jmorin Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Hi Folks, today was the day! In front of a group of 10 people, I assembled the Q6600 system with the help of VaporATX recommendations. These were some of the problems (my fault!) #1 The monitor wouldn't turn on! We all freaked out and then thought the video card was dead. We ran down with the system to our local computer store where we bought it. The salesman took one look at the motherboard and said "You didn't screw it in right...you have mounting screws pressing against the motherboard contacts!" So after a proper re-insertion of the mounting screws to match the motherboard: IT WORKS #2 Back at the office. While everyone was sitting around drinking/waiting/getting hammered. I tried installing Leo4all. Not only is this a SLOWWWWW disk, but the install didn't work!!!! After much frustration (And getting VaporATX's latest e-mail with specific instructiuons), I tried "Kalyway", and followed through on the specific drivers, etc. IT NOW WORKS! There was a real energy in that office. Everyone around me began having a "Holy {censored}, it's working" moment. I of all people was pissed/excited. I can't explain how it felt watching it all 'unfold'. It really is a classic case of "You had to of been there" #3 The only thing that doesn't work is Firewire (Any suggestions would be appreiated)...but I'll carefully check the install, etc and try oncemore. Too tired right now but... a) We got Final Cut Pro working (This is HUGE) I was able to burn a disk with the Pioneer 215D which would NEVER work with my Mac Pro (BONUS!) c) Using {censored} cheap DDR2-800 ram which Mac Pro counterpart ram would cost 2-3 times as much. This whole system cost me $570+ (A similar Mac is around $2400) I know I could of 'pimped it out' more, but I built it for the sole purpose of getting my colleagues/friends interested in the idea of building a Mac for the heck of it. Once again: VaporATX saved my ass. This forum rocks and I only have ONE suggestion SUGGESTION: Consider making a flash-based tool in which people can easily click a few buttons and get a specific hardware/software suggestion for making their own OSX86. Including all the necessary drivers, etc. Something in which would be super-super-simple and very easy to understand. The current HCL is a little bit byzantine (I'm really green). An online flash-based tool which consolidates all this info and makes it very easy for people to see what type of processor can work with what type of motherboard the best, etc and the compatibility issues, etc. The key thing is to make it as easy and as unintimidating as possible for even novice enthusiasts to try and give it a go. Thanks again folks, and VaporATX: THANK YOU! - Jeff. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/112142-a-thanks-to-vaporatx-and-a-recap-of-what-happened-today-with-my-build-a-q6600-in-front-of-a-group-of-10-people/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 All I did was point you to information that already existed. The real thanks should go to the community as a whole. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/112142-a-thanks-to-vaporatx-and-a-recap-of-what-happened-today-with-my-build-a-q6600-in-front-of-a-group-of-10-people/#findComment-793748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorin Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 All I did was point you to information that already existed. The real thanks should go to the community as a whole. Agreed. This is a great community. I notice that it's rare a question goes unanswered in these forums. I'm using the system right now. How do I get firewire working? Is there a way to troubleshoot it? I don't want to do a complete re-install, is it possible to do a selective driver install with Kalyway? Thanks. - Jeff Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/112142-a-thanks-to-vaporatx-and-a-recap-of-what-happened-today-with-my-build-a-q6600-in-front-of-a-group-of-10-people/#findComment-794711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock42 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I tried the firewire thing that hooks to the header on my motherboard. I didn't work at all. i got a real cheep dynex board from best buy (i think its best buys brand), worked out of the box with no drivers. its FW400 so it might not be great for a scratch disk in FCP, but you can certainly capture with it. I'm looking for a card, or even better a hub that goes in the extra DVD drive, that will support fw400 & 800 & eSata and work in the hack. Dunno if I'm gonna hold my breath tho. Cheer. PS why does it have to be flash based? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/112142-a-thanks-to-vaporatx-and-a-recap-of-what-happened-today-with-my-build-a-q6600-in-front-of-a-group-of-10-people/#findComment-794906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPimpin Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Flash. Ugh. No thanks. Such a utility in some other form would be a good idea but you'd have to base it on a definitive list of what works and what doesn't. There ain't no such animal. Even the wiki contradicts itself in places. The information is scattered all over the place. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/112142-a-thanks-to-vaporatx-and-a-recap-of-what-happened-today-with-my-build-a-q6600-in-front-of-a-group-of-10-people/#findComment-794962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorin Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Flash. Ugh. No thanks. Such a utility in some other form would be a good idea but you'd have to base it on a definitive list of what works and what doesn't. There ain't no such animal. Even the wiki contradicts itself in places. The information is scattered all over the place. Flash/Java/whatever. Although I am grateful for the help I received, it would be an invaluable tool to have a handy/dandy system that can quickly let you know if "x" motherboard won't work with "y" videocard using "z" osx86 install. The key thing with everything is to make it as simple as possible to enable the most people to use this info for what it is: An information resource. It's just that the HCL and other resources are way too scattered. imdb.com would never of became the #1 movie website if it only covered some movies and other actors, etc. How difficult would it be to start up an online database that's easily searchable? Thanks. - Jeff. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/112142-a-thanks-to-vaporatx-and-a-recap-of-what-happened-today-with-my-build-a-q6600-in-front-of-a-group-of-10-people/#findComment-796140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Fuel Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Jeff, Any chance you could share exactly what hardware you used? I've been wanting to build a machine, but the amount of info around here is overwhelming on specific individual parts, but there seems to be precious few posts of "here is the specs of all the parts for a working box". Thanks dude! Low Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/112142-a-thanks-to-vaporatx-and-a-recap-of-what-happened-today-with-my-build-a-q6600-in-front-of-a-group-of-10-people/#findComment-800437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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