![]() ![]() proceed to the re-install (second choice down) and choose the smaller hardrive to install on. select the usb and it will take you back to disk utility. you can now insert your bootable usb flash drive and restart the system. then click image and select the os x file. click apply.you the need to take the now empty usb #1 and copy the whole original os x file onto it from your pcn and plug it into the mac.now on the restore tab, drag the smaller harddrive partition to destination. in the partitioned tab, change current to two and drag the line in between all the way down so you have one big drive and one tiny one. then click restore.this should create your bootable usb drive, however there are a bunch of other files in the original download so heres what i did (and my macs working fine)in disk utility select one of your hard drive partitions (or your hard drive if its not partitioned). then click image and choose the InstallESD file on usb #1. drag the empty usb #2 to the destination. ![]() I then entered the os x file i downloaded on the pc, went to contents, shared support and then copied the InstallESD onto usb #1.Then plug BOTH usb sticks back into the mac.now select the restore tab. do this for both usb, they may not show up on your pc, you need to use the transmac programe. change format to 'mac os extended journal', change current to 1, and in options tick guid partition table. file of os x from pirate bay.I then downloaded the free trial of transmac, which allows you to read mac files and mac formatted disks on your pc.I then erased and formated two usb sticks using the mac, on disk utility go to the partition tab, select a usb. Im going to give instructions incase anyone else is in the same situation.first on my pc I downloaded dmg. Ok, so after ALOT of tinkering about I have managed to down load mountain lion onto my mac, using a pc to make the bootable usb stick. ![]()
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