How do I format an NTFS hard drive to mac format on a windows machine?

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Lukesc1993

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I want to install OSX onto a hard drive that previously had Windows Vista on it so it is in NTFS format. I don't have a mac and wanted to know if there is some way (or tool) to format it to mac so I can install OSX on it.
 
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I don't have a disk but I tried booting off a USB with Mountain Lion 10.8 on and it said it couldn't install over a NTFS file system.
 
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Take a look at http://www.tonymacx86.com/home.php . That site will give you better idea of what you need to do. When the install boots there is a Disk partitioner that you need to use to format the disc for OS X. I run OS X 10.8.5 on my system as a dual boot. But one thing to note the hardware requirements for OS X are very tight so unless you have the correct hardware it is not going to work. It is not something you can just jump into with out knowing what chipset/CPU/GPU/Sound/Nic and so on you have in your system.
 
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