If your interested to install Windows dual boot on a Intel Mac, this article will guide you through the installation of it via BootCamp. All you need is an
Intel Mac
,
BootCamp from Apple and a genuine copy of the Windows XP or Vista installation DVD and a license key owned by you to use it.
Lets assume you have everything you need, lets go through the steps:
The Installation
1: Once you have downloaded from Apple the BootCamp package you will want to double-click on the Icon labeled “Bootcampassistant.pkg”. This will install the Boot Camp installation assistant which will aid you in the rest of the process of preparing your Mac for Boot Camp.
The BootCamp install process will help you partition your drive for Windows.
Ensure you have allocated enough space for your Windows installation, at minimum use a 15GB partition when asked during this BootCamp Assistant screen setup, the max size is 32GB.
2: Boot Camp will ask you to create a Windows drivers disk. You should do this. You will want to check the radio button that says “Burn a Macintosh Drivers CD” put in the blank CD and then click continue.
3: Boot Camp should ask you to insert the Windows XP/Vista Installation Disk. It should recognise the Vista disk once it has mounted and it will proceed to reboot
your Mac and then load the Windows setup environment.
NOTE: If it does not recognise the Windows Installation Disk, restart your Mac, and hold down the "C" key and wait for the boot-loader to pop-up, and then chose the Windows install DVD from there. This should proceed to the the Windows Setup install process.
Assuming you got this far and installed Windows successfully
4: Next you need to know about how to switch between Operating systems, to do this simply restart the machine and when it hits the grey boot screen hold down the option button and two hard drives will appear on the screen. They are labeled with the appropriate name of each OS, select it and hit enter.
Also if your interested in learning
how to dual boot Windows XP/Vista with Ubuntu (Linux) take a look at my tutorial and detailed article here.Did you know you can SAVE $100 on a iMac 24" 2.4GHz only $1,694 + FREE Parallels 3.0 + FREE Printer and Shipping after rebate(s)! Now with Mac OS X Leopard
Written by PCWizKid on February 16th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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One annoying behavior of MacBooks is its sleep mode when the lid is closed. What if you want to listen to music only and not have the lid open or the brightness always turned down? Well there are various solutions you can apply to tweaking this sleep behavior. Mind you some people may argue that the sleep mode is intentional and not changeable for a reason, specially if you are worried about it overheating.
The fact is if all you want to do is download a large file overnight or play music, there is no need to have the lid open and the display showing (your Mac will not overheat by doing a simple task like this). It all depends how much CPU is actually being used, so if you aren't using a lot of processing power then it should not overheat. Too bad
the new MacBook Air doesn't solve the issue either.
Here are some suggestions:
A Free Utility you can start with is
InsomniaX, which has the ability to toggle disable/enable sleep mode . I checked on the
developers site and there is credible information that since 2006 it has worked for many , and a quote from a user here gives relief if you have the latest MacBook.
No damage recieved to my new MBP 2.6ghz/4GB RAM/250 5400RPM hard drive laptop. Although it can get hot when it’s open playing WoW or converting movie files, when i leave it closed to say, download a torrent over night, and set the fans to 3000rpm, I usually wake up to the temp. output of InsomniaX being somewhere near 109-115. Which is pretty good, becuase this laptop normally runs around 115-130 in normal use with Safari and/or itunes and a couple other programs running.
Another Utility is
Sleepless (not free), which allows you to do the following:
· Can disable sleep with lid closed of course
· Safe Sleep (Hibernate) with one click
· One click activation / deactivation
· Menu icon with commands menu
· No processor time waste
Are you thinking about
dual booting your Mac with Windows? If your curious about it I have posted a recent article on
the steps to do so here.
Hopefully these suggestions if used properly can help your usage of your Mac even better now, just keep in mind that you are accepting responsibility of disabling a built in Mac feature and its possible consequences.
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The
MacBook Air is the worlds first thinest laptop brought into the market that has seen its share of very light, very capable products from other companies with the
Sony Vaio,
Lenovo, and Fujitsu, among others. Here's a look on what the
MacBook Air has to offer compared to others.
With only three pounds? 0.76 inches thick it makes it real attractive, but where is the DVD Drive? There isnt any, you need to either purchase the $99 Apple
MacBook Air superdrive, which connects via USB, or use the new Remote Disk feature to “borrow” the optical drive of another computer on your network.
Also the
MacBook Air has far fewer ports than what you'll find on some of the monstrous "desktop replacement" laptops now available: Flip down a small hatch, and you'll find three that can handle many needs. There's a headphone jack where you can plug in headphones or speakers; a USB 2.0 connection for everything from a mouse to a video camera; and a Micro-DVI adapter that can hook the machine up to one of Apple's displays when you're not on the road--or, with the help of a $19 adapter, to a projector or monitor sold by a third party. So if your thinking about several USB or if you have some FireWire devices, its going to be a little tough with this notebook.
Still, the
MacBook Air has a lot of the feel-good characteristics, the full-size keyboard feels good,
as advertised. The LED-backlit screen is sharp and readable. The machine's two gigabytes of built-in memory allows it to switch between applications, such as iMovie and iPhoto, easily. And the enormous trackpad, with support for "multitouch" gestures, is easy to pick up. However like with the
Sony Vaio, Apple has cut corners by providing lower CPU power. There is no reason why the
MacBook Air could not start at a 2Ghz CPU range, instead it sits between 1.6-1.8Ghz on its Intel core 2 Duo. Sure we dont want it to heat up, but its not going to make a difference believe me.
You can see that the
MacBook Air is not really meant for the power user, but the "Hands Free User", one that needs to be connected online with adequate power for
handling applications and lasting throughout the day with a good 5hr battery (which is not removable, lets hope it lasts), or perhaps your just the person that wants the latest and greatest, has the money ($1799USD) and doesnt mind paying for what we know is the general rule, that you pay more for slimmer size always more.
Pros:- Highly mobile light and thin design.
- Sexy, attention arresting appearance.
- Impressively solid hardware engineering.
- Leading CPU and graphics performance for its class.
- Very practical full size, illuminated keyboard.
- Bright LED backlit screen looks great and its environmentally progressive.
- Innovative multitouch trackpad features work well.
- Full featured video output options for a light mobile.
- Runs quiet and cool even when cranking.
- Very good WiFi 802.11n reception.
Cons:- No built in WWAN options.
- No FireWire or Gigabit Ethernet.
- Peripherals and connectivity limited to single USB port.
- Battery life closer to 3-4 hours; no add-on battery option.
- Remote Disc needs more work.
Here is a comparison chart from
Gizmodo. (click image to enlarge the image).
Here's the official guided tour of the MacBook from Apple
Written by PCWizKid on January 17th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Ever since Apple switched over to Intel processor, the same processors that are used in some PCs, it has been possible to run Windows on the Apple hardware. Why would you want to do this? While OS X is a pretty OS, Windows applications will not run on it. The only way to run Windows applications on a Mac is to run Windows in a VM. With the Intel based Macs that changed. It is now possible to dual boot OS X and Windows so that you can simply reboot and startup in Windows. Removing the need for the VM by natively running Windows has a big performance benefit. It also makes it possible to do things that were not possible with virtualization software such a 3D gaming.
To dual boot Windows Vista and OS X without destroying OS X you will need to use Boot Camp that is only included in OS X 1.5 Leopard. To get started, you will need to follow these steps on your Mac: (more…)
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If your interested to install Windows dual boot on a Intel Mac, this article will guide you through the installation of it via BootCamp. All you need is an Intel Mac
