Installation Guides
From OSx86
This is a list of installation guides that will help you to get OSx86 up and running.
If you are new to OSx86, please use one of the guides in the Recommended section.
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Some of these guides don't tell you how to partition, please see the bottom of the page for details on partitioning or see Partitions.
Getting Started
If you want to install OSX on your Intel or AMD computer, your computer processor needs to support at least SSE2. Most current (2011) CPUs support SSE2 and SSE3, so you may want to skip the next paragraph. It is recommended that your computer supports SSE3 for application compatibility, speed and performance. Make sure to check which version of OSx86 you need for your processor. You can check for SSE2 support from Windows with a program called CPU-Z. If you're already on a mac use CPU-X. If you are using Linux, enter the following in a terminal:
cat /proc/cpuinfo
Additional hints after installation:
InsanelyMac Installation Guide sub-forums
See also installation guides from InsanelyMac sub-forums here.
10.11 Guides
10.10.3 Guides
- Plain App Store Installer Hackintosh Full Tutorial Covers all OS X versions since 10.7 to the latest release. Download the new EFI partition manager Mt. EFI and installation assistant tool qlover note. Fusion Drive setup tutorial, system optimising, various trouble shooting and much more.
10.10.1 Guides
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial Installation assistant qlover note now out of beta. Covers all OS X versions since 10.7 to the latest release. Fusion Drive setup, system optimizing and much more.
10.10 Guides
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial Brand new tutorial. Contains installation assistant software that easily makes a USB installation disk based on Clover EFI boot loader. Covers all OS X versions since 10.7 to the latest betas and DPs, Fusion Drive, system optimizing and much more.
10.9.5 Guides
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial Brand new tutorial. Contains installation assistant software that easily makes a USB installation disk based on Clover EFI boot loader. Covers all OS X versions since 10.7 to the latest betas and DPs, Fusion Drive, system optimizing and much more.
10.9 Developer Preview Guides
- 10.9 Mavericks Simple Vanilla Hackintosh Install Guide
- How to install OS X 10.9 Mavericks DP1 on your PC with myHack | MacBreaker
10.8.4 Guides
10.8.2 Guides
- Easiest way to Install Mountain Lion 10.8.2 On Any Intel PC | Techable (Bootable USB Install Disk Method)
- Install OSX 10.8 on PC (upgradeable to 10.8.2, 10.8.3) (Easy)
10.8 Guides
- Install Mountain Lion 10.8 on PC Vanilla Installation Guide
- Install Mountain Lion 10.8 in VMware Window Host Only for Intel processor
- Install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on PC Hackintosh (Bootable USB) Runs on ANY PC, Easy Guide
- http://olarila.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=995
10.7.5 Guides
- HP ProBook 4530s Installation Guide Based on myHack, should be fairly beginner-friendly. Requires existing Hackintosh or real Mac.
10.7.4 Guides
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial Hardware recommendation list for motherboard, CPU, graphics card. Includes trouble shooting for known issues.
10.7.3 Guides
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial Hardware recommendation list for motherboard, CPU, graphics card. Includes trouble shooting for known issues.
10.7.2 Guides
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial Updated to Post iCloud Edition with 2 additional chapters. New hardware recommendation list for motherboard, CPU, graphics card now available.
- Install Lion 10.7.2 on your PC Osx86tutorial hackintosh universal tutorial. (laptop Desktop)
- Install Lion 10.7.2 on your PC with DVD preparation Guide with video. (How to build a Mac OS X PC. In Greek (howtomacospc.wordpress.com)
- Complete Installaton guide for Lion 10.7.2 Installation Guide for Gigabyte 35/45 mobos, software included.
- OS X Lion on VMware Install Mac OS X Lion on VMware Player or Workstation
10.7.1 Guides
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial from Snow Leopard install, Lion 10.7.1 upgrade with Software Update.
10.7.0 Guides
- Install Mac OS X Lion 10.7 on PC First guide for Installing OSX 10.7 Lion.
- Vanilla Kernel Hackintosh Full Tutorial from Snow Leopard clean install, Lion upgrade, etc FULL instruction.
