Optimizing the System
Before we boot the installer drive and begin installing OS X we need to make some changes to the 3D BIOS on our Gigabyte board. First, we updated the UEFI to the latest version available (F12e at the time of writing) through the Gigabyte Q-Flash utility, accessible through the UEFI.
After the new version is flashed, we need to change the Primary graphics options to force the machine to only use the installed GTX 680. If you want to use HD4000 graphics, or a combination of the two, you can find instructions on how to do it in the tonymacx86 forums.
Under the Advanced Mode version of 3D BIOS, continue to the Peripherals tab, and go down to the “Init Display First” Option. Since we will be using our GTX 680 exclusively for this build, set the Init Option to “PEG”, and the Internal Graphics field to “Disabled”
Also be sure to turn off “Wake on LAN” in the Power Management tab.
After these changes have been made, be sure to save and exit from the 3D BIOS, and shut down your computer.
I don’t support Macs but I do
I don’t support Macs but I do support this article 🙂
Awesome, been waiting a while
Awesome, been waiting a while for this article ^.^
Installed on an Ivy Bridge
Installed on an Ivy Bridge using Intel mITX DH77DF, Samsung 840 Pro SSD, EVGA GTX660 (not supported). I had to install using Intel’s 4000 graphics, installed NVIDIA drivers, installed the GTX, rebooted and it worked. The only other thing was to install sound in Multibeast. Intel’s ethernet was automatic. Seems to have been easier than with the Gigabyte board. About Trim, Mountain Lion 10.8.2 supports Trim automatically. I found out when I tried to install some Trim support, it told me it was already activated and working. I had to first install Snow Leopard (20$ disk at the store) so I could download Mountain Lion and create the USB drive. I will be adding a second SSD with Windows 8 on. I have 16GB of RAM and it detected it all. I’m also using a WD Black 2TB, split in two, one partition for OS X stuff and the other for Windows stuff. It’s a great little machine in a CM Elite 120 box.
IIRC, Mac OS X only supports
IIRC, Mac OS X only supports TRIM on Apple supplied SSD’s. On my real Mac with an added Samsung 830 Trim is disabled and requires a hack/utility to get it working.
< I'm also using a WD Black
< I'm also using a WD Black 2TB, split in two, one partition for OS X stuff and the other for Windows stuff. >
Any particular reason for separate partitions? It seems data is the only consideration since the OS is already on the SSD. If file system compatibility is an issue Id like to suggest NTFS 3G (or Paragon NTFS) on OS X. It allows read/write of NTFS partitions so you can keep the full drive capacity.
I seem to run out of space sooner than later whenever I setup partitions.
i would like to see and amd
i would like to see and amd based hackintosh 😀
AMD is not really supported
AMD is not really supported much at all.
None of the tools at tonymacx86 work with AMD and there are no easy to follow alternatives.
You could spend months on forums reading about and attempting different hacks that take minutes on the recommended configurations.
From what I have seen, it
From what I have seen, it would be recommended to use Gigabyte with older hardware since they have pre defined drivers available, but It seems that using Ivy Bridge with Asus or Intel boards might be even a better choice, maybe. The reason I chose Intel is because “if it’s Intel it works” 🙂 Not sure Gigabyte are the more reliable ones on the market. It was an easy setup for my first experience at it. I forgot to say that USB 3 is also working. The only strange thing is when I shutdown, it will reboot by itself, nothing major. Sleep works by the way.
Gigabyte is recommended
Gigabyte is recommended primarily because their boards have well formed and more compatible DSDT ACPI table implementations in firmware, so power management works well out of the box and without special driver hacks.
Cool article, thanks for the
Cool article, thanks for the guide.
Could you please add some detail about the changes you made in the Boot.plist file (the device-properties key especially) and why they were needed?
As someone who built a
As someone who built a Hackintosh years ago, it would be wise to mention that it’s not as easy as most claim. Keeping up with problems, drivers, and updates is enough to make someone want to buy the real thing. I just want to use my computer, not fight with it.
Definitely good advice, but
Definitely good advice, but for a lot of people it’s the difficulty that makes it cool ☺
I’ve been wanting to try this for a while now
Great Article. Glad to see
Great Article. Glad to see the process for making one is a lot easier now 😀
Good to see you guys finally
Good to see you guys finally mentioning hackintoshes!
Very informative and
Very informative and interesting and well done. I love all the videos. I run windows 7 on a few of my rigs and centos on another. Outside of mac users who want to build their own rigs to run osx on, I do not see the appeal.
Last time I tried this a few
Last time I tried this a few years ago in a Windows7 VirtualBox with a retail OSX 10.6 disk and Chameleon Boot.iso on an i7-920 with GTS250 – it was pretty shaky.
Tried again with iBoot3.3 – VirtualBox 4.2 and it worked great
(with sound and network)
It was hanging at grey screen on reboot after initial install
but then installed VirtualBox Extension Pack
and it all started working 🙂
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html#extpack
Used this as a guide:
http://www.macbreaker.com/2012/02/snow-leopard-virtualbox.html
Never saw the point in any
Never saw the point in any Apple product – overpriced and under-performing, proprietary formats, paying for music you don’t own, etc. Don’t see the point in wasting perfectly good hardware running inferior software for any reason, least of all for the “prestige” of owning a Macintosh. In my opinion, Apple is what’s wrong with the whole technology scene; they are trying to promote a “lifestyle” in which the herd is led around to the latest “must have” technology on a regular basis and in which to be using last-generation hardware is to be a laughing-stock to the ultra-hip with the latest toys. It would make for a good laugh if it wasn’t so sad. I guess there will always be those who think paying more for a logo is worth it even though the product is inferior. It’s only value to me is to serve as a touchstone for technical credibility.
Completely agree for the most
Completely agree for the most part. Apple has gone to absurd lengths to make the new iMac…thin. The trouble is I am most productive with OS-X – that’s all I need. I don’t require dual CPUs and exquisite industrial design etc – just a fast, quiet, cheap, expandable machine that will run OS-X. Apple could build it (they could even call it the ‘Mac’), but they choose not to, so I’m bookmarking this article.
Please I need a step by step
Please I need a step by step guide on how to Dual Boot My Windows 7 and any mac Os X. My System configuration is Hp Pavilion Dm4-3055dx, corei5, 8gb RAM, 640GB hard drive.
I’ve tried different forum and downloaded about 2 different OS X Softwares via torrent, but face ne challenge or the other via extracting the contents or probably the file is damaged. please i’ll be glad if you can give me a link where to download the file (MAC OS X) and a comprehensive guide on how to Dual Boot Windows and MAC OS X on my HP PC. Please i don’t mind the stress involved, i’m a MAC freak so i don’t mind going through stress.
Thanks in anticipation.
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