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There could be infinite number of reasons why you would like to

install Mac OSx86 or Native Snow Leopard from a Bootable USB stick. The most Obvious reasons I can think
of:

Faster Installation
Installation for Netbooks/Smartbooks which have no optical drive
Damaged/faulty optical drive.
More reliable way of installation

Whatever your reason is, here’s how you can proceed with making bootable USB.

Note: This guide can be used for installation of both Native/Hackintosh Retail Snow Leopard OR OSx86 distro
like Leopard Kalyway 10.5.6 and SnowOSX v3.x Snow Leopard. In other words no matter what version of Mac
OS X you wish to install via USB, this method works.

The credit goes to holyfield for his basic guide. This guide is much more simplified and illustrated making it truly
feasable for just any one to perform it.

Before you begin, Make sure you have the following ready with you:

A USB stick of size equal or greater than the OSx86 distro (8GB or higher will work with all)
OSx86 Distro (like SnowOSX, Kalyway, iPC, iDeneb, etc) or RETAIL Snow Leopard Disc which you wish
to install.
A Running Mac OS X (hackintosh or Native)
OSx86 Tools Download from Google Code

Step 1. Prepairing USB Thumb Stick:

Open Disk Utility from Applications > Utilities > DiskUtility.

If creating Disk for Native Snow Leopard:

Erase the disk with “Mac OS X (Journaled)” and the click Erase.

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If Creating for OSx86/ Hackintosh:

Select your USB drive click “Partition” Tab. Change Volume Scheme to “1 Partition”. Select Format “Mac OS X
(Journaled)” with Partition map scheme “MBR” under “options” and Apply.

Step 2. Restoring Snow Leopard/ OSx86 Disc/ISO/DMG to USB drive

Insert your retail Snow Leopard/OSx86 Disc or mount the ISO/DMG you wish to use. Click “Restore” and select
source and destination as shown below. I’m using My HP 16gb Usb named “Taranfx” in t he example below:

Hit Restore. This would take anywhere between 10 minutes (if using ISO/dmg) and 30 minutes (using DVD).

Step 3. Making the USB Bootable [Not applicable if your are installing Native Snow Leopard]

Now run the OSx86 Tools that you downloaded initially. Select “Install EFI/Run FDISK” and then select disk to
use i.e. USB and “EFI to install” followed by “Install EFI” as shown below:

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That’s all. Enable USB boot in BIOS and reboot from USB, your installation should begin.

We keep on posting new Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Hackintosh. You can stay in touch with updates
@taranfx on Twitter.

If you are installing OSx86 Hackintosh, you can check our guides:

How to Install Snow Leopard [VMWare]

How to Install SnowOSX Universal
Install Snow Leopard RETAIL on PC [USB]
How to Install Snow Leopard on PC [OSx86]
Understanding MAC OSx86 for Dummies
Install Mac OS X Leopard on PC [Leopard 10.5.6]
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Suggested Reading:
How to Install SnowOSX Universal
How to Install Snow Leopard on PC [Hackintosh]
Download, Install Chameleon RC4 Bootloader
Install Snow Leopard on PC [USB]
Install Snow Leopard on PC
Understanding MAC OSx86 for Dummies
Macbook Trackpad as Tablet [Tricks]
Mac OS X 10.6.3 – What’s New
How to Install Snow Leopard [VMWare]

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lordMiTnIcK 1 week ago

interesting tutorial. thanks
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aslam 1 week ago

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i have a p4 3.2 ghz, with 1.5gb ram, 512 mb ati hd4350 and a super driver. I tried several time installing
Mac OSX tiger and leopard with mac osx extended journaled partition but my computer won't boot after
installation. Kindly guide me that what is missing.
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r4 dsi 1 week ago

Great guide! Just recently my friends’ Mac Book Air had a hardware error. This is the way that I will use to
fix it. Exactly how much space does the install take up on the flash drive? I want to try to install Leopard
10.5 on an 8 GB flash drive.Thanks!
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