10.6.8 Guides
- How to upgrade from 10.6.6 to 10.6.8 A guide brought to you by Testing Grounds
- How to install OS X Snow Leopard on your HP G62-237US
- Install MAC OSX 10.6.8 on Toshiba M-305 First guide for Installing OSX 10.6.8
- Leopard en un Raid por Software usando Chameleon
- 10.6.8 on an HP m7757c MediaCenter P5LP-LE motherboard
- 10.6.8 on a Dell Optiplex GX620
10.6.7 Guides
- How to install OS X Snow Leopard on your HP G62-237US
- Clean 10.6.7 install via 10.6.6i Hazard or VMware image Guide for a Pentium 4 Dual and AsRock G31M-GS-R2
10.6.6 Guides
- Install Mac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.6 VMware on Windows PC Ready-made image, get started in minutes
- How to install OS X Snow Leopard on your HP G62-237US
- Clean 10.6.6 install via 10.6.6i Hazard or VMware image Guide for a Pentium 4 Dual and AsRock G31M-GS-R2
- How to Build a Hackintosh Very detailed installation guide, written on 17 pages
- How to install Snow Leopard 10.6.6 on an HP Pavilion dv7t-2200.
- Snow Leopard 10.6 Retail + Update to 10.6.6 Install Method for Dell Optiplex GX520 (GX620)
- Short Video Guide on Installing OS X 10.6.6 On Virtualbox or Vmware
- How to install Snow Leopard (Snow Leopard 10.6.6i Hazard) on Samsung R519 Laptop
10.6.5 Guides
- How to install OS X Snow Leopard on your HP G62-237US
- Update Guide from 10.6.x to 10.6.5
- How to install Snow Leopard on an HP G62-237US, update as normal
- How to install Snow Leopard 10.6.5 update on Vmware/Virtualbox Short video guide using 2 available downloads
- How to install 10.6.5 on a Dell mini10v (1011)
10.6.4 Guides
- How to install OS X Snow Leopard on your HP G62-237US
- How to install Snow Leopard Retail on PC without hack! its so easy...
- The Pirate EFI-X (Intel-based) include Post-Installation Tools
- Testing Grounds Snow Leopard Guide Extremely thorough in-depth guide (with pictures) of Snow Leopard on a PC. Showcases both boot CD and thumbdrive methods.
- In-depth Installation Guide for PC with Triple-booted Windows 7 64-bit, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Ubuntu 10.04 Using GRUB bootloader (bigfloppydonkeydisk Blog).
- Guide for Using "myHack installer" with additional custom kext files
- Complete Installation Guide for HP dv5 Using iBoot + Multibeast
10.6.2 Guides
- Install Snow Leopard in VirtualBox 10.6.2 Osx86
- Install SnowOSX Universal - Snow Leopard OSx86 10.6.2
- How to install OS X Snow Leopard on your HP G62-237US
- myHack
- Install 10.6.2 on a DELL mini10v (Inspiron 1011)
- Install 10.6.2 retail (purchased CD) on a regular PC starting from a PC
- How to install OS X on VirtualBox the easy step by step way A short simple video giving step by step instructions to installing OS X 10.6.2 on Virtualbox.
- How to install OS X on Vmware the easy step by step way A short simple video giving step by step instructions to installing OS X 10.6.2 on Vmware.
10.6.0 Guides
- Install Snow Leopard in VMware Window Host Only for Intel-Based Machines
- Install Snow Leopard 10.6 on AMD PC Hackintosh easy guide for AMD
- SnowOSX and 6 different installation guides (AMD, Dual Boot, Virtualbox)
- How to install OS X Snow Leopard on your HP G62-237US
- Install Snow Leopard in VMware Windows Host
- Install Snow Leopard 10.6 on AMD PC Hackintosh Easy guide for all AMD machines
- Triple boot (MS Windows 7, Linux Ubuntu 10.10, Mac OS X 10.6) With Chameleon bootloader, tutorial and files download included
- Existing Leopard Method Using an existing Leopard. install and a separate partition for Snow Leopard, install Snow Leopard
- Lifehacker's Installation Guide
- blackosx's Snow Leopard install guide
- AsereBLN's Installation Guide
- Snow Leopard Installation Guide
- Dell E520 MBR install guide
- How to install Snow Leopard 10.6 on DELL Latitude D630/D630C File and tutorial available
- Mac How articles
- How to install guide for Dell mini10v (INSPIRON mini) Files and easy to follow tutorial
- Guide Boot CD, D-Series Latitude/w NVIDIA or GMA950 and Intel Dual Core Retail Installs, Choose 10.5.6 or 10.6.0
- Dell Inspiron 1545 MBR install guide
- Prasys' Snow Leopard install guide
- Video: How to build your own USB pen drive How to create a USB OS X 10.6 installer for a new HD install. Screencast and files
- Video: Install on an Asus P5 series motherboard Starting from an existing 10.5 HD. Screencast, files and tutorial all in one place
- Video: osx86tutorials' Installation Guide
- Video: osx86tutorials' Installation old guide if you have already Leopard
- Video: osx86tutorials' Dualboot Tutorial
- Using "myHack installer" with additional custom kext files Using myhack installer for basic installation + additional self-choosen kext files (use for new undocumented hardware)
10.5.8 Guides
- Samsung N120 install using iATKOS v7.1 DVD. Step-by-step guide for complete beginners.
