Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

[leglez]

Hey Kaido I am looking at upgrading to the UD3P pretty soon. What would I have to do to go from P35 to UD3P? Would I just open up the 1 click installer and install everything for UD3P?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: leglez
Hey Kaido I am looking at upgrading to the UD3P pretty soon. What would I have to do to go from P35 to UD3P? Would I just open up the 1 click installer and install everything for UD3P?

Yeah that's it. I'll be working on the Wiki this Saturday, so I'll have both the UD3P & DS3L guides & packages available. Basically install Leopard, install the 10.5.6 update, then install the UD3P plugin & the rest of the Uinstaller stuff. Pretty easy. If you're doing it from the desktop, do all of that, but when you first boot, re-install just the Kexts from the Plugin (they don't load correctly due to the install setup, so just a quick re-install & reboot fixes that).

 

[leglez]

Ah so is it not possible to upgrade from P35 - UD3P? Or do I need to back everything up first and then do a complete reinstall?

Also is there anyway to fix overscan? I hooked mine up to my tv today and went through all the resolutions and can't find one that doesn't have overscan.

 

[Sophie424]

When I hot-plug an external SATA drive into my DS3L sata port #4, it is not recognized. On reboot it is fine.

Is this expected, or should I be doing something differently?

Thanks.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: leglez
Ah so is it not possible to upgrade from P35 - UD3P? Or do I need to back everything up first and then do a complete reinstall?

Also is there anyway to fix overscan? I hooked mine up to my tv today and went through all the resolutions and can't find one that doesn't have overscan.

I don't understand what you're asking - you mean put your DS3L's Leopard Hard Drive into a UD3P? Sure you can do that, but you'll need to remove the DS3L's drivers (Kexts & Mkext file) and install the UD3P's drivers, then swap it.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Sophie424
When I hot-plug an external SATA drive into my DS3L sata port #4, it is not recognized. On reboot it is fine.

Is this expected, or should I be doing something differently?

Thanks.

It's hit and miss on my rig - sometimes the drive shows up, sometimes I have to reboot. Hackintosh drivers ftl, lol.

 

[leglez]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: leglez
Ah so is it not possible to upgrade from P35 - UD3P? Or do I need to back everything up first and then do a complete reinstall?

Also is there anyway to fix overscan? I hooked mine up to my tv today and went through all the resolutions and can't find one that doesn't have overscan.

I don't understand what you're asking - you mean put your DS3L's Leopard Hard Drive into a UD3P? Sure you can do that, but you'll need to remove the DS3L's drivers (Kexts & Mkext file) and install the UD3P's drivers, then swap it.

Ok perfect! Wasn't really sure how to ask it haha

 

[Sophie424]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Sophie424
When I hot-plug an external SATA drive into my DS3L sata port #4, it is not recognized. On reboot it is fine.

Is this expected, or should I be doing something differently?

Thanks.

It's hit and miss on my rig - sometimes the drive shows up, sometimes I have to reboot. Hackintosh drivers ftl, lol.

I thought it had worked once on mine, then decided I must have imagined it, Lol

 

[volcs0]

Originally posted by: Zaap

Originally posted by: volcs0
One thing I have not tried (painful) is to just have one drive hooked up on the main (jmicron) sata channel and see if I can get vista installed that way- but I was hoping for an easier solution...

This is the way you should do it. It shouldn't be painful; just temporarily unplug the other harddrive's SATA power or data cable from the drive.

Wow. Thanks. This is the first clear explanation I've gotten about this. Thanks for taking the time to write it up.

 

[Braeburn]

I am getting one of those Miglia firewire breakout sound cards, is it possible to just disable onboard sound entirely? Would any kexts need to be altered? I am not going to use onboard sound at all it looks like, my webcam has built in mic, too.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Braeburn
I am getting one of those Miglia firewire breakout sound cards, is it possible to just disable onboard sound entirely? Would any kexts need to be altered? I am not going to use onboard sound at all it looks like, my webcam has built in mic, too.

In BIOS you can disable onboard audio. You can either manually delete the kexts or just leave them there. I have one of the Miglias and it's great! Bear in mind that it is a musician's breakout sound card, so it will give you reference audio - if you want heavy bass for rap or whatever, you'll need to adjust your software equalizer.

 

[randomlinh]

Anyone still having issues w/ their hackintosh being seen as a power pc? If you browse smugmug, and hit the videos... it always goes to the QT plugin. I suspect it's because it thinks flash can't be use. I can embed the videos fine, and flash is used and works.

My monitor power on delay is back... I have no idea what changed.. I haven't updated anything yet =( Not a big deal, but just noting it. I really need to get another 640GB drive to clone this so I can test out 10.5.6 w/o losing too much time since it's my main rig, heh.

