It's best to use an empty hard drive- you will have to partition and format the drive.
It's easy to get frustrated, but don't give up! There are a community of users with similar hardware in the tonymacx86 Forum to provide support if you get stuck. However, AMD processors are not supported. I have had reports of success with older machines as well including CoreDuo, Core2Duo, and even Pentium 4. The iBoot + MultiBeast method is designed and tested for any desktop or laptop running the latest line of Intel processors, the Core i3/i5/i7s. In fact, it's easier and faster for me to install Snow Leopard with fully working components on my system than it is to install Windows 7. This guide requires no coding, terminal work, or Mac experience of any kind. Any OSx86 installation guide can seem daunting at first glance, especially when trying to remember cryptic terminal commands and sorting through volumes of misinformation on the web.
