erm.. i just no idea how to install osx.. cz i messed up the installation, finally end up cleaning my entire hdd.. thank god still managed to get back some files before i do a total reformat for my hdd..

wah it not just sounds like a horror story it is a horror story!!!!

what u wrote sounds like what i've read... just only the part after installation cannot boot into windows is a surprise... according to the guide i've read it says if can't boot into windows use the windows dvd to boot in, then key in something in the command prompt

looks like i better stick to my original plan which is install OSX after i get my windows 7 dvd....

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Added on October 15, 2009, 9:56 pm
i can't have 2 HDD cuz i'm installing to my laptop...
i haven't assemble my ultimate torrenting machine yet...

yea maybe i can ask weiyap for his help since my workplace is quite near to him
what's his t&c btw??

erm.. firstly i clean off my partition for mac 1st, thn reboot pc, with the mac osx cd in the dvd rom ofcourse.. thn the mac osx welcome screen came out.. thn asked me to locate the drive to install osx.. (in between the drive there, have some steps, but i not really rmb it.. is like some kinda format the drive, mount, or some etc steps.. cant rmb well..) after that proceed to the choose what to install in the installation(eg:keyboard fix, wireless fix, kernal,etc) thn start installation..

regarding the windows bootable dvd, still cannot, it offers u 2 options which are upgrade or fix.. (cant rmb either 1 of the option)

i choosed fix,repair, bt still failed to boot into my windows.. even i format off my failed osx partition drive, and install vista into it, which means im dual booting 2 vista instead of vista and osx, yes, can boot into windows. but not the old vista.. the newly installed vista. which means everything is gone, finally mia gave me a link that can fix the boot error crap, and i managed to fix it, bt too bad, both vista have to say bye bye..

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Added on October 15, 2009, 9:46 pm
lol, not really horror la.. bt at least u learn how to trial and error in the progress ma..

bt if wanna play safe, few choices available..

get 2 diff hdd.. so can boot up easily..
try install into external hdd and see how it goes first..
or maybe u can bring ur lappy to weiyap and ask him do it for ya, with some TnC of course.. 

hmm.. maybe.. maybe just buy him a meal..   

for the boot fix, try search back 2 V before V12.. have some guide from mia for me.. still useful tho..

u finally back lol
i heard horror stories from evo and pulled the handbrake 
i scare it will ruin my perfect vista now...
and if i format i'll lose the factory default hidden partition ler 

hey uitm is just 5 minutes from my workplace lol
let's meet at mcd's shah alam then lol

the one opposite uitm???
got a supermarket there and many makan places o

hmm that's different from the guide i've read...
it says just leave the partition without any format then format the partition before choosing what to install...
what happened to evo was apparently that forked his boot and can't access vista...

oh yeah, i think i missed out this step.. 

i got the steps below from the guide:

# Right click on My Computer and Click on Manage. Select Disk Management. Now Create a new Volume for OSX by shrinking an existing volume. You need atleast 5GB of space and the new volume should show up as Unallocated.
# Make sure that the partition shows up as Unallocated, else repeat the previous step.
# Now restart the machine and boot into the Leopard DVD that you burned using the iATKOS v1.0 DVD Image.
# Press F8 as the countdown begins and type -v at the prompt and hit enter.
# You should see scrolling text on the screen now. If it stops anywhere then drop a comment and I’ll try to help you out.
# After a while you should be looking at the Leopard Installer. Follow the instructions on Screen.
# Once the Loading Bar vanishes Select Utilities -> Disk Utility .
# Select the Volume you created previously and format it as MAC OSX Journaled Extended. Once the formatting is done the volume is ready for installation.
# Now Close Disk Utility and Select Utilities -> Darwin Boot. Type Y at the prompt.
# At the prompt when it asks for the Disk Number enter 0. For the Partition Number if your Leopard Partition is 2nd on the disk, then enter 2 and so on.
# Accept the following prompts and you should see a success prompt saying that so many block of data were written successfully.
# Now get back to the Leopard Install Screen. Choose the partition that you made in the beginning and follow the instructions on screen.