10.5.7 Guides
- HP DV1000 Step-by-step clean, works with similar models. DV1XXX
10.5.6 Guides
- Easy DualBoot Leopard with Windows 7
- Mac OS X Leopard Retail Installation Simple Guide Simple and easy for beginners
- DD's script for the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 i7 motherboard Newest version (not documented here yet) supports Snow Leopard 10.6 too. .
- OSX Leopard 10.5.6 Install with iPC Step-by-step for complete beginners.
10.5.5 Guides
- OSX Leopard 10.5.5 Installation Guide For Complete Beginners A step by step guide with many pictures and details.
- 10.5.5 on the Dell Inspiron/mini 9 Guide for 10.5.x to 10.5.5 on the Dell Inspiron/mini 9
10.5.2 Guides
- Make Coriolis Systems DVD boot on hackintosh machine . This guide helps you to patch Coriolis System DVD (iPartition) to boot it on a pc, to resize, remove, and re-partition your disk.
- Install 10.5.2 on an AMD nForce4 A8N This install uses Kalyway 10.5.2 AMD / Intel and is designed to be very step-by-step .
- Install 10.5.2 and XP on the same hard drive (INTEL ONLY) Easy-peasy beginners' guide. Uses Kalyway 10.5.2 and shows how to partition your drive in simple steps
10.5.1 Guides
- iAtkos v1.0i Leopard 10.5.1 on AMD! Also includes dual boot help! Uses iAtkos Leopard v1.0i
10.5.0 Guides
- NauGHTiBeaTZ's How to Install Mac OS X 10.5 on an Intel Pentium 4 Simple Guide on using Kalyway's bootable disc to make a bootable hard disk for Leopard. Kalyway's disc also works for previous versions of Mac OS X. Download and print all 4 pictures
10.4.9 Guides
- 10.4.9 10.4.9 Installation Guide
Install 10.4.9 on your AMD or Intel computer. This guide now includes instructions to update the kernel to 8.9.1.
10.4.8 Guides
- Quad Booting: XP/Vista/OSx/Linux
A comprehensive guide on quad booting. - How to Create a Simple Dual Boot System (Win XP/Mac OS 10.4.6/10.4.7/10.4.8)
A simple guide on how to get dual booting working. - Tiger on Asus EeePC
This guide shows how to install Mac OS X Tiger, on an Asus 701 Eee PC. - OSX86 10.4.8 PC Installation Guide
How to install OS X on a PC, A step-by-step with pictures.
10.4.5 Guides
- Mac OS X86 10.4.5 Installation guide
This is a installation guide that should be used if you are starting from scratch with a myzar's DVD. - Install 10.4.5 on AMD using Myzars DVD image
- VMWare -> Native (Video)
Using myzar ISO for AMD and Intel systems. In English and Spanish. - Install Mac OS X Tiger on Intel with Myzars
Dual Boot with Windows Vista included.
10.4.4 Guides
10.4.3 Guides
- Install and Configure OSx86
This is a start-to-finish guide for 10.4.1 with 10.4.3 notes appended.
10.4.1 Guides
- Install OSX Tiger on Intel Machines (or USB Drives) Using Only Windows Software
- OSX.4.1 on your Intel
International Guides
- Please don't put Google or other translated guides in this area. This is for native language guides, please add translations beside your own guide
Bulgarian
French
- Installation guide in French
Guide d'installation en français de l'image VMware "deadmoo" sur disque dur. Convient pour les débutants.
German
- Installation guide in German
Deutsche Anleitung zur Installation des "deadmoo" VMware Images auf einer Festplatte. Auch für Anfänger geeignet. - Video: ZDnet (german) Installation Guide
Greek
- Complete Installaton guide for Lion 10.7.x Installation Guide for Gigabyte 35/45 mobos, software included.
- Installation guide in Greek (OS X x86 10.4.7 και 8),
Απλος οδηγος εγκαταστασης στα Ελληνικα - Upgrade guide in Greek (OS X x86 10.4.8 σε 9),
Οδηγος αναβαθμισης στα Ελληνικα - Installation guide in Greek (OS X x86 10.4.6), Wiki guide in Greek
Οδηγίες εγκατάστασης και Wiki στα ελληνικά - Install MacOS X Snow Leopard 10.6.x & 10.7.x to GA-EP35-DS3P, 8800GT.
