OS X install on a Dell Inspiron 9400

Hi all,
I have recently bought a Dell Inspiron 9400 for music production (Ableton etc). Due to the way XP assigns IRQs I am having a lot of trouble.
Is it possible to buy OS X and install it on my Dell as I know this would fix my problem. Dell do not have drivers list at present. Does anyone know if this will change?
Many thanks in advance.
Aaron

Aaron,
Please read the terms of use on the right about rumored products. I think you will find the answer to your question can not be posted.
I suggest selling your Dell, and getting a Mac. It can run both XP and Mac OS X on the same machine. Only Macs can do that. There are numerous solutions for running XP on a Mac on my FAQ:
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#WINTEL

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