I've written this guide to promote clarification on setting up an operating system such as Mac OS X on a x86 platform, such as the Dell Latitude C840. The most current HCL is available here for this mobile workstation. What I will be attempting with this set of tutorials, is a brief explanation on setting up your Dell Latitude C840 laptop to run Mac OS X 10.4.8, initially. You might say, well your guide is quite similar to the rest, what makes it so special - you're absolutely right, the initial part to installation of the operating system is just about the same as any other. The payoff comes when we begin to discuss specific attributes, packages, drivers or preferences for this specific laptop that should be applied. Continue reading ‘GUIDE: OSX + Dell Latitude C840 - P1′
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