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4540S - Install Mountain Lion on MBR (Master Boot Record) partition scheme [ADVICE]

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I didn't want to put up a tutorial, because this isn't one.

If you are trying to install hackintosh 10.8.4 or any version of Mountain Lion on MBR (Master Boot Record) instead of GUID scheme, stop it now. I wasted months trying to make it work, reinstalling at least two dozen times using Probook Installer and even Multibeast, various fixes and patches. The deal was that it booted every second or third time and the boot was impossible without USB stick. It was awful and sleep didn't work. I only needed MBR to have Windows on the same disk.

On my new GUID formatted disk, I followed this: http://www.tonymacx86.com/hp-probook/77057-guide-installing-mountain-lion-hp-probook.html
It worked like a charm.

Don't try to make windows and mac work on the same disk. Save yourself and buy a second drive. Hope this helps somebody.
 
I didn't want to put up a tutorial, because this isn't one.

If you are trying to install hackintosh 10.8.4 or any version of Mountain Lion on MBR (Master Boot Record) instead of GUID scheme, stop it now. I wasted months trying to make it work, reinstalling at least two dozen times using Probook Installer and even Multibeast, various fixes and patches. The deal was that it booted every second or third time and the boot was impossible without USB stick. It was awful and sleep didn't work. I only needed MBR to have Windows on the same disk.

On my new GUID formatted disk, I followed this: http://www.tonymacx86.com/hp-probook/77057-guide-installing-mountain-lion-hp-probook.html
It worked like a charm.

Don't try to make windows and mac work on the same disk. Save yourself and buy a second drive. Hope this helps somebody.

You can get dual boot to work, but you still should use GUID for OS X. You can find a guide here: http://www.tonymacx86.com/multi-booting/96000-guide-dual-booting-mountain-lion-windows-8-a.html

For other more complicated multi-boot setups, you can refer to my blog (link in signature).
 
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