luh3417 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I wanted an all SATA all AHCI system. Silly me. Here are my conclusions, please hit me again sir if I am wrong... 1. Most if not all SATA DVD drives don't get along with AHCI (on linux and windoze too). 2. So I thought, no problemo, what SATA DVD drive does Apple use in their Mac Pro? Turns out they use an IDE drive! Can't yet figure out which OEM manufactures it. 3. Some people do retro-fit SATA DVD drives to their Mac Pro. This must then mean that the Mac Pro does not enable AHCI. 4. There are many different techniques used to install and run hackintoshes, and the jMicron chipset can be problematic for many of these, either during or after the install. My tentative conclusion? - If you want a SATA DVD, you have to turn off AHCI - If you want AHCI, you'll be happier during and after a hackintosh install if you use an IDE DVD - If you want AHCI and SATA, maybe you could run SATA AHCI on the southbridge SATA ports, and run SATA IDE non-AHCI on the jMicron SATA ports and use a SATA DVD drive there. But I can't get it to work with my Kalyway install, the Mac crashes when I start a burn. Hope I'm not too far out of line. What are your thoughts? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123825-best-hackintosh-dvd-drive-an-ide-drive-like-in-the-mac-pro/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
luh3417 Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123825-best-hackintosh-dvd-drive-an-ide-drive-like-in-the-mac-pro/#findComment-879188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gujal Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Apple uses Pioneer DVD Drives. In my machine the Pioneer DVD Drive even shows as Apple Shipped in System Profiler Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123825-best-hackintosh-dvd-drive-an-ide-drive-like-in-the-mac-pro/#findComment-879191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaison Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 My liteon sata works fine... i need to put the pc in AHCI mode but after that it works fine Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123825-best-hackintosh-dvd-drive-an-ide-drive-like-in-the-mac-pro/#findComment-879298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luh3417 Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 My liteon sata works fine... i need to put the pc in AHCI mode but after that it works fine Interesting. So it in fact requires AHCI. What install method did you use to get os x installed? Is the DVD drive plugged into the southbridge SATA or the JMicron? Did you install any special kexts? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123825-best-hackintosh-dvd-drive-an-ide-drive-like-in-the-mac-pro/#findComment-879490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajkopepe Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Hi guys! Do you think i can use an old powermac g5 dvd drive with my gigabyte ep45 ds3l? i am planning to put it into a g5 case, and i dont know if my normal samsung dvd drive will be compatible with that case. maybe it wont be able to eject.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/123825-best-hackintosh-dvd-drive-an-ide-drive-like-in-the-mac-pro/#findComment-1541799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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