Install Mac OSX Leopard to (almost) any PC in one step
Want to use the glamorous Mac OSX? Don’t have money to buy a Mac? That’s okay because a new guide has been released that will allow you to install Leopard version 10.5.1 in a single step to your PC.
You will have to meet some very specific hardware requirements, non-Core Intel processors are not supported (meaning anything in the Pentium line), Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processors are required. AMD processors are not supported at this time though a patch is in the works for that.
After confirming you have the correct processor, you will need a blank DVD-R to burn the ISO image files to. DailyApps has all the links to the files you will need to complete the installation.
However, some of your hardware may not work, WiFi cards and sound seem to be the most common but since Apple supports Intel, ATi and nvidia graphic cards there shouldn’t be any problems.
The installation files are about a 2.1GB download which will take a while no matter how fast your connection is and it is recommended that you burn the files to DVD at a slower than normal speed.
That’s just the preparation, to actually install Leopard, pop the DVD you just created in your drive, boot from it and let the installation begin.
Since Mac OSX Leopard uses the HFS+ file system, it’s not clear if you will be able to partition your drive and be allowed to dual boot Leopard and Windows XP/Vista. Try that at your own risk. If you can live with wiping your whole drive just to try this, it’s probably the safer method.
You didn’t think I’d let you off that easy, did you? This falls on a gray area of the law and violates Apple’s EULA. It’s only a matter of time before Apple puts an end to this and is it really worth the risk? That’s just up to you.
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January 18th, 2008
“The installation files are about a 2.1GB download which will take a while no matter how fast your connection is [...]”
I doubt so, because I am on a gigabit connection, which leaves me 21 seconds to download this baby!
June 6th, 2008
Steven.. You have no idea what you are talking about….
July 3rd, 2008
lol,
Gigabit connection is ok….
the website is not gonna give u the fullbandwith eventhough ur ISP does.
+ there is uncompressing of the files there u think u can beat that do it
July 3rd, 2008
oh for the records i run 2 dual gigabit dedicated fibeoptics so u cant beat my connection
July 30th, 2008
Oh yeah, well I blew crack smoke into my air intake and pumped out almost OC192 speeds over my dial up…. beat that!! well almost anyways… lol
October 9th, 2008
woooww, dial up on crack. that’s just too sophisticated and way over my head!!
December 30th, 2008
Please send me the Leopard link to download..It seems very interesting that i’m going to switch pc to MAC. Please send me to cobe_model@hotmail.com
I appreciate for your help,
Thanks,
Geek_girl
February 18th, 2009
Can I install Mac OSX on this laptop (HP Pavilion DV7)and how?
Thank you!
Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400, 2266 MHz
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard 30F4
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 3069 MB
BIOS Type Insyde (06/23/08)
Display:
Video Adapter GeForce 9600M GT
Video Adapter GeForce 9600M GT
Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]
Storage:
Disk Drive WDC WD2500BEVS-60UST0 ATA Device
Optical Drive Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500S ATA Device
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 43130 MB (8103 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 184998 MB (21570 MB free)
G: (NTFS) 10341 MB (10262 MB free)
Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Microsoft eHome MCIR 109 Keyboard
Keyboard Microsoft eHome MCIR Keyboard
Keyboard Microsoft eHome Remote Control Keyboard keys
Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
Network:
Primary IP Address 10.0.0.39
Network Adapter Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN (10.0.0.39)
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
[ BIOS ]
BIOS Properties:
Vendor Hewlett-Packard
Version F.08
Release Date 06/23/2008
Size 1024 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD
Supported Standards DMI, ACPI
Expansion Capabilities PCI, USB
[ System ]
System Properties:
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Product HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
Version F.08
Serial Number CND8292Y52
Wake-Up Type Power Switch
[ Motherboard ]
Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Product 30F4
Version 99.47
Serial Number CND8292Y52
[ Processors / Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz ]
Processor Properties:
Manufacturer Intel(R) Corporation
Version Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz
Asset Tag FFFF
External Clock 1066 MHz
Maximum Clock 2266 MHz
Current Clock 1600 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.6 V
Status Enabled
Socket Designation CPU
Sorry if this comment seems to be stupid
April 6th, 2009
I have q6700 proc and asus with a clean seagate HD. I can boot the cd but then the apple pops up and the right going round and round starts going. I left it like this for 5 hours and nothing changed. Whats the problem? Email me at mark1987@live.com.
June 2nd, 2009
If I happen to own the actual Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD, can I just use that? Or do I have to create the boot DVD as the instructions say? Also, it says you can’t use any processors in the pentium line, but then says Dual Core is ok. . .I am getting my first PC and am a life long Mac user. I would love to put Leopard on it as I hate Vista. My new laptop is going to have a Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache) processor. Can I put Leopard on that?
Thanks!
June 27th, 2009
After struggling with MAC installation for several days, I finally found a blog to help all of u guys.
I bet this is the easiest way to Install Mac OS X Leopard, PC Dual Boot Windows 7, Vista
http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1204
July 11th, 2009
ok i burned it to a dvd and booted to it and after it askes me to press any key to install it, i see the apple logo for like half a second and my computer reboots. help? thanks!
August 12th, 2009
Anyone trying to install OS X must have a computer that is SSE2 or SSE3 capable. If not, you can’t install OS X.