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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="intro-macosxguests">
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| 4 | <title>Mac OS X Guests</title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p>
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| 8 | <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to install and execute unmodified
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| 9 | versions of Mac OS X guests on supported host hardware. Note
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| 10 | that this feature is experimental and thus unsupported.
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| 11 | </p>
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| 12 | <p>
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| 13 | <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is the first product to provide the modern PC
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| 14 | architecture expected by OS X without requiring any of the
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| 15 | modifications used by competing virtualization solutions. For
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| 16 | example, some competing solutions perform modifications to the
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| 17 | Mac OS X install DVDs, such as a different boot loader and
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| 18 | replaced files.
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| 19 | </p>
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| 20 | <p>
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| 21 | Be aware of the following important issues before you attempt to
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| 22 | install a Mac OS X guest:
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| 23 | </p>
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| 24 | <ul>
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| 25 | <li>
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| 26 | <p>
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| 27 | Mac OS X is commercial, licensed software and contains
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| 28 | <b outputclass="bold">both license and technical
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| 29 | restrictions</b> that limit its use to certain
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| 30 | hardware and usage scenarios. You must understand and comply
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| 31 | with these restrictions.
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| 32 | </p>
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| 33 | <p>
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| 34 | In particular, Apple prohibits the installation of most
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| 35 | versions of Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware.
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| 36 | </p>
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| 37 | <p>
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| 38 | These license restrictions are also enforced on a technical
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| 39 | level. Mac OS X verifies that it is running on Apple
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| 40 | hardware. Most DVDs that accompany Apple hardware check for
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| 41 | the exact model. These restrictions are
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| 42 | <i>not</i> circumvented by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and
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| 43 | continue to apply.
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| 44 | </p>
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| 45 | </li>
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| 46 | <li>
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| 47 | <p>
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| 48 | Only <b outputclass="bold">CPUs</b> that are known
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| 49 | and tested by Apple are supported. As a result, if your
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| 50 | Intel CPU is newer than the Mac OS X build, or if you have a
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| 51 | non-Intel CPU, you will likely encounter a panic during
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| 52 | bootup with an "Unsupported CPU" exception.
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| 53 | </p>
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| 54 | <p>
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| 55 | Ensure that you use the Mac OS X DVD that comes with your
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| 56 | Apple hardware.
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| 57 | </p>
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| 58 | </li>
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| 59 | <li>
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| 60 | <p>
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| 61 | The Mac OS X installer expects the hard disk to be
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| 62 | <i>partitioned</i>. So, the installer will not
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| 63 | offer a partition selection to you. Before you can install
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| 64 | the software successfully, start the Disk Utility from the
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| 65 | Tools menu and partition the hard disk. Close the Disk
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| 66 | Utility and proceed with the installation.
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| 67 | </p>
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| 68 | </li>
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| 69 | <li>
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| 70 | <p>
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| 71 | In addition, Mac OS X support in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is an
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| 72 | experimental feature. See <xref href="KnownIssues.dita">Known Limitations</xref>.
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| 73 | </p>
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| 74 | </li>
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| 75 | </ul>
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| 76 | </body>
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| 77 |
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| 78 | </topic>
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