Mac OS X86 and Vista in perfect harmony

So I’ve been looking up some information trying to figure out how to install Mac OS X on my AMD machine which already has Vista Ultimate installed. I came across several helpful sites in my search and although I don’t have it setup successfully just yet..I thought I’d share the information that I found.

First off, to install Mac OS X on a regular pc you have to get a *patched* version of the install disk. Please don’t ask me where you can get a hold of a copy of this.

I used a prepatched version called “Mac OS X JaS 10.4.8 Intel/AMD Install DVD”. The steps are pretty easy.

• Get a pre-patched install disk and burn it with your favorite program.
• Create a partition on your hard drive at least 6GB..leave it unallocated.
• Insert your install disk and restart.
• Make sure that during installation you select all of the appropriate settings to install for your computer’s hardware.
• After installation completes successfully you will need to restart your computer.

You can play around in OSX for a while if you wish, but you need to configure your boot loader to dual boot Vista and OSX. You can find a guide for this here. There are also plenty of other guides out there that you can use.

It would also be wise to take a look at a compatibility list to make sure that your hardware is supported. You can check that here.

Updates will come soon when I successfully get Mac OS X installed. I’ve heard that a version of 10.4.9 by uphuck is pretty reliable, so I’m in the process of installing it.

Related posts:

1. Vista: Repair with boot disk If you ever experience problems with your Vista installation and...
2. Ubuntu: Mac OS X themed! So my fiancée loves the way Mac computers look, but...
3. Windows Vista Ultimate: The last Microsoft “Ultimate” I’ll buy This is the last thing that I will be buying...
4. Windows Vista: Wishlist As I slowly tweak my installation of Vista Ultimate (64-bit)...
5. Windows Vista has a major security problem.. Go figure, as soon as I get off my lazy...