Mac os x Issues

Hi. Thank you very much. I just tried it though, and it says mac os x cannot be installed on this computer? Do I have to format the hard drive first? If so, ay idea on how i go about that? Thanks for your help, it is very much appreciated!

Ash

Is it that I need to format the hard drive.... Using **** utility and doing a partition? If so, mac os extended (journald)? there are a few options, one without journald and ones that say case - sensitive, etc... i'm not sure of the difference

to format the HD, you would boot the computer from the Installation disks and go to the second step of the installation.
Up in the menubar you will find the disk utility.
Open it and choose your HD. Click on the partition tab and select 1 partition.
Use Mac OS extended (journaled) and hit apply (or similar)
Reboot the machine after the disk appears on the desktop and start the install process again.

If it still says that it cannot be installed on this machine, it may be because the recovery disks are keyed for another type of macbook.

Good luck, let us know how you get on

P

Sorted it cheers. It was because the software was for the latest mac book and mine is about a year old. So borrowed a different disc.

I decided to go for 2 partitions, one in FAT format so I can run windows, as there is stuff on my old pc I want to keep and would like to sell my old PC. I think I went about it the right way...This way I should be able to install a version of windows...although at the moment, i haven't looked into it enough to know what i have to go for...If you have any clue, please feel free to let me know.

Its so great having these forums with people that are so willing to help...If only the real world was more like this...

Ash

on your hard drive.

This task is performed as part of the Boot Camp procedure and needs to be NTFS for Windows XP and above.
If you have not installed to much stuff, go back and make your drive back into one partiton and when you decide to install Windows, using Boot Camp, let it create the partition for you.

If you are going to be using one of the Virtual solutions like Parallels or VM Fusion, you do not need any partitioning of the HD.

You cannot just throw a Windows install disk into the Mac and expect it to work. You still have to create drivers to enable the Mac graphics, sound and network devices to work.

P

Ok I see. Thanks. I haven't installed much so I will start a fresh format. Are there any sites you would suggest for getting software? As I said, i am very new to mac and have only just transfered over, so just getting to grips with everything and finding out new stuff all the time.

Cheers

Ash

I guess it depends on what sort of software you are looking for.

Take a look under the Apple Menu, top left of the screen, and choose Mac OS X Software. That will take you to the Apple website and a whole bunch of software.

Right now though, you probably have all the software you need to start doing things.

What are you looking to do with your machine?

Oh yes, the Windows thing. Do you have to have windows?

P

Its not essential that i have windows...It's just that i have a laptop and a desk top, and they all have information on them that i would like to be able to access... Word documents, pictures, audio files from software such as adobe audition...And I don't want to keep my pcs... I need to sell my lap top to put some money towards what I have just spent getting my macbook. Is there any other way around that other than getting windows?

i a very into music and so want to get some good music software, plus I would like to start getting into a bit of video editing.

I also need things like word and some kind of spread sheet software.

And i suppose i good graphics software to. I would like to learn more on how to use one because I think it would be very beneficial

Ash

There is a version of MS Office for Mac, (Student & Teacher edition is cheap) that will cover your word processing, spreadsheet and presentation needs.
However, there are alternatives to paying MS anything. OpenOffice and NeoOffice are two programs that can create and open MS Office files. Both are free and worth checking out.
Apple has an application call iWork which contains a suite of programs, Pages, Numbers & Keynote, which do the same thing. It's not free but it's cheaper than MS Office.

Video editing. You already have all you need on your new mac to start into video editing. iMovie and iDVD will do you fine. If you want to go the "Pro" route at sometime in the future, Final Cut Express or Final Cut Studio is used extensively in the movie industry.

Music Software. This depends on what you want to do with your music. Store it, play it, catalog it & sync it to your iPod, then iTunes (already on your computer) will do fine. It will also convert tracks to different formats. It is not really an audio editing suite though.
Garage Band, already installed on your computer, is a good piece of audio software but may not be what you are looking for.
Audacity does about the same as Audition but does not look as pretty. Logic Express or Logic Pro, from Apple, are very good.

Photos. iPhoto, already installed on your computer, is a great way to store, organize, edit and share your digital pictures.

OK, so far we have not found any software that you need that is not already on your computer, the need for Windows is fading.

Check out what is already there, iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, GarageBand, (collectively known as iLife), you may have a trial of Pages, Numbers and Keynote (known as iWork) and maybe a trial of Office.
Avoid that, they are trying to sell you the full price version.
When you find something that you positively cannot do on your Mac, post back to these forums and you will find that you probably can.
Download OpenOffice and see how you like it. You can always uninstall it.

Good Luck

P