Snow Leopard on clean, partitioned HD?

I am curious if I can install Snow Leopard on a clean, partitioned section of my hard drive, with no other Mac OS installed at all? I am PC user, Vista ultimate 64-bit, looking to dual-boot with Snow Leopard. I have done research on Google and I know it is possible, but I also came across a few links stating that SL can't be installed without the previous OS, Leopard.
So, would it be possible for a PC user to install Snow Leopard on a partitioned section of my hard drive, with no previous Mac OS used?
My specs meet the requirements of the OS, by the way...
-Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz
-5GB DDR3 RAM
-ATI Mobility HD Radeon 512MB
-199GB free
EDIT: Also, would I be required to use RebelEFI?
Message was edited by: bLux-art

bLux-art wrote:
My specs meet the requirements of the OS, by the way…
No, they do not. The primary spec is an Apple-branded Mac. This is not just a licensing requirement. Snow Leopard includes drivers only for the hardware Apple uses in Macs that can run Snow Leopard. Not only does Apple use proprietary versions of Intel CPU's, it uses only a limited number of graphics processors (not including the ATI Mobility series), & several custom circuits like the SMC. Macs also do not have a BIOS; they use EFI instead.
Some people not concerned with legal niceties try to make do with hacks, including using Apple's drivers with near-equivalent PC hardware. Despite claims to the contrary, I have yet to see one of these things that is actually stable enough for any serious use.

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