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ottoman673
06-09-2009, 05:06 PM
Hey, i got the "iPC OSx 10.5.6 Universal PPF5 Final" DVD and i'm having some issues.

Hardware:
Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GhZ
ASUS P5Q SE Plus
ATI Radeon HD 4850
2GB G.Skill DDR2 1066 RAM
LG Sata DVD burner
WD 640GB HDD
for the purpose of installation, Seagate 100GB external Sata HDD

etc...

i want to install on a Seagate 100GB external HDD since i dont want to format and make partitions..

I loaded the DVD, set the boot priority to the DVD drive, got the install screen, typed in -v and all i got was a reboot. over and over again.

help?

Voyn1x
06-09-2009, 08:50 PM
A quick search revealed that you need to flash your mobo with a modded bios.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=136586&st=0&p=967620&#entry967620

ottoman673
06-09-2009, 10:47 PM
edit: nm, flashed it.

I've gotten further but still have an issue - now i get to "Where do you want Mac OS X installed.." and i find nothing available?

Help?

InfiniteDreams
06-10-2009, 12:43 AM
When you see the "welcome screen" at the top will be a bar with drop down menus.Select "utilities","disk utility" and on the left hand side you will see your hd listed.Click on it,then select "erase"click on "volume format" and select one of the "mac os extended" choices then erase it.Exit the disk utility,select continue,agree and you should see your hard drive listed now.

ottoman673
06-10-2009, 02:07 PM
Thanks. Got it installed.

...now it's just a matter of finding a way for my BIOS to boot to USB. :/