 

[leglez]

Originally posted by: leglez
Also is there anyway to fix overscan? I hooked mine up to my tv today and went through all the resolutions and can't find one that doesn't have overscan.

Anyone have any ideas on how to fix the overscan issue?

 

[swilso]

Can someone tell me what this means ... (in the screenshot), is it my video card glitching ??

Screen shot is here = http://www.picoodle.com/view.p..._c9723ce.jpg&srv=img19

 

[scootermaster]

I'm interested in one of those Miglia boxes...a couple of questions:

1). Are there other alternatives, even if they're more expensive? I mean, $35 is phenomenal, but f for $50, I can get SPDIF, or more inputs, or MIDI or something, I'd certainly look into that.

2). Are the 1/4" inputs stereo or mono?

Thanks!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: swilso
Can someone tell me what this means ... (in the screenshot), is it my video card glitching ??

Screen shot is here = http://www.picoodle.com/view.p..._c9723ce.jpg&srv=img19

Yah, that looks like a video card glitch. Most likely it's either overheating, the cable isn't plugged in securely, or you need a better driver.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: scootermaster
I'm interested in one of those Miglia boxes...a couple of questions:

1). Are there other alternatives, even if they're more expensive? I mean, $35 is phenomenal, but f for $50, I can get SPDIF, or more inputs, or MIDI or something, I'd certainly look into that.

2). Are the 1/4" inputs stereo or mono?

Thanks!

1. I think Miglia only makes that particular Firewire sound card. But there are zillions of others if you've got the bucks for it!

2. I believe they're all stereo. Here's the Amazon page:

http://www.amazon.com/Miglia-H...nyAudio/dp/B0009F217Q/

 

[litlgi74]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: litlgi74

Originally posted by: litlgi74

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: litlgi74

Coolermaster 690, 3 Case Fans, 550w PSU ($150)
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P ($137)
2.4ghz Quad Q6600 ($190) or 3.0ghz Dual E8400 ($165)
2GB G.Skill DDR2-800 RAM ($18 x 2 = $36)
Dual-DVI 320mb 8800 GTS Video Card ($85)
1TB Samsung F1 Hard Drive ($100)
DVD Burner ($26)
Sabrent 68-in-1 Internal Memory Card Reader ($14)

I am really wanting to build this system.... but I can not seem to get this video card anywhere? Would you have any suggestions... for a comparable card or maybe even better at around the same price... It seems that all the recommended card are being "deactivated" at newegg.

PS... If I am going to build this system should I get the the fastest processor I can afford or would there be compatibility issues with other cpus?

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks
John

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: litlgi74

Originally posted by: Kaido
Coolermaster 690, 3 Case Fans, 550w PSU ($150)
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P ($137)
2.4ghz Quad Q6600 ($190) or 3.0ghz Dual E8400 ($165)
2GB G.Skill DDR2-800 RAM ($18 x 2 = $36)
Dual-DVI 320mb 8800 GTS Video Card ($85)
1TB Samsung F1 Hard Drive ($100)
DVD Burner ($26)
Sabrent 68-in-1 Internal Memory Card Reader ($14)

I am really wanting to build this system.... but I can not seem to get this video card anywhere? Would you have any suggestions... for a comparable card or maybe even better at around the same price... It seems that all the recommended card are being "deactivated" at newegg.

PS... If I am going to build this system should I get the the fastest processor I can afford or would there be compatibility issues with other cpus?

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks
John

There are plenty of working cards. I've used a 7300GT, 7900GT, 8800GTS, 8800GTX, 3870, etc., all with great results. Check out the Graphics sub-forum at InsanelyMac:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/i...28bfcf9e&showforum=151

You can use any SSE3-capable CPU you can afford. Go ahead and get the Q9550 if you can afford it. I'd recommend getting a good heatsink too, if you plan on overclocking, something like a Tuniq Tower 120.

 

[chrome01]

I am new here, i just wanted to build my first hackintosh computer, and i like this guide.

