How to install Mac OS on a personal computer?

Many users of personal computers may not be in a hurry to switch to alternative operating systems for one simple reason. A person can be influenced by myths about Hackintosh. This is the computer on which the installation of the Mac OS X system is performed. Such information indicates the complexity of the operating system offered for testing, that it is impossible to install it on one disk with Windows. But is this really so?

You can also find the statement that only compatible hardware is required for this OS. In particular, the processor and chipsets must necessarily be manufactured by Intel, the video card is only suitable for NVidia. But the whole point is that we live in the twenty-first century, and the statements are long gone. Today, compatible with the system of Mac OS hardware - the so-called "hardware" - is released every day more and more. Accordingly, for this operating system, most modern PCs currently work.

Installing Mac OS X is likely to be as simple as Windows. With the correct selection of the required files and fixes, the process will be even easier. Maybe this operating system in the future to coexist on the hard drive with the popular "Windows." For example, it can be arranged using Acronis OS Selector.

How to install Mac OS on a personal computer?

We pass directly to the process itself. First of all, you should test the PC, comparing it with the requirements of the OS we are interested in. At a minimum, the processor must support SSE2. To determine, you can use the computer program CPU-Z (which can be downloaded on the Internet). RAM should be at least 256 MB, and the video card - not too old version.

How to install Mac OS on a personal computer after you are convinced that it meets the minimum requirements of the chosen operating system:

• All partitions of the hard drive should be formatted in FAT32. We tell you how to install Mac OS on a free hard drive, on which there is no other operating system. The proposed step-by-step instruction can be printed out and followed during the installation process.
• Naturally, you need to solve the issue with the desired version of the OS. The easiest way to install the system is 10.4.6 or 10.4.7, and the last of the existing ones is 10.5. Subsequently, the recommended versions of the system can be updated.
• Now go to torrents.ru or we find elsewhere an installation file for download. Already recorded on the disk image can be taken from their familiar PC users.
• In any case, we need to burn the image to disk. For this purpose, you can use the programs: Alcohol 120%, Nero. Usually this operation does not cause problems.

How to install Mac OS on PC after the image is written to disk? Of course, you need to insert the disk into the CD-ROM and reboot the PC. After you see messages on your monitor that the OS installation starts from the disk, press the F8 key. First a blue screen appears, and then you will need to select your preferred language. Then clicking on the arrow, at the top you will see a menu in which press Utilities (Utilities) and select the disk utility with which you need to format the partition. The same can be made Acronis (Acronis). We need to create the partition in Fat 32. We reboot the PC after the changes have been accepted. We agree with the license agreement, and by selecting the previously created section, click Continue (continue). Enter the settings to select the components you need to install. Click "Continue". Automatic preparation will begin, the disk will be checked and the PC will restart.

How to install Mac OS on a computer - process completion

If everything went well, then it will only be necessary to enter the information that the OS installation program will ask for. Well, in the end, you will see the downloaded desktop of the freshly installed Mac OS X. Congratulations!