Αναλυτικές οδηγίες εγκατάστασης Mac OS X (10.6.x και 10.7.x) σε PC και updates. (howtomacospc.wordpress.com).
Hungarian
- Installation guide in Hungarian(10.4.4-10.4.7)
Magyar telepítési útmutató és wiki
Indonesia
- Installation guide in Bahasa Indonesia (Mac OS X 10.5.6 Retail)
Gampang banget teman. :D - Installation guide in Bahasa Indonesia (Mac OS X 10.6.3 Retail)
Dengan menggunakan Pirate EFI-X Boot CD dari osx86 Indonesia - Upgrade guide in Bahasa Indonesia (OS X x86 10.6.4)
Hayooo kita Update - Upgrade guide in Bahasa Indonesia (OS X x86 10.5.7/10.5.8)
Portuguese-BR
- Instalação IDeneb 10.5.6
Guia em Português do Brasil para instalação do IDeneb - MacOSX Leopard 10.5.6
Polish
Spanish
- Instalación OS X 10.9 Mavericks con MyHack
- Cómo instalar MAC OS 10.6.8 en un PC con Chipset nForce
- Cómo Instalar Mac OS X desde wmware para iniciar en nativo
- Cómo activar Intel HD 2500 ga-z77-d3h en OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion
- Guia de Instalación Leopard 10.5.1 en Español
Guia de instalación de Leopard en una PC
Turkish
- Installation Guide in Turkish (for OSX 10.4.6)
Türkçe MacOS x86 Kurulum Rehberi
Update Guides
- Update guide for Leopard 10.5.x Update your 10.5.4 leopard
- Update guide for Leopard 10.5.3 based on the above
- Update troubleshooting guide for Leopard 10.5.5
USB Drive Installation Guides
- USB External Drive Installation.9 step guide .
- Simple Video tutorial .
VMware Install Guides
- Install OSX 10.6 on VMware Video
How to easily install OS X 10.6.2 on VMware. - Mac OS X 10.4.8 VMware-only Installation Guide
Guide to installing Mac OS X 10.4.8 on VMware Workstation 5/6. Intel/AMD SSE2 or SSE3. Uses JaS Mac OS X 10.4.8 Intel/AMD SSE2 SSE3 PPF1 + PPF2 DVD. - Install Mac OS X x86 10.4.5 on VMware 5
Simple guide to installing Mac OS X86 10.4.5 on VMware. - Install Deadmoo OSx86 on VMware
How to easily install Deadmoo OSx86 on VMware.
Dual Boot
- Dual Boot Snow Leopard 10.6.6 and Windows 7 on an HP Pavilion dv7t-2200.
- Booting Mac OS X, Windows 7 and Ubuntu from a Custom-Built PC
A how-to on installing OS X, Windows (and optionally Ubuntu) using iBoot and MultiBeast or grub (from hcetech's blog). - Triple-boot Windows 7 64-bit, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Ubuntu 10.04 Using GRUB bootloader (bigfloppydonkeydisk Blog).
- Generic StepThru for MultiBoot using MBR install and boot_v8 bootfile with grub on Linux partition
- Stock XP and OS X Dual Boot
- Dual boot leopard and xp (Nederlands)(Dutch) '[Dual boot xp of Vista en leopard 10.5.1 op de zelfde harddisk ]
kan het nog makkelijker - How to create XP/Vista/OSX/Linux bootloader without any scripting
Use the easyBCD tool to add osx or linux partitions to your vista bootloader in one click! - How to Create a Simple Dual Boot System (Win XP/Mac OS 10.4.6/10.4.7/10.4.8)
A simple guide on how to get a dual boot running in less than 25 minutes! - How to dual boot OS X with Xp and any other operating system
An extremely simple guide on How to dual boot OS X with Xp and any other operating system. - Triple booting Windows, Linux, and OSX86
A guide on how to get a triple boot up and running. - Multibooting Uses CentOS and Grub.
- Use Multibooting Reference
Shows how to use WinGrub in place of Grub according to above article. - Install on a Partition, Simple and Accurate
Start with this one if you want to install. (Video on How to dual boot XP & Mac OSX)
Native Hardware (after installation)
- Laptop Install w/ home-made dongle
This is a forum link regarding laptop install problems, especially blue screens at boot. An external monitor is needed, or if you have none, this describes making a dongle that will pacify the OS.
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