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However, that's only the bare minimum if you plan to install Mac OS X for day-to-day use, I recommend allocating at least 50 GB of space. Also, OS X Mountain Lion takes up about 10 GB of space on its initial installation, so the computer where you install Mac OS X must have at least 10 GB of space in its hard drive. Be sure to read the Hackintosh compatibility guide (will be posted soon) very carefully, to check whether or not your computer qualifies. However, not every computer will work with Mac OS X. If your computer already has Mac OS X Lion installed, iAtkos will just update Lion to Mountain Lion normally, without deleting any of your apps or files. It can be the same computer as the one mentioned in the previous point. A Hackintosh-compatible computer with 10 GB+ of free space: This is the computer where you will install OS X Mountain Lion. If you're using a Windows computer, it needs to have a DVD/Bluray burner (just about every DVD/Bluray drive nowadays can act as a burner, too).

See here for further info: About OS X Recovery.- An existing Windows computer/Mac/Hackintosh: This is the computer where you will download and set up iAtkos. Regarding "Where is the disk image hidden?", the Recovery Partition is a minimal bootstrap that connects to a wi-fi network to download the complete OS X 10.8 install, that's why it is so small. From there, you are offered all the same utilities and functions described above. Next, OS X Internet Recovery will download and start from a Recovery System image. OS X Internet Recovery presents a limited interface at first, with only the ability to select your preferred Wi-Fi network and, if needed, enter the WPA passphrase. The system runs a quick test of your memory and hard drive to ensure there are no hardware issues. OS X Internet Recovery lets you start your Mac directly from Apple's Servers. If you happen to encounter a situation in which you cannot start from the Recovery System, such as your hard drive stopped responding or you installed a new hard drive without OS X installed, new Mac models introduced after public availability of OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion, automatically use the OS X Internet Recovery feature if the Recovery System (Command-R method above) doesn't work.

See OS X Internet Recovery for more info about the procedure, quote: You replace the HDD and start with Command-R. Use Mountain Lion's Internet Recovery procedure, all files is downloaded and installed on the new drive without having any files. You don't need to worry about having to copy any data, making USB sticks or having the media present.