groudon185p Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Ok i need some help here im trying to install JaS.10.4.8 AMD/Intel on my dell inspiron 1501 dua1 booting with xp sp2 which is already installed. it loads the disk fine but when i goto Utilities/Disk Manager (or whatever its called) it can only detect the disk drive and not the HDD so i cant wipe my partition i have set up for it so i cant install OS X so please help and this time dont delete my post SYSTEM SPECS: amd athlon x2 64bit tk-55 turion technology based 1gb ram 256mb of ram is shared with video card ati raedon mobility x1150 120gb hdd cd/dvd +- Wr Drive (no idea what one) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90961-dell-inspiron-1501-install-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
themediasoldier Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I tried to get it working on mine for nearly a week. Gave up. There is a method of booting into xp from a usb and then pre-formatting the hard drive. I've actually got the HDD to show up in disk utility but I don't get anything after installing the os and rebooting. (uphuck 10.4.9) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90961-dell-inspiron-1501-install-problem/#findComment-649539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
groudon185p Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share Posted March 1, 2008 im using jas amd/intel 10.4.8 id just like it to come up in disk utility i know what to do from there! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90961-dell-inspiron-1501-install-problem/#findComment-649777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
themediasoldier Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 That's what I was trying to tell you. This is how I got my hard drive to show up. http://osx86.thefreesuite.com/leo_amd.php Specifically referring to step 5, 5. In the command window, type: >> List disk >> Select disk [disk #] >> List partition >> create partition primary id=af >> active The only way (personally) I have got this to work is by booting off of a usb and then formatting the hard drive inside my laptop from windows xp. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90961-dell-inspiron-1501-install-problem/#findComment-650092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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