Step by step easy instructions for
MSI Wind U100-432US 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Black
and
MSI Wind U100-279US 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) White
Make sure you have a copy of MSIwindosx86.iso. You can do a search and download the file here:
http://thepiratebay.org/
Make sure you have a program to make a bootable DVD from your MSIwindosx86.iso. A good freeware program is ImgBurn:
http://www.imgburn.com/
Use a partition program to create a space to install OSX. In Windows XP, Partition Magic is an often used program. A freeware program for Windows is EASEUS Partition Manager 3.0 Home Edition. If you want to partition at boot menu, you could try GParted. Do a Web search if you need more information.
Download the STA_RT2860 wifi card driver from the Ralink Website:
http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Macintosh.html
Download the screen fix. Otherwise after install, your desktop would show 800×600 resolution where the
right hand side of screen in blank and black): you will need the GMA950.pkg.zip [159.24 KiB]
Partitioning your drive:
1. Using your partition program, delete and format all other partitions
Also the recovery partition! (except your windows partition which is most likely in drive c. Don't delete C!)
2.
You create a primary fat32 partition, and label it "OSX"You decide how
much space you are going to give your osx partition (at least 15 gb,
mine was 80G).
3. Then you create a logical fat32 partition and label it "install"(Make this a 4gb partition.)
Install your MSIwindosx86.iso installation DVD:
1. Make sure your DVD Drive with the installer disk is connected. Power up, and then press "F11" to run boot menu.
2. Choose to boot from your USB DVD drive. The install process will begin, and you will see many lines of text scroll through before you get to the Mac installation graphical interface.
3. Now in the installer choose English as your language.
4. When you get the 'Welcome' screen, don't hit continue straight away! Move your point to the 'Utilities' menu, and select 'Disk Utility'.
5. Choose the partition you labeled "OSX"
6. Click the erase button and change the format from "MS-DOS" to "MAC OSX extended (journaled)" and format the partition.
7. Now quit the DiskUtility and go back to the language chooser
8. Then click continue until you reach the screen where you have to choose your partition (Choose the partition you labeled "OSX")
9. Before you click install go into Customize and
uncheck the kernel.
10. At the "Intall Summary" window, click "install".
11. Now you just follow the steps in the installer.
12. You can then use the realtek wifi driver and graphics resolution fix by simply clicking on them on your hard disk
Note: instructions modified from http://financemanila.net/2008/12/how-to-install-mac-osx-in-msi-wind-step-by-step/ - screenshots taken from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRSb_rnnCgg