Please don’t select any patches etc during the installation, this is normally the reason for most failed installations. Just the plain install would do.
# Once the Install is done, reboot with the DVD in the drive. Press F8 at Darwin Boot Loader and type -s and press enter.
# Execute the following commands :

fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0
flag 1
quit
reboot
# Now before the PC restarts remove the DVD. At this point you should be able to boot into Vista normally.

Note: If you are unable to log into windows, because there is an error which says “winload.exe” correupted.! Relax. Just insert the Windows VISTA boot DVD into the drive and restart. Click on “Repair computer” once you are inside the DVD and it will automatically detect if a problem exists and suggest “Repair and Restart”. Press the same, and remove the DVD once the PC is about to restart. You should now be able to log in to vista without any problem.
# Now that we have almost everything running fine, lets proceed with the dual boot setup.
# Boot into Vista. Copy the chain0 file from the Leopard DVD to C:
# Open the “Command prompt” with “Elevated Admin” privileges from the Start Menu.
# Type the following into the prompt

bcdedit /copy {current} /d “Mac OS X”
bcdedit /enum active
bcdedit /set {GUID} PATH \chain0

In the first command type {current} as it is, literally..nothing else..just {current} with the brackets. In the 3rd command however, replace the {GUID} with the alphanumeric GUID you see in the enumerated list under MAC OS X. You can see this list on your terminal as soon as you type the 2nd command above.
# Close the Command Prompt and Restart Vista.
# You Should now be looking at a screen with two options to boot into Mac OSX or Vista.
# Select Mac OSX to see if you can boot into it. You should see the familiar Darwin boot Loading screen with the timer going down. If you dont do anything, then it counts to zero and again shows the menu screen with Vista and MAC OSX options. Dont panic!

Again select MAC OS X, and now as the timer counts down, Press F8. You would see a list of partitions on your disk with their names. Select the partition with MAC OSX installed by using up/down arrows and press ENTER.
# Voila!! your Mac should be booting up as you read this..

sry bro, tried to help.. bt what i get is "C:\User\Evolution120\NVFlash.zip--save 7800GT.ROM is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

weiyap, i tried edi...but this error pops up..

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so any suggestion how to do??

i guess cannot use modded driver one weiyap..maybe if use the original driver from BenQ then maybe can..

there's no 9600 driver for Mac??

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Added on October 16, 2009, 11:31 amsmoking break...

about the song, nvm liao
just fyi tommy blaize is not the original singer but just the version in the movie is sang by him
originals were by mel carter, u2 & gloria estefan
the one by mel carter was a hit back in those days 

Meaning that you cannot use projector??...that'll be some problem though...

weiyap..maybe you can use Window in OSX to do that..cannot??

hdmi is good enough what
most monitors these days have hdmi in already

btw, the default drivers from ideneb is not enough??
have to find 3rd party ones??

wah fantasia u really got study de o  @.@
last time in the good old days i just only enjoy hard and play harder nia 

weiyap u off already??
i'm trying to figure out how to use a mac but some guides i've read i don't understand what they are talking about....

i've already copy and paste the guide yesterday a....
it's in the previous few pages...
i plan to stick to that guide nia except for not choosing any patches to install, hopefully it won't fork my vista

evo, don go Yuen steambot that much....last time(well, around 2years back) is the last time i went there liao...some of my friends ate seafood, and second day during work they ran to toilet few times a day...and i heard until now also still the same..
there are a lot of new steambot shops open recently, for starter, summer BBQ, above cash convertor, just opposite yuen. Same row, 'Bellygood', as i recall, steambot as well. then we move into the inner row, we have tastypot, facing LDP, and same row, also got 2 more steambot, then the last row, facing empty field one, got umami steambot there..been there twice, expensive, but they serve nice still also(sliced beef/lamb, like those u eat in bbq plaza, tuna)
well...basically i think there are more to come..that place now refer as steambot corner edi..

@weiyap
Ubuntu 9.10b good?? Planning to dual boot with my 7