thebigmaxx Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I recently acquired Windows 8.1 back in February, and I recently got a Mac OS X 10.9 .dmg, I am really new to this kind of stuff and I have some questions/explanations I need to give.I have 2 hard drives, One is 500GB currently in a second computer I have running Xubuntu 14.04, and I have a 1TB hard drive currently running Windows 8.1 in my main computer.I am planning on taking the 500GB hard drive and putting it in my main system and formatting for Mac OS X 10.9, and reformatting the 1TB to run Windows 8.1, I'm a gamer kind of guy.I have the following specifications and I'm willing to know if I am compatible to run Mac OS X.From Speccy:Operating System Windows 8.1 64-bitCPUIntel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz 32 °CIvy Bridge 22nm TechnologyRAM8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 686MHz (9-9-9-28)MotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-V LX (LGA1155) 25 °CGraphicsGTW KX2153 (1920x1080@60Hz)GTW KX2153 (1920x1080@60Hz)2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (Gigabyte) 39 °CStorage931GB Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 (SATA) 30 °C465GB Western Digital WD My Passport 0830 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 30 °C7GB Lexar JD FireFly USB Device (USB)Optical DrivesTSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BBAudioHigh Definition Audio DeviceNetwork You are connected to the internetConnected through Realtek PCIe GBE Family ControllerIP Address 10.0.0.2Subnet mask 255.255.255.0Gateway server 10.0.0.1Preferred DNS server 75.75.75.75Alternate DNS server 75.75.76.76DHCP EnabledDHCP server 10.0.0.1External IP Address [redacted]Adapter Type EthernetNetBIOS over TCP/IP Enabled via DHCPNETBIOS Node Type Hybrid nodeLink Speed 39.2 KBpsMotherBoard:Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Model P8Z77-V LX (LGA1155)Chipset Vendor IntelChipset Model Ivy BridgeChipset Revision 09Southbridge Vendor IntelSouthbridge Model Z77Southbridge Revision 04System Temperature 25 °CBIOSBrand American Megatrends Inc.Version 0610Date 5/8/2012CPU:CPU Intel Core i5 3570KCores 4Threads 4Name Intel Core i5 3570KCode Name Ivy BridgePackage Socket 1155 LGATechnology 22nmSpecification Intel Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHzFamily 6Extended Family 6Model AExtended Model 3AStepping 9Revision E1/L1Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVXVirtualization Supported, EnabledHyperthreading Supported, DisabledFan Speed 857 RPMBus Speed 103.0 MHzStock Core Speed 3400 MHzStock Bus Speed 100 MHzAverage Temperature 31 °CGraphics Card:Graphics Monitor 1Name GTW KX2153 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixelsWork Resolution 1920x1040 pixelsState EnabledMultiple displays Extended, Secondary, EnabledMonitor Width 1920Monitor Height 1080Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixelMonitor Frequency 60 HzDevice \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0Monitor 2Name GTW KX2153 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixelsWork Resolution 1920x1040 pixelsState EnabledMultiple displays Extended, Primary, EnabledMonitor Width 1920Monitor Height 1080Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixelMonitor Frequency 60 HzDevice \\.\DISPLAY2\Monitor0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660Manufacturer NVIDIAModel GeForce GTX 660Device ID 10DE-11C0Revision A2Subvendor Gigabyte (1458)Current Performance Level Level 3Current GPU Clock 549 MHzCurrent Memory Clock 3004 MHzVoltage 0.950 VBus Interface PCI Express x16Temperature 39 °CDriver version 9.18.13.4460BIOS Version 80.06.10.00.3dPhysical Memory 2047 MBVirtual Memory 2048 MBThe CPU has virtualization enabled and I have figured out how to run Mac OS X in a virtual machine, yet I still have some questions and concerns.1. If I am dual-booting can someone please link me a tutorial?2. Are my parts compatible with running Mac OS X?3. If I install Mac OS X on the 500GB, would it work?4. I've heard about problems where you have to install MAC OS X first then Windows, which is the correct order?5. Do I use [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] for the installation? [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] for the bootloader and [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] for the drivers?I apologize sincerely for asking these amount of questions but I want to make myself sure before I delve in and get to it, I am really new at Hackintoshing and I want to be prepared.Can someone give me the download links to the software I'll need and the drivers I'll need?Disregard the topic title, I meant 10.9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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