Most MBR type layout only supports a max of 4 Primary partitions and some systems needs to be installed on one of these Primary Partitions.Ĭontact: Last Updated:25022009 At the moment the Apple Mac has a pseudo MBR / GPT Layout to support newer system like the Mac OSX but yet maintain compatibility with legacy MBR systems like Windows XP. Installing / Configuring a Triple Boot Mac Please make backups of any important data on your Apple Mac before proceeding as you have to do several things which could harm the data on your Apple Mac such as resizing the partition layout on the Apple Mac. Intel Mac Hardware (There is no PowerPC version of Windows) Mac OSX 10.5.x (Newer is usually better but not always the case) Mac OSX 10.5.x Installation Discs Windows Installation Disc (WinXP with at least SP2 incorporated) Linux Installation Disc (Fedora Core 10 Installation DVD, can be any distribution but it needs to be able to support the Apple Mac Hardware) Download rEFIt from () Linux LiveCD (Optional if you want to clone your installation, I choose the Fedora Core 10 LiveCD because it supported the Apple Mac Hardware) Firewire Cable (Optional if you want to clone your installation) USB removable Media (Optional if you want to clone your installation) I don’t see why people would want to put Linux or Windows on an Intel Apple Mac, that’s why you pay a premium to run Apple on a equivalent Intel hardware running Windows or Linux. I imagine why everyone is having so much problem is because the Intel iMac using a hybrid MBR GPT Layout. By the why I am not an Apple Fan but a poor System Administrator who got stuck with the task of getting triple booting working on an Intel Mac. The reason why I’m writing this is that there is a lack of complete documentation and explanation on how this is done. Intel Mac Triple Boot – Windows, Linux and Mac Howto – Installing This document will detail how to triple boot your Intel Mac with Mac OSX, Linux (Fedora Core 10) and Windows (WinXP) and how to clone it to another Intel Mac.

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