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On June 18 2009 22:51 ghostWriter wrote:
What do you do if you build it and it doesn't turn on?
The light on the motherboard turns on and is blue but none of the fans turn on and I'm pretty sure that all the wires are in correctly. I tried pulling the motherboard away from the case a bit to see if it isn't working because it is touching metal, but it still doesn't turn on.
that happened to me while fixing a computer, ihave no experienc but computeres never fail!!
check the wiring!
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On June 18 2009 22:51 ghostWriter wrote:
What do you do if you build it and it doesn't turn on?
The light on the motherboard turns on and is blue but none of the fans turn on and I'm pretty sure that all the wires are in correctly. I tried pulling the motherboard away from the case a bit to see if it isn't working because it is touching metal, but it still doesn't turn on.
That is a pretty general failure to POST. It can be due to RAM, PSU, motherboard, and sometimes even a bad video card. Try testing it completely outside of the case as well. You can turn a computer on without a power button by just touching a screwdrive to the two power pins.
I am afraid systematically swapping out components is really the only logical thing to do to test the hardware=/
If you cannot do that then get a PC tech to do it. It should not take more than an hour to test all of the hardware in a computer.
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Just to add.
Most of the time POST failure will report a beep code even though it doesn't turn on.
google your mobo/bios's beep code; it will give you some idea on what went wrong.
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...and you can even play BroodWar on that machine?
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1. First, open up Universal OSx86 Installer. Check the following boxes:
***edit my camera battery is dead, pics coming tomorrow***
okay, so what boxes do we check??
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4. Repeat steps 1 and 2.
does this mean we do these steps another time, it just confused me, lol 
should be getting my custom build next week, here are the specs:
Motherboard EP45-UD3P (gigabyte)
CPU C2D E7400 2.8GHz (intel)
Memory 4GB 1066MHz
Video Card HD4870 1GB
HDD 2x 500GB HDDs
Case Coolermaster 690 (coolermaster)
PSU 700W (greatwall)
DVD Drive Lite-On 22x (lite-on)
this should be fine, right?
thanks
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hm will go snap a pic right now ;p
Yes, it means you need to repeat 1 and 2 again. I can cut and paste it in again instead.
Your should use the exact same motherboard if you can. It is the EP45-UD3L
It is on sale on a different website today, updating the OP.
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It is not illegal. legality is being decided. apple only has a ToS (which might render it illegal) in the US though. So all other countries you can do whatever.
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Wow, amazing guide. I've been living under boot camp with a legit mac, but honestly, I'd prefer this if I were going to get a desktop. I'm going to try and remember this when I build a comp.
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On June 19 2009 10:10 maleorderbride wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2009 22:51 ghostWriter wrote:
What do you do if you build it and it doesn't turn on?
The light on the motherboard turns on and is blue but none of the fans turn on and I'm pretty sure that all the wires are in correctly. I tried pulling the motherboard away from the case a bit to see if it isn't working because it is touching metal, but it still doesn't turn on. That is a pretty general failure to POST. It can be due to RAM, PSU, motherboard, and sometimes even a bad video card. Try testing it completely outside of the case as well. You can turn a computer on without a power button by just touching a screwdrive to the two power pins. I am afraid systematically swapping out components is really the only logical thing to do to test the hardware=/ If you cannot do that then get a PC tech to do it. It should not take more than an hour to test all of the hardware in a computer.
My video card was brand new and it's working fine. It turned out to be the RAM, apparently I put it in slots 0 and 2 instead of 0 and 1. I just put it in the two slots nearest to the processor instead of skipping a space. As soon as I moved the offending card, it started up nicely.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think you can install official updates from Apples on a OSx86. Great guide nonetheless!
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You can Liberty. That is the whole reason why I take the pains to do a retail installation instead of a hacked distro.
The software is 100% unaltered system files with the only custom files being the third party drivers.
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When you overclock, do you have to do all the steps on the bios screen before install an os? Or can you tweak the settings afterwards?
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You can tweak afterward. Generally it is better to do it afterward anyway. Also, I hope this goes without saying, but if you aren't using this CPU, then don't use those voltages and settings.
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On June 28 2009 13:05 maleorderbride wrote:
You can Liberty. That is the whole reason why I take the pains to do a retail installation instead of a hacked distro.
The software is 100% unaltered system files with the only custom files being the third party drivers.
I see it now, that's why you actually recommended a specific list of hardware that is officially supported in the retail OSX version. Awesome !
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With starcraft 2 run on windows 7?
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Of course. Windows 7 is compatible with anything that runs on Vista.
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On June 28 2009 08:01 maleorderbride wrote:
hm will go snap a pic right now ;p
Yes, it means you need to repeat 1 and 2 again. I can cut and paste it in again instead.
Your should use the exact same motherboard if you can. It is the EP45-UD3L
It is on sale on a different website today, updating the OP.
hmm ok thanks.
have you tried it with the EP45-UD3P motherboard, as i know it's much better overall. I'm in Australia, buying everything local, and the price between the two is minor. Do you reckon it should work fine with the UD3P motherboard? If you could try it out in a build, that'd be great, otherwise I'll give it a go on the weekend after i finish ordering my build.
thanks
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I want to thank you for this guide. I recently had a very bad experience with mac technical support and, to be honest, I have no use for their sanctioned product anymore. I think I'll make a hackintosh eventually so I can get my mac fix for cheaper!
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On June 30 2009 13:10 LeperKahn wrote:
I want to thank you for this guide. I recently had a very bad experience with mac technical support and, to be honest, I have no use for their sanctioned product anymore. I think I'll make a hackintosh eventually so I can get my mac fix for cheaper!
you made a good choice, in my opinion. the rig that i'm getting is over $600 cheaper than the low-end iMac, and has 2x the amount of RAM, a faster processor, 680GB more HDD space, a 2" larger screen, a much faster graphics card, and is fully upgradeable in the future
now that's value for money i reckon 
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