Apple Boot Camp Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard - Manual (Page 5)

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What You Need
 An Intel-based Mac computer with Mac OS X 10.6 or later
 The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your computer. (If they
aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.)
 Mac OS X version 10.6 or later (the latest version of Mac OS X is strongly
recommended)
 A built-in optical disc drive or a compatible external optical drive
For information on using your computer with an external optical drive, see the
documentation that came with your computer.
 A Mac OS X version 10.6 installation disc
 One of the following:
 Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later (32-bit
version only)
 Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate
 Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate
Important: You must use a single full-install Windows installation disc. You cannot use
an upgrade version of Windows. If you’re installing Windows XP, you must use Service
Pack 2 or later. You cannot install an earlier version of Windows XP and then attempt
to update it later.
To see how much free space you need on your disk for Windows, refer to the
documentation that came with Windows.
You can use a 32-bit version of Windows XP or Windows Vista with any Intel-based
Mac computer. You cannot use a 64-bit version of Windows XP on any Mac computer.
You can use a 32-bit version of Windows 7 with any of these Mac computers:
 An iMac or MacBook Pro introduced in 2007 or later
 Any Intel-based Mac Pro, MacBook, or Mac mini
You can use a 64-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7 with any of these
Mac computers:
 A Mac Pro or MacBook Pro introduced in early 2008 or later
 An iMac or MacBook introduced in late 2009 or later
If you’re not sure when your Mac computer was introduced, see
http://www.apple.com/support/hardware, click your Mac model, and
look for an article on identifying your Mac.