OSx86 [[electronic resource] ] : creating a hackintosh / / Peter Baldwin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830508303321
• Autore: Baldwin Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Indianapolis, IN, : John Wiley & Sons, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-68864-2; 9786612688645; 1-118-25767-7; 0-470-61886-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (659 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CollinsMike
• Disciplina: 005.4465
• Soggetti: Macintosh (Computer)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: OSx86: Creating a Hackintosh; About the Author; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Installing OS X 10.5; Chapter 1: Getting Started; Determining Your Computer Hardware; Finding Specifications for Your Motherboard; Finding Your Processor Specifications; Finding Specifications of Your Video Setup; Finding Your Audio Hardware Specifications; Finding Your Networking Hardware Specifications; Finding Your Other Hardware; Determining Your Hardware Compatibility; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing Leopard to a Separate Hard Disk; Booting from a Boot CD; Specifying the Hard Disk Identifier; Specifying Boot OptionsPreparing Your Hard Disk; Specifying Installation Options; Watching the Welcome Video; Entering Details About Yourself; Summary; Chapter 3: Avoiding the Need for the Boot CD; Finding and Downloading the Relevant Software; Using the Installer to Complete Your OS X Installation; Selecting the Boot Disk from the Menu; Installing a Different Bootloader; Summary; Chapter 4: Installing to a Hard Disk with Windows Vista Already Installed; Performing a Complete Image Backup of Your Vista Hard Disk; Downloading Required Software to Start Vista and OS X; Partitioning the Vista System DiskBooting the Leopard Installer; Modifying Your Leopard Installer; Using the Downloaded Software to ; Restore the Vista Partition; Ensuring That Vista Starts; Starting OS X; Using a Different Boot Loader; Expanding Your Windows Partition; Summary; Chapter 5: Installing to a Hard Disk with Windows XP Already Installed; Performing a Complete Image Backup of Your XP Hard Disk; Downloading Required Software to Start XP and OS X; Partitioning the XP System Disk; Booting the Leopard Installer; Modifying Your Leopard Installer; Choosing Your Boot Loader; Summary; Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Your InstallationBooting from the Install DVD; Booting Leopard; Restoring Your Computer from Your Backup; Reinstalling with Different Parameters; Restoring Your XP Boot Loader; Modifying the Apple Property Lists to Specify Future Boot Parameters; Summary; Part II: Setting Up and Customizing Leopard; Chapter 7: Comparing Leopard and Windows; Using the Keyboard; Using the Single Menu Bar; Using the Dock; Using Application Software; Controlling Finder; Missing the Start Menu; Using Spotlight; Using Time Machine; Using TextEdit; Using the Services Menu; Using the Context Menu on TextSummary; Chapter 8: Setting Up Personal System Preferences; Setting Up Appearance; Setting Up Desktop and Screen Saver; Setting Up the Dock; Setting Up Exposé and Spaces; Setting Up International; Setting Up Security; Setting Up Spotlight; Using Dashboard; Summary; Chapter 9: Setting Up Hardware System Preferences; Setting Up Bluetooth; Setting Up CDs and DVDs; Setting Up Your Display; Setting Up Energy Saver; Setting Up Keyboard and Mouse; Setting Up Print and Fax; Setting Up Sound; Summary; Chapter 10: Setting Up Internet and Network Preferences; Setting Up Your Network
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