xllcoreyxll Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hey guys I'm new to Hackintosh and I'm wondering if my build is compatible with OS X. Motherboard: Gigabyte H61m-usb3-b3 Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K Ram: 8GB Wireless: Netgear WG111v2 USB adapter (I also have a Netgear Rangemax WPN311 internal card I can use) I'm not sure of the Ethernet or sound card and I don't have a graphics card. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The i5 2500k with intel HD3000 graphics is fully supported under 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and later. Prior to 10.6.8 you will need a patched kernel. Run lspci, iasl and lsusb from an ubuntu terminal to get the device IDs of your hardware. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xllcoreyxll Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks for the reply! What Lion distro would be best for me? And is my motherboard compatible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eep357 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The distro apple puts out in the MacApp store is by far the best one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xllcoreyxll Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Ahh gotta go legit huh? Lol how much is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 £20 or something, not very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xllcoreyxll Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Sweet ! But does anyone know if my motherboard will work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 yes it should work fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xllcoreyxll Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Thanks!!! Oh and can you please link me to a good guide for dual booting Windows 7 and OS X that will work with my system? Sorry for all the questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxic Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Download Nawcom's ModCD/USB and either burn to disk or restore to a USB sick Boot from the ModCD/USB Press F8 to interrupt the boot process Insert a 10.6.3 Snow leopard retail disk Press F5 to refresh the available media Select the install DVD Type -v Press enter If you get a kernel panic, take a photo and post it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xllcoreyxll Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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