Tardisk Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Hi guys! I've done my searching, and have decided that it's time to make my first post regarding this problem. I'm attempting to get Lion to install on my Dell Optiplex 780, using the guide here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=256729 It is supposedly working, as my model is listed here http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.7.3/Desktops#DELL_Optiplex_780 My problem is that the installer will not recognize my internal hard drive. That's all there is to it. I've enabled legacy in the BIOS, still nothing. It will recognize external disks, so I assume it has something to do with my internal controller. What should I do? Thanks! PS: I was a very active member of insanelywind when it was still busy. I was happy when I got this Dell as an opportunity to start hackintoshing again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben1 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 what are your bios settings?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardisk Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 I've tried using both Legacy and Raid On, to no effect. I updated it to the latest A12 revision. There seems to be nothing pertaining to AHCI or anything else useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Frio Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 hi .. see this, note...is the same optiplex 780 and it has AHCI by default " DELL Optiplex 780 Hardware Name Chipset Notes Patches Used 32/64bit working withpatches Dell Optiplex 780 Intel Q45 Express w/ ICH10D Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93Ghz RAM: 3GB 1333 Mhz DDR3 VGA : Integrad Intel GMA4500 64Mb Audio : ADI 1984A HDA onboard Full working Network: Intel WG82567LM Full working Graphic: working with NO QE/CI 1280x1024x32 Monitor : HP W2408" VGA Cable Hard Disk : SATA 160Gb 7200 RPM HDD DVD : DVD +/- RW TSSTCorp Sata TL-463A USB, eSata: all work Installed 10.7 Final with USB Pen creation + Chameleon 2.0-RC5-r755.pkg + Extra_Lion.pkg (followed Mald0n method on InsanelyMac [1]) Boot USB Pen and then create a MBR partition HFS+ journaled , then install as usual, Then install Chameleon , Extra_iMac9_1 and Kexts on HD Bootloader - Chameleon 2 VS Kexts used : fakesmc.kext,NullCPUPowerManagement.kext, ElliotForceLegacyRTC.kext (needed to avoid Bios Reset) Audio - VoodooHDA.kext v. 2.62 (x86_64). Video - no Kext - org.chameleon.Boot.plist - Graphics Mode=1280x1024x32 - GraphicsEnabler=Yes SATA - AHCI in BIOS (Set by default on BIOS) Ethernet - IntelE1000.kext Sleep & Wakeup : Works , no Kext needed OSX Lion start in 64 bit kernel by default Update to 10.7.2 using Combo update, don't forget to rerun the Chameleon installer before restart HAVE FUN P3P70 good lucky c.frio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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