Windows on a Mac?

Greenbowlpacker

Greenbowlpacker

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I was recently given an old iBook, the problem is that it has no operating system installed. Is it possible to put some version of Windows on it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1501
    CPU
    1.8 GHz Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+
    Memory
    1.5 GB Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    Sigma Tel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default laptop monitor w/Dell 17" LCD as second monitor.
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    60 GB internal from Dell (SATA) 160 GB Seagate external USB (SATA) 160 GB Western Digital external (IDE)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
yes you can do it... it just depends on how fast it is as to what version of windows
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
is there anything special that i have to do, or do i just put the cd in and go from there like on a pc?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1501
    CPU
    1.8 GHz Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+
    Memory
    1.5 GB Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    Sigma Tel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default laptop monitor w/Dell 17" LCD as second monitor.
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    60 GB internal from Dell (SATA) 160 GB Seagate external USB (SATA) 160 GB Western Digital external (IDE)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
should be just like a pc.... depends on the processor though..... is it a intel cpu or one of the apple cpus? (whatever the heck they were called)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
I'm not real sure which one it is, I haven't really looked at it to much after I found out it didn't have an OS. I'm still undecided about putting Windows or Ubuntu on it, but I'm leaning more towards Windows just because it is a Mac. Thanks for helping, I'll let you know how it goes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1501
    CPU
    1.8 GHz Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+
    Memory
    1.5 GB Kingston
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    Sigma Tel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default laptop monitor w/Dell 17" LCD as second monitor.
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    60 GB internal from Dell (SATA) 160 GB Seagate external USB (SATA) 160 GB Western Digital external (IDE)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless
iBooks definitely don't have Intel CPUs. You need an Intel Mac to run Windows. Apple only started using Intel CPUs on Macs in 2006, and iBooks were from way before 2006. It is not possible to run Windows on an iBook. You need a Macbook.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 640m Notebook MXCO61
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T2080 @ 1.73GHz
    Memory
    Dell Memory 2GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 945GM Graphics Accelerator
    Sound Card
    Dell High Def. Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14.1" High Res. UltraSharp Notebook Display
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    One Hard Drive 120GB
    Mouse
    Logitech V4500 Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse
    Keyboard
    Dell Inspiron 640m Stock
    Internet Speed
    54MB/s
The ibook uses a G3 processor.
As a test you can try installing linux then using wine as a vertual enviornment. I think this would be a slow way to do it though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
well ubuntu should work on it then and Ojaser is right it windows won't work because its not a intel cpu
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10) 500gb Seagate SATA II 1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
The best way to run another OS on an iBook would be trying VMware Fusion.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 640m Notebook MXCO61
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T2080 @ 1.73GHz
    Memory
    Dell Memory 2GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 945GM Graphics Accelerator
    Sound Card
    Dell High Def. Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14.1" High Res. UltraSharp Notebook Display
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    One Hard Drive 120GB
    Mouse
    Logitech V4500 Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse
    Keyboard
    Dell Inspiron 640m Stock
    Internet Speed
    54MB/s
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