OSx86 Install

To install JaS OSx86 10.4.6 the first thing you need to do is to put the install DVD on your DVD drive and turn off the PC. Before you turn it on, if you are on a laptop, you need to either connect an external monitor to it, or use the staple trick explained on [...]

Paperclip/Staple Trick

If you are a Desktop user skip this section
If you are installing JaS OSx86 on a laptop (in this case the Gateway M280), the installation DVD will boot and you will see first a grey screen with the animating symbol on it, and then you will see a blue screen with the mouse on it. [...]

Pre-Configuration

Assuming you have Windows XP and Partition Magic 8 installed, go to the Start Menu and open Partition Magic 8 (If you don’t have Windows installed you will need to do that first or you will not be able to build a dual-boot system).

Click on your current C partition and click on the ‘Resize/Move’ menu [...]

Requirements

In order to be able to use this guide you will need the following requirements:
Hardware:
Intel Pentium 4 Processor
256 MB of RAM or more
SSE2 or SSE3 support
DVD drive
Software:
Windows XP installed
Enough free space on your HD to install Mac (at least 6GBs)
Partition Magic 8 (to shrink existing partition)
JaS Mac OS X 10.4.6 (burned DVD)
Other:
About 20 minutes* to [...]