Still confused - please help a noob

[arrakis99]

Hi all you ! (sorry for my bad english)

I have read a lot and searched a lot in this forum to better understand the Leopard installation process BUT

I'm still confused about the different "distro" (Tho, brazilmac, uphuck,...), about if with PC EFI I'd have a better

setup... and so on.

I'd like that my OS X system could be easily updated via the apple update service...

 

I think that the following questions will help a lot of newbies...

 

1st QUESTION: -----------------------------------------------------------------

Is my hardware compatible with Leopard 10.5.1 installation ?

 

MOBO: MSI P965 Platinum (ICH8r, Ethernet Realtek RTL 8111B, Audio Realtek ALC833, Firewire VIA 6308)

CPU: Core 2 Duo E6400

DVD: ASUS (SATA)

DVD-Writer: ASUS (SATA)

VGA: Sapphire ATI Radeon X1650

HDD: 2 x Maxtor 320Gb SATA - 1 x Samsung 250Gb SATA

WIFI PCI CARD: US Robotics 5417 MAXg

 

I would install OS X in one Maxtor SATA HDD ...

 

2nd QUESTION: -----------------------------------------------------------------

Is better to install Leo with with PC EFI ? Does PC EFI makes a better system ? Or there are others and better ways ?

(consider that is important for me that the OS could be easily updated via internet)

 

3rd QUESTION: (maybe related to the second one) --------------------------------

Will I be able to download the OS Updates and patches from apple update service ?

 

4st QUESTION:-------------------------------------------------------------------

I have original Leopard 10.5 image (dmg)and Leopard GM 9a581 Patched for Intel PCs (SSE3 ONLY).

Is better to start with a patched DVD or with the original one and patch it by myself ?

What else I need ? Can you recommend me another "distro" ?

 

5th QUESTION:-------------------------------------------------------------------

I have read that it is possible to install Leopard without tiger installed... but HOW ? I need Kalyway ?

Please can you explain what I need ? What do you reccommend ?

 

6th QUESTION:-------------------------------------------------------------------

I have read many DIFFERENT tutorials about the leo install process... but I am confused, can You point me

to some tutorial that can be the right one for me (for my hw) ?

 

7th QUESTION:

I would like to have WinXP in one SATA HDD and OS X in another HD ... What is the best way to multiboot ?

 

I know, a lot of questions... but I'm still very confused... so, if someone can please answer to one or more...

well... I would be very grateful...

 

Thanks, many thanks for your attention...