How can I prep a partition for OS X under Windows XP?
Start > Run > diskpart Then once the command (black) window opens, type in these commands (return after each): list disk (should show at least 1 drive listed) select disk 1 (change this number to correspond to the drive listing number for the hard disk you’re going to install OS X upon) list part (You may or may not have partitions established on the disk you selected) The next two steps are only needed if you are going to remove an existing partition for OS X use: select part 2 (whatever partition in the list you intend for OS X) delete partition In either case, continue below: create part primary id=AF (the drive selected now has free space for an OS X partition) exit Then shutdown/reboot your install DVD. If you get past the language selection, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu, then click the new partition listed (usually a name like s0d2), and erase it. Request the OS X Journaled format. Then when that’s done, quit the Disk Utility and continue installing.
