EPT[Guide] A Hackintosh How to: From the Ground Up - Page 13
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bean3669
Canada2 Posts
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
On November 30 2009 13:39 lylejensen wrote: I've tried several bootloaders (incl. the SL one in this thread and the Chameleon one) to install 10.6 on the Gigabyte EP45-UD3R motherboard. I have the ATI 4870 video card as well as three independent hard drives (one of them has windows, the other 2 are empty). But every time I get the bootloaders to start up the 10.6 retail dvd, it shows the Apple splash screen and the little circular loading thing at the bottom. But after a minute or so, there's a "no symbol" that appears on top of the apple. And then the dvd stops spinning and it just hangs. Is there something I'm doing wrong?  Do you have AHCI enabled in the BIOS? It sounds like you do not. Bacteria- You do need to have a retail DVD. The one from Apple that came with a computer will not work. | ||
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
On December 02 2009 10:35 ssleung wrote: I'm having the same issue as well with the EP45-UD3R and 4870. Seems to hang on the AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement when booting off the 10.6 retail DVD. Any tips? ![[image loading]](http://webpages.charter.net/macstudio/120208/IMG_9431.jpg) Hmmm..that is not actually an error. How long have you waited at that line? One of the kexts cancels the AppleIntelCPUManagement.kext, so it is supposed to time out with 10.6. Do you have access to a working Mac? You can build a new installer package using netkas' PC EFI 10.5 boot file (with native ATI support). The directions should be in the original PDF I posted. That is the actual method I use as I install on multiple boards and to make it work with different models all you do is copy and paste in a few files... You need an 8GB flash drive (or hdd) image of 10.6 basic kexts DSDT.aml for your motherboard with CMOS reset fix Chameleon 2 RC2 PC EFI 10.5 | ||
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tgrokz
United States30 Posts
however, i noticed my cpu core temps have been going up. im pretty sure they would idle around 35 or so, but now they idle at around 45-47. i dont know when that jump happened, seeing as i dont consistently run the OCCT program, but the instruction book says it should be at 38, and i know thats where it used to be. theres a little bit of dust, but nothing bad at all, and the only thing i can think of is that id need to reapply thermal paste. only problem with that is i just built this computer not even 5 months ago. i didnt change anyting in the bios other than the specified OCing configuration on the front page. when i run the OCCT test, the temps get to about 64 and top out at 67-68. im almost positive that that they never got that high. i havent moved my computer to a new location or anything, and none of my fans are blocked. is this normal? im thinking of just going back to my default BIOS settings for the time being EDIT: well im a complete idiot and read an old post of mine here to see if i mentioned my previous temperatures. turns out my original OCCT test topped at 64deg, so 68 isnt too bad for my current test, id imagine. im leaving this post up just to make sure, though. i get really paranoid about these things haha with my system back to the defaults (2.83ghz), my idle temps are 39-41 EDIT2: i opened it up and found that one of the pins on the molex connector going to the left case pannel fan was out of the socket. i got it working again and cleaned out the little bit of dust that was trapped in the heat sink. the cores went down around 2 degrees. however, when i ran the OCCT test, the temperatures topped out at 48 degrees (compared to the average of 60 i was getting with the 2.8 before i did this), which is a significant improvement and right back to where it used to be. time to OC back to 3.6 and run the test again... | ||
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
 You can also overclock to below 3.6 if need be. Say, FSB of 414 instead of 424 or the like. You can leave all the other settings the way they were. | ||
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
Here is everything needed for a installation using the EP31-DS3L or EP35-DS3L. It should support all Nvidia 7xxx, 8xxx, and 9xxx series video cards provided they do not have HDMI built-in or display ports built-in. Boot CD image: http://www.mediafire.com/?nzjhml0imhi Then eject it and put in the SL DVD, wait 30 seconds, press F5. Run the installer. Open Disk Utility and create two paritions at minimum. One, 1GB Partition called "Boot", 2nd partition called whatever. Deselect languages and printer drivers. Install. When the install finishes boot into with the CD. Then use the below files to complete the install: http://www.mediafire.com/?4gmwuwjjmyy You want to install Chameleon (and all drivers) to the Boot Partition. You should have video, sound (set in preferences), sleep (enable Automatically wake after power failure in Energy settings), as well as a variety of other fixes. | ||
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tgrokz
United States30 Posts
OC at 3.2 ghz using OCCT for my readings, my average temp is around 40C idle and 68C with a full load. | ||
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
You could also try cleaning. Those are the temps I normally get at 3.6Ghz with the Q9550. 68 is not dangerous though and is still within Intel specs. | ||
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tgrokz
United States30 Posts
edit: i havent checked my temps since this morning,, but after lowering the voltage to 1.30, i get an average of 43C idling. i have good airflow and everything is surprisingly clean. as long as i keep it under 50 or so ill be fine, right? | ||
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
Ideally, if you have time to run a program like OCCT under windows, then you should lower voltages until you can not boot into windows. Then, raise the voltage until it boots into windows, but crashes as soon as OCCT starts. Then you only need about 3-4 more bumps, typically, to have stability. Stability is defined as running OCCT for 8 hours without error. This often results in a lower voltage than 1.3V, but unless you are going for the maximum overclock, enjoy tinkering to "optimize" your system, or just have a ton of time on your hands you are probably better served by doing a high and safe guesstimation of 1.3 or so. It could be more efficient, but its stable and within Intel specs, so good 'nough. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17542 Posts
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
You can not install OS X on non Apple hardware without 3rd party software and drivers. Apple is not exactly a beneficent organization. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17542 Posts
Seems strange that they even sell their OS on a CD/DVD. | ||
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
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tgrokz
United States30 Posts
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
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tgrokz
United States30 Posts
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maleorderbride
United States2916 Posts
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tgrokz
United States30 Posts
the fan in the video card is the culprit (ati 4870). with all the case fans unplugged, theres a loud buzzy hum thats coming from the card. i thought it was the HS, but the noise is apparent in the second or so before the fan starts spinning on startup. i took out the card, which was almost totally dust free, and couldnt visually find anything wrong with it. i was tempted to open it up, but with my luck id end up destroying it somehow. also, i always wondered why the video card faces down. usually the flashy graphics and the fan face up on video cards, so i find it really strange that this one doesnt. | ||
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DorF
Sweden961 Posts
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