midlandskatecom Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 First off, hey, I'm new to the forums, but not so much to OSX86. Anyway, on to my question. I've got it on a DVD, booted from it, and it took a while, but eventually the installer loaded up, it didn't give me any options as to where I could install the operating system so i just went to the disk utility and as I tried to partition I let it load for a LONG time, near an hour and it timed out. I also tried to erase and got the same timing out error. Anyone know how to get around this? I'd love OS 10.4.10 on my beautiful AMD 64 X2 4200+ machine but i don't know why i'm getting this error? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Can you give us your system specs? Sounds like it might be an SATA issue. Oh, and welcome to the community! hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandskatecom Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 It's a Serial ATA hard drive anyway AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2ghz nVidia GeForce 7300LE graphics card nForce mobo 250gb internal 1.5gb DDR2 RAM Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandskatecom Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 Should I be using another hard drive or something? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapam Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Try Using ATA (IDE) HardDisk. After installation your SATA HDD will be detected. Also try not to partition using Disk Utility. Do the partition through a 3rd party application or through Windows: MyComputer > Right-Click > Manage ---> Disk Management. Create a Primary Partition more than 8GB .. ( you don't need to format it ) In the OSX Installer : Disk Utility : Erase (the partition) with "UNIX" first and then with "Mac Ext Journal" Then, everything else should be a fine. During Installation, choose the following options: 1) "... NV40..." This will make your Graphics Work. I don't actually remember the name but it says something like that. 2) Deselect the "Language Option" if you want Just English. Good Luck!!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hi, you can use the GParted-Live CD (a bootable CD. No need for windoze) to partition your drive. Get it free, here: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php Cheers, hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandskatecom Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 I've got a PATA hard disk at home i could install should I do that? The download Info says to use PATA instead of SATA for my motherboard. nForce 410/430 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I've got a PATA hard disk at home i could install should I do that?The download Info says to use PATA instead of SATA for my motherboard. nForce 410/430 Yes, that's definitely the way to go at the beginning, since it easier to get OSX installed on PATA drives. You can always try fixing your SATA support down the road. Cheers, hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envying Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 search the forum, you will see a lot of threads regarding nforce chipset SATA problem. Here we do have some SATA driver good for nforce 4 or lower but not for nforce 410/430 (PITB). But PATA is the way to go, man! good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandskatecom Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 I appreciate it you guys. I'll put this hard drive in here in a few minutes, i'm getting the instructions from dell right now and printing them so i don't f**k it up. i'll let you know if i'm having any problems or anything. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandskatecom Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 well while my chipset supposedly supports my Western Digital WD800 it doesn't have the same connectivity as my other hard disk. and i can't figure out how i would hook it up to this disk... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandskatecom Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 I guess Dell customizes their motherboards or so I was told by tech support. I cannot hook up my PATA hard drive. So what do I have to do to get my SATA to work? I would really love to have osx on my PC. edit: should i use another download of osx for amd? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Can you boot from an external HDD enclosure? Or maybe you could buy an inexpensive IDE controller for your Dell. hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandskatecom Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 I am not sure how I would do that. And my dad got mad that I took the Hard disk out of my old computer for one reason or another, so I'm PATAless again. Would 10.4.8 from JaS work with a Sata disk? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/62985-10410-install-for-amd-by-tubgirl-test1-question/#findComment-446662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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