i would be able to because all the methods ive seen envolve booting from the disc on computer start up. Is there anyway i could use an external hdd or something like an ipod for instant. Maybe dumping the image on to it and having the computer boot into that? I'm really lost so if anyone is willing to clarify or lead me in the right direction i'd apprectiate it. Oh and my computer specs are.

 

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Computer HOME-1DB86F9252

Generator Administrator

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)

Date 2007-09-08

Time 10:24

 

 

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Computer:

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional

OS Service Pack Service Pack 2

DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Computer Name HOME-1DB86F9252

User Name Administrator

 

Motherboard:

CPU Type DualCore Intel Pentium D 820, 2800 MHz (14 x 200)

Motherboard Name Unknown

Motherboard Chipset VIA P4M800 Pro

System Memory 1024 MB

BIOS Type AMI (12/14/06)

Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)

Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

 

Display:

Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (128 MB)

3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

 

Multimedia:

Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

 

Storage:

IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller

IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller

Disk Drive WDC WD1600JB-00REA0 (149 GB, IDE)

Disk Drive Generic USB SD Reader USB Device

Disk Drive Generic USB MS Reader USB Device

Disk Drive Generic USB SM Reader USB Device

Disk Drive Generic USB CF Reader USB Device

Disk Drive Seagate External Drive USB Device (149 GB, USB)

Optical Drive LITE-ON COMBO SOHC-5236V (DVD:16x, CD:52x/32x/52x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)

SMART Hard Disks Status OK

 

Partitions:

C: (NTFS) 152617 MB (140851 MB free)

I: (NTFS) 152625 MB (92606 MB free)

Total Size 298.1 GB (228.0 GB free)

 

Input:

Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

 

Network:

Network Adapter VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter (76.170.104.152)

 

Peripherals:

USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller

USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller

USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller

USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller

USB2 Controller VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller

USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

 

hope this helps oh and when i ran cpu-z it said i had SS2 n SS3 so i think im good......i think lol