VI. Better Budget Rig Recipe: 450 beans

The Better Budget rig extends the above Budget rig to add the following features:

1. Faster CPU: This changes the 65nm 2.0ghz Allendale to a 45nm 2.5ghz Wolfdale for just $13 more. It also increases the L2 cache from 1MB to 2MB.
2. 4GB RAM: Double the memory for only $24 more. This helps OS X run better and is also totally worth it if you plan on running Windows XP in a Virtual Machine. This way you can give XP 2 gigs of RAM and still have 2 gigs of RAM for OS X.
3. Boot Drive: The boot drive capacity is doubled from 160gb to 320gb.
4. Backup Drive: 320gb backup drive - double the size of the 160gb boot drive, gives you lots of room for automatic hourly Time Machine backups. Personally I would NEVER run an OS X machine without a backup drive. This is the #1 feature in Leopard that makes it all worth it. Even if your boot drive fails, you can easily restore your ENTIRE SYSTEM using Time Machine, up to the last hour's backup. This includes apps, accounts, scripts, fonts, bookmarks, files - everything. Totally worth having a backup drive!
5. Card Reader: This is the ultimate card reader and is only $14. 65-in-1 plus a USB port (just in case you get a case that doesn't have front USB ports), it can ready pretty much ever card on the planet. If you have a PSP, a camera, a digital camcorder, whatever, it's super useful to have one of these devices. Plus it's internal and fits in a 3.5" drive bay and uses an internal USB port, so it's completely integrated with the computer. And it's 100% Leopard compatible natively - plug and play right out of the box.
6. Video Card: Upgraded to a more powerful Dual DVI card (includes a VGA adapter for convenience) for $25 more.

Add the following to the above recipe for the Super Budget rig:

Processor: 2.5ghz E5200 Dual-Core Wolfdale CPU ($83)
Memory: Trascend 2GB DDR2-800 - Single Stick ($24 x 2 = $48)
Boot Drive: Samsung 320gb 7200rpm SATA ($55)
Backup Drive: Samsung 320gb 7200rpm SATA ($55)
Card Reader: 65-in-1 Internal Card Reader with a USB 2.0 port ($14)
Video Card: 256mb 8600GT with Dual DVI ($55)

But i got little bit problem, The link to hd for bootdrive is no longer available, and the video card. I am wonder can someone give me the links to those again. But i wanted my Hard Drive to be either 500G or 1T G. Thanks

 

[scootermaster]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: scootermaster
I'm interested in one of those Miglia boxes...a couple of questions:

1). Are there other alternatives, even if they're more expensive? I mean, $35 is phenomenal, but f for $50, I can get SPDIF, or more inputs, or MIDI or something, I'd certainly look into that.

2). Are the 1/4" inputs stereo or mono?

Thanks!

1. I think Miglia only makes that particular Firewire sound card. But there are zillions of others if you've got the bucks for it!

2. I believe they're all stereo. Here's the Amazon page:

http://www.amazon.com/Miglia-H...nyAudio/dp/B0009F217Q/

I've seen a couple other boxes, but I'm not sure if any of them are Mac/Hack compatible, and more importantly, the big appeal of this one is the $35 (from $200) price tag. Just wondering if anyone out there in Mac/Hack land knows of any others that might have more features -- even with a higher price -- but where still reasonable. (I.e. not $350 prosumer parts).

 

[Kaido]

Please post your Video Card info here!

I am looking for:

1. Make and Model - BE SPECIFIC, include a Part Number if you can! (i.e. Sapphire 512mb GDD4 HD 3870 video card)
2. Driver used - EFI Strings? NVKush?
3. Success rate - any bugs? glitches? updates to 10.5.5/10.5.6 OK?

Video Cards are one of the biggest headaches in this hobby. I want to compile a real, detailed, working, updated list of video cards, based on YOUR experience, that will work. Please post here and I will add to the Wiki, which is being released next week!

 

[leglez]

1. Gigabyte 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256 Bit
2. EFI Strings 8800GT 512MB
3. Worked perfect in 10.5.5, 10.5.6 I am not sure if it is a video card problem or not, but every once in a while when I am moving around the screen quickly the mouse will stop like it locks up and then gets released after half a second or so.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: leglez
1. Gigabyte 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 256 Bit
2. EFI Strings 8800GT 512MB
3. Worked perfect in 10.5.5, 10.5.6 I am not sure if it is a video card problem or not, but every once in a while when I am moving around the screen quickly the mouse will stop like it locks up and then gets released after half a second or so.

There's an 8x00 series bug (when iTunes is open), and then there's a general mouse bug. I have the general mouse bug on my UD3P in 10.5.6.

 

[scootermaster]

I ordered the Miglia box, and I'll post how it -- and hopefully my old, TI chipset based FW card -- work when I get it.

Also, Kaido, I have:

EVGA 8600 GT 256meg card.

Issues:
(10.5.5) Video occasionally goes out, and then comes back in. Not sure if that's a monitor issue or a vid card issue. When it comes back in, the monitor detects the input (i.e. the OSD shows "DVI-1" when the video kicks in). This is intermittent.

(10.5.6) Video goes completely wonky. Like a TV static pattern, but with some color. Seemingly the only way to fix this is to cycle through the inputs to get back to DVI-1. This is also very intermittent.