Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

[scootermaster]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Bah, I'm not gonna finish tonight. Maybe tomorrow

This is like a research paper lol...I'm already past 20 pages :Q

I, for one, want my money back.

CAN YOU SAY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!?

 

[leglez]

Anyone with the P35 know if the optical audio out works?

 

[mosslack]

Originally posted by: leglez
Anyone with the P35 know if the optical audio out works?

If you mean sticking a CD/DVD into the optical drive and having it play then the answer is yes, mine works fine. And this is WITHOUT the audio cable connected from the audio port of the optical drive to the motherboard. HTH

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: leglez
Anyone with the P35 know if the optical audio out works?

Yup, both coaxial and toslink work, and 5.1 out works (make sure you set it in the software app you're using).

 

[mosslack]

Originally posted by: scootermaster

Originally posted by: Kaido
Bah, I'm not gonna finish tonight. Maybe tomorrow

This is like a research paper lol...I'm already past 20 pages :Q

I, for one, want my money back.

CAN YOU SAY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!?

Just goes to show, you get what you pay for!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mosslack

Originally posted by: scootermaster

Originally posted by: Kaido
Bah, I'm not gonna finish tonight. Maybe tomorrow

This is like a research paper lol...I'm already past 20 pages :Q

I, for one, want my money back.

CAN YOU SAY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!?

Just goes to show, you get what you pay for!

I'm still waiting for my bailout!

 

[leglez]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: leglez
Anyone with the P35 know if the optical audio out works?

Yup, both coaxial and toslink work, and 5.1 out works (make sure you set it in the software app you're using).

Ok awesome! Thanks!

 

[Jack Flash]

Overclocking worked! Took my 2.66 GHz Q9400 to 3.36 GHz with a minimal voltage boost! Very pleased so far.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Jack Flash
Overclocking worked! Took my 2.66 GHz Q9400 to 3.36 GHz with a minimal voltage boost! Very pleased so far.

Bwahahaha

 

[Jack Flash]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Jack Flash
Overclocking worked! Took my 2.66 GHz Q9400 to 3.36 GHz with a minimal voltage boost! Very pleased so far.

Bwahahaha

Om nom nom!!

 

[DarkAmeba]

Just picked up a q8200 for a sweet $100 at microcenter. Definitely going hackintosh. Processor is one of the new 45nm, with a 1333mhz fsb. Should I be going with GA-EP45T-UD3LR, so I can have ddr3 running in sync with the fsb? Will there be compatibility issues since this is a different board? Or should I stick to GA-EP45-UD3R and try to overclock some DDR2 to match the faster FSB? I've been out of the loop for awhile, so I'm not sure how hard it will be to get ddr2 1066 to 1333mhz.

 

[ViRGE]

You don't need to overclock DDR2. DDR2-800 is in sync with a 1600mhz FSB.

 

[DarkAmeba]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
You don't need to overclock DDR2. DDR2-800 is in sync with a 1600mhz FSB.

!!

puts foot in mouth........

It HAS been awhile!!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: DarkAmeba
Just picked up a q8200 for a sweet $100 at microcenter. Definitely going hackintosh. Processor is one of the new 45nm, with a 1333mhz fsb.

The temps on my 45nm E5200 are 21C, vs. 60C on my 65nm Q6600 @ 3ghz. Oye!

 

[DarkAmeba]

Originally posted by: Jack Flash
Say I wanted a more powerful graphics card for Windows. Could I put a GTX260 in the 16x Slot-1 for Windows only and an ATI 2600 (or other cheap CI/QE supported card) in the 8x Slot-2 for OS X only?

Does anyone have an answer to this?? I've looked around and haven't been able to find the answer. I only need CI/QE support in OSX, which doesn't take a beast of a video card. I only need high performance video for gaming, which will be done only in windows. If i can use 2 cards, seems like the ideal solution.

 

[volcs0]

Any recipes for a cheap hackintosh mini?

After the success of my tower build, I'm looking to put together something that can handle basic browsing, word processing, Netflix, Hulu, etc. This will be attached to an LCD TV in our kitchen and take the place of the broken-screen G4/1.25 AluBook that is in there now (that cannot handle Hulu or HD Youtube at all).

