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Old 11-15-2009, 02:27 PM
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How should I go about installing OSx?

Hello, I am new here, and I was wondering how I should go about installing OSX. I believe I have an unused snow leopard cd. If you could point me to guides, that would be great! Incase you need them, here are my system specs:

Foxconn A74MX-K mobo
AMD athlon X2 5000 2.6 ghz dual core processor
BFGtech Nvidia 512mb 9600GT
I will be getting a dvd drive for it
2gb ram.


There it is. So, if its not too much work, could someone point me to some guides for my system? Also, are there any legal issues with installing mac? Does apple ever do anything to people that install this on a non apple computer? For safety reasons, should I buy a new license instead of using that last license on my family pac?

Thank you very much, and look forward to your posts!
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Old 11-15-2009, 02:49 PM
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http://www.infinitemac.com/f57/amd-s...install-t3727/

This is the best working guide for AMD ( by best, i mean that it works for most of ppl ). You need an existing Leo install though - i would recommend XxX 10.5.8 Release for that.

About the legal issues - well, it is illegal to install Mac Os on a PC - even if You have bought the OS dvd. AFAIK Apple never sued anyone for doing this ( maybe they did, but it's rather "safe" for home users ? ). So You can buy a license if You like the OS - just to be fair with Apple, but even if You buy 2 or even 3 licenses, it still violates the EULA. But don't worry, Apple won't knock to Your door i guess =)


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Old 11-15-2009, 06:43 PM
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For clarification purposes, I already own Mac OS X. I may try this. Is installing regular leo better than a hacked version of leo?
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:03 AM
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Retail is always better, so if it works - go for retail. Hacked distros = more problems ( well maybe not always but... )


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Old 11-16-2009, 01:32 AM
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i would recommend XxX 10.5.8 Release for that.
@TS - You wrote about having a Family pack, so you might also connect your PCs HD to a Macintosh for preapring an Snow Leoaprd OSx86 system instead of trying to install 10.5 Leopard on PC.... - Just an idea...

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Old 11-16-2009, 03:20 AM
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Is it possible to make the hard drive bootable and plug it into one of my macs? then do all the installing, unplug and do all fixing up on the x86 machine?
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Old 11-21-2009, 07:02 PM
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hello I'm new here, i would like to ask, whats the best way to install OSX
in my new pc , im going to buy in 1-2 weeks from now

intel i5-750
a mobo with intel P55 chipset
4 GB of ram, probably ocz at 2133
a graphics card with [IMG]file:///C:/Users/c-media/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG]Radeon HD 5850 or HD5770

any 10.5.x or 10.6 release would be fine
thanks in advance



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