!_easiest Tutorial_!

drumthrasher109 · 03-12-2008

Why do people think installing OS X on your PC is hard? It's not! It's just like installing XP or anything else!

BEFORE WE BEGIN
You will need an empty hard drive or a partition on an existing hard drive.
If you have a free hard drive, then you can begin.
If you want to partition a hard drive, the instructions below are for Vista. You won't lose a single byte of data. If you have XP, download/install/run 'Partition Magic' and partition accordingly:
1. Go to Start>Run.
2. Type 'compmgmt.msc' then click OK.
3. Go to 'Disk Management'.
4. Next, right click on the hard drive you want to partition. Go to shrink volume.
5. Change the size to whatever you want. This will create unallocated space.
6. Create a partition from the allocated space by right-clicking on it>Create Partition.
7. REMEMBER THIS! Before you ACTUALLY click the Install button in the OS X installer, make sure you go to Tools>Disk Utility up top and format your partition/hard drive to Mac OS Journaled (HFS+).

BURNING/OBTAINING THE ISO
1. Google the proper ISO of the DVD you will need to burn. The best and easiest DVD to use is called 'Leo4Allv3'. Search that on TPB, it should be the first one. It should download EXTREMELY fast. If you want, you can go out, buy a copy of Leopard from the Apple store (or wherever) and patch it, burn it, then install it.

2. Once downloaded, burn the ISO to a single-layer DVD with any app you like (Nero is recommended).

INSTALL IT!
1. Once burned, put the DVD in, and reboot your computer. It will boot up to the installation process.

2. Install OS X on whatever HDD/partition you want. The process should take 30 minutes or less.

3. Once finished, reboot and you now have Leo on your PC!

Reboot, and boot from Leopard. You should get something called the 'Darwin Bootloader'; this is where you will boot from the partitions on your hard drive that you are booting from. Have fun!

You'll probably need to find drivers to get your hardware fully operational. http://insanelymac.com has plenty there with great support.

Kedzi · 03-12-2008

Forgot to mention to re-format the Hard Drive into Mac OS Journaled...Good though...
Can you do a tutorial of how upgrading ?

xBrandonx · 03-12-2008

Nice tutorial! I'm gonna rename the topic though, it's bad!!!

drumthrasher109 · 03-12-2008

Tutorial edited!

xBrandonx · 03-12-2008

Is the download a torrent?

drumthrasher109 · 03-12-2008

Depends on where you're getting it from.

Kedzi · 03-12-2008

Well, its easier by a torrent because if you get it from RS, there is going to be like 15 downloads...
Thanks for editing it

More simple now :p

drumthrasher109 · 03-12-2008

If you get it from RS you'll have to wait all you life until you get all parts downloaded

Torrents are better if you can find a fast speedy torrent.

xBrandonx · 03-12-2008

Check your pms please.

iHackr · 03-16-2008

will it be possible to use a 6GB hard drive to do this on?

03-12-2008	#1
drumthrasher109 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 193	!_easiest Tutorial_! Why do people think installing OS X on your PC is hard? It's not! It's just like installing XP or anything else! *BEFORE WE BEGIN* You will need an empty hard drive or a partition on an existing hard drive. If you have a free hard drive, then you can begin. If you want to partition a hard drive, the instructions below are for Vista. You won't lose a single byte of data. If you have XP, download/install/run 'Partition Magic' and partition accordingly: 1. Go to Start>Run. 2. Type 'compmgmt.msc' then click OK. 3. Go to 'Disk Management'. 4. Next, right click on the hard drive you want to partition. Go to shrink volume. 5. Change the size to whatever you want. This will create unallocated space. 6. Create a partition from the allocated space by right-clicking on it>Create Partition. 7. REMEMBER THIS! Before you ACTUALLY click the Install button in the OS X installer, make sure you go to Tools>Disk Utility up top and format your partition/hard drive to Mac OS Journaled (HFS+). *BURNING/OBTAINING THE ISO* 1. Google the proper ISO of the DVD you will need to burn. The best and easiest DVD to use is called 'Leo4Allv3'. Search that on TPB, it should be the first one. It should download EXTREMELY fast. If you want, you can go out, buy a copy of Leopard from the Apple store (or wherever) and patch it, burn it, then install it. 2. Once downloaded, burn the ISO to a single-layer DVD with any app you like (Nero is recommended). *INSTALL IT!* 1. Once burned, put the DVD in, and reboot your computer. It will boot up to the installation process. 2. Install OS X on whatever HDD/partition you want. The process should take 30 minutes or less. 3. Once finished, reboot and you now have Leo on your PC! Reboot, and boot from Leopard. You should get something called the 'Darwin Bootloader'; this is where you will boot from the partitions on your hard drive that you are booting from. Have fun! You'll probably need to find drivers to get your hardware fully operational. http://insanelymac.com has plenty there with great support. __________________ Mods, podcast, forums, blogs, and more! Last edited by drumthrasher109; 06-26-2008 at 03:57 PM.

03-12-2008	#2
Kedzi QC > US Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Québec Age: 16 Posts: 1,117	Re: !_easiest Tutorial_! Forgot to mention to re-format the Hard Drive into Mac OS Journaled...Good though... Can you do a tutorial of how upgrading ? __________________

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xBrandonx FeaR and Respect Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: House Age: 15 Posts: 2,245	Re: !_easiest Tutorial_! Nice tutorial! I'm gonna rename the topic though, it's bad!!! __________________ Want anything for FREE? Everything Shop

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drumthrasher109 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 193	Re: !_easiest Tutorial_! Tutorial edited! __________________ Mods, podcast, forums, blogs, and more!

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xBrandonx FeaR and Respect Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: House Age: 15 Posts: 2,245	Re: !_easiest Tutorial_! Is the download a torrent? __________________ Want anything for FREE? Everything Shop

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Kedzi QC > US Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Québec Age: 16 Posts: 1,117	Re: !_easiest Tutorial_! Well, its easier by a torrent because if you get it from RS, there is going to be like 15 downloads... Thanks for editing it More simple now :p __________________

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drumthrasher109 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 193	Re: !_easiest Tutorial_! If you get it from RS you'll have to wait all you life until you get all parts downloaded Torrents are better if you can find a fast speedy torrent. __________________ Mods, podcast, forums, blogs, and more!

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xBrandonx FeaR and Respect Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: House Age: 15 Posts: 2,245	Re: !_easiest Tutorial_! Check your pms please. __________________ Want anything for FREE? Everything Shop

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