Since Mac Minis can be had for the $400's now (older C2D models), I'd like to see if I can put something together for $250 or less. The last time I asked this, the issue of the new Ion boards came up. Any new progress on this front? Any new info in general?

Thanks.

 

[Gymnae]

Hey,
I am new here.
Just put together my box, it's based on a DS3L and a Q6660. I set up the BIOS according to your guide and the BIOS Version is 8f.
Now, I own a MacBook Po. I used Carbon Copy Cloner and cloned the HD of it to a new SATA Harddrive, afterwards I installed the Soup Kit on this HD.
After installing the machine to the wannabe Hackint0sh and booting up, I get an Error the like of "No HPETs available..." and it's coming from
\n"@/SourceCache/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement-59.0.1/pmThread.c:149
the extension is com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(59.0.1)

I can't install from DVD because I only have an IDE Optical Drive
Any clues?

Great package btw

 

[volcs0]

As an update to my mini hackintosh question above, would any of the Jetway boxes at Newegg ($129 and up), be suitable for an OS X install?

For instance:

Jetway HBJC200C91 $129

Jetway HBJC200C91-330-B $169

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: volcs0
Any recipes for a cheap hackintosh mini?

After the success of my tower build, I'm looking to put together something that can handle basic browsing, word processing, Netflix, Hulu, etc. This will be attached to an LCD TV in our kitchen and take the place of the broken-screen G4/1.25 AluBook that is in there now (that cannot handle Hulu or HD Youtube at all).

Since Mac Minis can be had for the $400's now (older C2D models), I'd like to see if I can put something together for $250 or less. The last time I asked this, the issue of the new Ion boards came up. Any new progress on this front? Any new info in general?

Thanks.

The problem is that the GMA950 is kind of crummy. Everyone is waiting to see if the ION will fly with Hackintosh or not. The first ION system was just announced this week (with a single-core Atom), so hopefully we should start seeing more soon.

I've heard the Wind PC works well ($150).

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Gymnae
Hey,
I am new here.
Just put together my box, it's based on a DS3L and a Q6660. I set up the BIOS according to your guide and the BIOS Version is 8f.
Now, I own a MacBook Po. I used Carbon Copy Cloner and cloned the HD of it to a new SATA Harddrive, afterwards I installed the Soup Kit on this HD.
After installing the machine to the wannabe Hackint0sh and booting up, I get an Error the like of "No HPETs available..." and it's coming from
\n"@/SourceCache/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement/AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement-59.0.1/pmThread.c:149
the extension is com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(59.0.1)

I can't install from DVD because I only have an IDE Optical Drive
Any clues?

Great package btw

1. Buy Retail Leopard
2. Buy a SATA DVD drive
3. Follow my guide

 

[Gymnae]

1. I do have retail Leopard
2. aaaah is there no way around THAT? I could hook it up to IDE or IDE2USB 2.0 or even Firewire, which I have as an PCI card
3. I truly will sir

 

[mosslack]

Originally posted by: Gymnae
1. I do have retail Leopard
2. aaaah is there no way around THAT? I could hook it up to IDE or IDE2USB 2.0 or even Firewire, which I have as an PCI card
3. I truly will sir

I have successfully installed on a DVDless system using a USB DVD drive. Just have to remember to make sure it will boot from the USB drive. HTH

 

[Jack Flash]

Is there any indication that 10.5.7 will break things when it is released. Wondering if anyone here has heard from those developers who have access to the beta seeds.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: mosslack

Originally posted by: Gymnae
1. I do have retail Leopard
2. aaaah is there no way around THAT? I could hook it up to IDE or IDE2USB 2.0 or even Firewire, which I have as an PCI card
3. I truly will sir

I have successfully installed on a DVDless system using a USB DVD drive. Just have to remember to make sure it will boot from the USB drive. HTH

Yah USB DVD drives should work fine.

Gymnae, do you have a Retail Leopard disc, or just a Leopard disc for your Macbook? There's a difference - you'll have problems if you use a Leopard for Macbook disc.

 

[Gymnae]

It is retail, I had to buy it - the same that is going to happen with Snow Leopard.
You could use an Upgrade disc, because there is a way to trick to install on a blank HD as it contains the complete System...

Thanks for your support so far