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jamess220191

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Nov 30, 2008
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Hey guys, i have windows vista right now and it gives me nothing but grief. I cannot afford a Mac however if i buy leopard online and if i was to wipe windows of my PC completly would i be able to install leopard and run the computer as a mac?
 
This is a violation of the software EULA; we're not supposed to help people break the EULA. PCs still use BIOS, and Macs use EFI, so you can't install stock leopard on a PC without more software in the middle.
 
Hey guys, i have windows vista right now and it gives me nothing but grief. I cannot afford a Mac however if i buy leopard online and if i was to wipe windows of my PC completly would i be able to install leopard and run the computer as a mac?

you might be able to depending on your components, namely the motherboard.

google osx86 and check out the hardware compatibility lists

i am personally running a hackintosh for what its worth

keep in mind, its not for those who dont know anything about computers
 
You can get the EFI-X dongle. I actually ordered one, but I don't think I'll be using it anytime soon. I got it because it cheaper before and I was going to build one. Of course the EFI-X isn't cheap and they even say on the website it's not for people who are trying to save money.
 
You can get the EFI-X dongle. I actually ordered one, but I don't think I'll be using it anytime soon. I got it because it cheaper before and I was going to build one. Of course the EFI-X isn't cheap and they even say on the website it's not for people who are trying to save money.

Why aren't you using it? I think it is a great way to go...
 
It requires me to go buy additional require hardware such as a Gigabyte motherboard.

Quite frankly I don't know why I bought it anymore. :rolleyes:

It doesn't make sense to buy EFI-X, since there are free, open source and better software alternatives that doesn't require any extra hardware purchase.
 
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