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Mac OS X on Dell XPS L521X

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Dell XPS 15 L521x
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I7 3632QM
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GeForce GT 640m + Intel HD 4000
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I have a Dell XPS L521X mid 2012

Board Dell 029M77
i7 3632QM
8Gb Ram
750 HDD
NVidia GeForce GT 640M

I want to install Mac OSX 10.8 but I have win 7 installed on it. I want to know what to do to have a dual boot without uninstall win 7 or loose any data. I have a partition of 50 Gb available for OS X.

If you could make a video it will be amazing.

Thanks
 
I have a Dell XPS L521X mid 2012

Board Dell 029M77
i7 3632QM
8Gb Ram
750 HDD
NVidia GeForce GT 640M

I want to install Mac OSX 10.8 but I have win 7 installed on it. I want to know what to do to have a dual boot without uninstall win 7 or loose any data. I have a partition of 50 Gb available for OS X.

If you could make a video it will be amazing.

Thanks

Does your laptop have only nvidia or nvidia+intel graphics? The difference is important.

Please provide complete details in your profile/signature
(Profile/Settings link in upper right corner of this site)

System: manufacturer/model + bootloader(Clover/Chameleon/Chimera)
CPU: detailed CPU model + motherboard chipset
Graphics: all graphics devices + laptop internal screen resolution

For example, typical Ivy laptop:
System: HP ProBook 4540s (Clover)
CPU: i5-3320m/HM76
Graphics: HD4000, 1366x768

Use CPU-Z on Windows to find CPU (Core iX-xxx) and motherboard chipset (HMxx), and graphics capabilities. For a laptop, these details are important and affect critical installation procedures.
 
Dell XPS L521x (i dont know what's Clover/Chameleon/Chimera bootloader)
Intel Core i7-3632QM/HM77
Intel HD 4000 + NVidia GeForce GT 640M 2Gb, 1920x1080
 
Dell XPS L521x (i dont know what's Clover/Chameleon/Chimera bootloader)

These are the bootloaders for OS X. Once you have successfully installed the OS X in your HDD. You have to install one of the bootloader for booting the OS X from your HDD. This one you can update at that time. Remainings you should have to update in your profile.

Intel Core i7-3632QM/HM77
Intel HD 4000 + NVidia GeForce GT 640M 2Gb, 1920x1080

Your hardware details should be in your profile.Because no one will come back and check all of your posts for identifying your hardware details.
 
Dell XPS L521x (i dont know what's Clover/Chameleon/Chimera bootloader)
Intel Core i7-3632QM/HM77
Intel HD 4000 + NVidia GeForce GT 640M 2Gb, 1920x1080

Please read carefully... "in your profile"...
 
I have a Dell XPS L521X mid 2012

Board Dell 029M77
i7 3632QM
8Gb Ram
750 HDD
NVidia GeForce GT 640M

I want to install Mac OSX 10.8 but I have win 7 installed on it. I want to know what to do to have a dual boot without uninstall win 7 or loose any data. I have a partition of 50 Gb available for OS X.

If you could make a video it will be amazing.

Thanks

You should have a backup of your data. HDDs can fail at any time, and it is likely you'll need to reinstall Windows anyway.

Some guides:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...-booting-os-x-installer-laptops-unibeast.html

http://www.tonymacx86.com/multi-booting/96000-guide-dual-booting-mountain-lion-windows-8-a.html

If your laptop has UEFI boot capability, consider using Clover instead: http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...oting-os-x-installer-laptops-clover-uefi.html
 
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