smurfy76 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So i went a bought a cheap intel pentium because it looked like it was easier to start on a intel for first timers than a amd..So i found a hp a805n and wanted to install snow leopard. By some grace of god i finally got it to install and it ran perfect except youtube being a lil weird. So without think i did regular apple updates which messed it all up so since i had to redo it because i did it on a small hd (30 gigs) i decided to change it up to a 250 gb hd...i partioned it this time with the main 220 and a backup 30 but for the life of me i cant get it to install again. i tried various setting and even a few that was posted here for the same motherboard but i keep getting the grey loading screen after install and nothing else. Here are the specs for it. Manufacturer: Asus Motherboard Name: PTGD1-LA HP motherboard name: Goldfish2-GL8E Memory Component Attributes Memory Installed 2.5 gb (2 x 256) Maximum allowed 4.0 GB* (4 X 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 256 MB DIMMs *Actual available memory may be less Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM DIMM slots Four Open DIMM slots Two Hard drive 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm CD-RW drive 48X/32X/48X Type Attributes Write 48X Rewrite 32X Read 48X DVD-ROM drive Maximum speed: 16X Modem PCI K56flex data/fax modem Video graphics Integrated with up to 64 MB allocated video memory Sound/audio Realtek ALC 880 chipset THX certification support 8-channels for Full Dolby 5.1/6.1/7.1 surround sound support with Dolby Pro Logic IIx Integrated Intel High Definition ™ audio (Azalia) Network (LAN) Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface Power Supply AC input voltage (47-63Hz): 100-127V/8A 200-240V/4A DC output wattage: 300 Watts Memory card reader USB interface Supports the following cards: Compact Flash I Compact Flash II SmartMedia Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro MultiMediaCard Secure Digital (SD) Micro Drive XD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital) External I/O ports I/O ports on the front panel Port type Quantity 9-in-1 (4 slot) + 1 USB One IEEE 1394 One USB (2.0) Two Headphone One Line-in One Microphone One I/O ports on the back panel Port type Quantity PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two (one each) VGA (monitor) One Parallel One USB (2.0) Four IEEE 1394 One LAN One Audio One each (line-in, line-out, microphone) Expansion slots (total) Slot type Quantity PCI Three (two available) DIMM Four (two available) Drive bays (total) Bay type Quantity 5.25-inch, external Two (occupied) 3.5-inch, external Two (one available) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlf Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 What distro are you using to install with? When the initial countdown begins, press F8 to get to a command prompt. Type -v. What does the screen say when it hangs up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix2058 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 whit which method do yu try to install? retail dvd? iatkos/ideneb JasOS etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurfy76 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Sorry forgot that i used iatkos s3 to install it. Forgot to try the -v methos but will see what it says when i get home from work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix2058 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 iatkos s3 on a pentium 4? is that even possible? i thought you need JasOS for pentium 4 SSE2 / SSE3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurfy76 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 idk it had worked once before even had sound and wireless but i can try jas if that is what is needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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