10.5: Create a three-partition Boot Camp setup

I thought I'd share the details of how I successfully managed a "non-standard" installation of Boot Camp in 10.5. Basically, I wanted three partitions on my startup drive: System, Users and Windows. (I don't want a debate on the merits of partitioning; it works for me, and the one time I didn't do it, I lost a ton of stuff due to 10.1 weirdness).So, Boot Camp Assistant will not allow this. Full credit for the workaround goes to AxL over at Apple Discussions. I just tweaked the original a bit, and included some additional details. Read on... Assuming you're all backed up, and ready to wipe your disk, here's how to do this:Start up from the Leopard CDDon't go in to the Installer when it appears, instead launch Disk Utility from the menu bar. Set up your partition scheme, leaving the disk format as HFS+ (Journaled). You may need to resize the Disk Utility w...
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:30:00 +0100

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