Step 7 - Run the 1201N installer package v4 which was in the install files you just downloaded.
You will have to enter your password for this operation. Step 6 - Once at the desktop, the first order of business is to move all of the current files in /Extra folder to the trash. Step 5 - Power up the Asus 1201N, again hitting ESC and choosing the USB flash drive.ĥa - This time when the gui boot menu appears, press the space bar and then cursor over to select the hard drive you just installed Snow Leopard onto and press Enter.ĥb - Once the opening video plays, just follow the prompts to finish setting up Snow Leopard. As long as the progress bar is very near the end and has stopped moving, it is safe to go ahead and reboot.Ĥc - You will have to manually press and hold the power button when the screen goes dark as the system is not yet setup to shutdown and restart. It is normal with this install for the time to go down to a certain point, (7-11 minutes remaining is common) and just stop there. Step 4 - Once back at the Installer, follow the prompts and be sure to choose the Snow Leopard partition you just setup as the location to install OS X.Ĥa - After doing this, click the Customize button and select which options you want or don't want to install.Ĥb - Click Install when you are finished and sit back and wait for the system to be installed. Close Disk Utility after the drive has been partitioned.
Step 3 - After a short time, you should be presented with the language choice screen for the installer.ģa - Go to the Utilities menu and choose Disk Utility.ģb - Select the internal hard drive and press Partition to reformat the hard drive for use in Snow Leopard.ģc - However you decide to partition your hard drive, the first partition needs to be for Snow Leopard and must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).ģd - Be sure to click the Options button and select the GUID Partition Table and then press Apply. Choose the flash drive as the boot device and press Enter. Select OK.Ģa - When the system restarts, press ESC at the first screen to go to the boot menu. Press F10 to Save configuration changes and exit now. Step 2 - Insert the prepared flash drive into a USB slot on the Asus 1201N and power on the unit. Note: Before the next step, make sure you have any files you wish to save from the hard drive backed up as the hard drive will be erased in the next steps. Once it is finished, eject the flash drive.
This will install the correct boot files to the flash drive so it will be able to boot the Asus 1201N and install Snow Leopard on it. Step 1 - Before ejecting the flash drive from the system you prepared it on, run the NetbookBootMaker choosing the flash drive as the target. (2) For those who don't have access to an actual Mac or Hack system to do this next step, you can use Snow Leopard running on a VM in Windows to accomplish this. There have been reports of problems from those preparing the USB flash drive using systems running 10.5.x, so just a word to the wise. (1) For the following procedure, a system running 10.6.x should be used to keep the install files consistent. Original Retail Snow Leopard DVD ( 10.6.0 ONLY, the later 10.6.3 DVD does not work!)Īn 8 Gb or larger bootable USB flash drive prepared using this guide or similar. Items Needed: (Note: this list is provided, complete with links, as these are known to work with the 1201N and this guide, no substitutions unless noted!)Īsus 1201N netbook (Currently available at several online outlets) If this is not the case then you probably should not attempt this.
Special note: This guide assumes you have basic skills, you know how to copy and paste files, etc. To keep up with the latest developments on what is working and what is not, be sure to check this thread regularly. The wifi can be made to work by swapping the internal PCIe card with a Dell 1510 card available at many places on the web, including Ebay. This guide will show you how to install Snow Leopard onto the internal hard drive of your Asus 1201N netbook.
(Note: If you plan to dual boot Windows 7 and OS X, you might want to consult this guide first so as to setup your hard drive correctly.) Also the BIOS should be set to default settings prior to OS installation. Adding more memory can take place after you have installed the system. This guide created by mosslack ( best results, initial installation should be performed using only the system memory which came with your unit.
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Installing Snow Leopard on the Asus 1201N netbook