Chapter 5. Install and Use Boot Camp

Apple offers a 25-page PDF guide to setting up Boot Camp, which, interestingly, contains considerably more detail than they provide for installing or upgrading Mac OS X. The setup guide (which you can download from http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/) is reasonably complete, accurate, and well written. Much of what follows in this section reiterates Apple's recommended steps; however, I've also included some warnings and clarifications.

Note

Cat's out of the bag: If you previously installed the beta version of Boot Camp under Tiger and have since upgraded to Leopard, skip ahead to Upgrade from Boot Camp Beta

Assemble Your Tools

If you followed the instructions earlier in Collect the Ingredients, you already ...

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