Dual boot windows 7 and os x

[gadzooks]

Hey guys. I'm new to this site and just need some help. I have a new laptop that has windows 7 64 bit installed on it and wanna dual boot os x on it. Could i do this without getting anytrhing erased? also, if i can't, can you tell me the exact steps on how doinh this anyway? (ill just back up my crap) I really want to dual boot because want garageband and to develop iphone apps. Thanks in advance

 

[Arc]

Dont you know it is illegal to install Mac OS on a pc?

If you know it , and still want to do it, You may have some help here : http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/2774-osx-windows-7-dual-boot.html . Some guys here have dont it ( I also tried, but not enough lucky\skilled).

You may have a look in the http://www.sevenforums.com/group.php?groupid=48 social group, too.

 

[gadzooks]

y is it illegal?

 

[pparks1]

Apple Eula specifically states that it's intended only to be run on apple hardware. Thus, it's a violation of the end user license agreement to use it on anything else.

 

[gadzooks]

oh... well, will it work with my windows 7 64 bit???

 

[gadzooks]

if i buy this Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.) could that work? like i could just install it on my other partition?

 

[Arc]

if i buy this Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.) could that work? like i could just install it on my other partition?

You should contact DarkNovaGamer (Windows 7 Forums - View Profile: DarkNovaGamer) before you buy it. He is OS X expert , and can advise you about your hardware. But dont go for a public discussion, PM him.

 

[smengler]

Apple doesn't care if you do this. I personally phoned them and asked them. They just don't like people who are creating them and selling them. They won't do anything if they catch you unless you do something to make them mad. It's still not worth it though because of all the problems you will have finding drivers and stuff like that.

 

[gadzooks]

how do u pm?

 

[FuturDreamz]

as for the EULA, just stick one of those apple stickers that everything that comes out of Cupertino comes with.
as for installing; try searching for

Spoiler

osx86.

any instructions for dual-booting with mac hardware will be different, because in those cases the EFI takes over instead of the mbr/bios.
be aware that installing on a pc may only cause you grief if you don't have exactly the same hardware as what has gone into a mac at one point or another.

 

[Arc]

how do u pm?

Click on quick link on top of the page. There the third option is send PM.

 

[gadzooks]

i messaged him.. no answer.. can anyone else help me?

 

[Arc]

i messaged him.. no answer.. can anyone else help me?

There is a forum called InsanelyMAC Forum. You may have a try there.