lethalfunk Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Hi everyone, I have been searching the web and this forum for some answers but I'm coming up a bit confused. Mostly because I'm thinking my XPS might be too new. I realize there are other threads here, but the last activity wasn't since last April, so I thought I should start anew. Specs: Dell XPS 420 BIOS A06 Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.40 GHz 8 MB Cache 3 GB RAM Nvida GeForce 9800 GT SigmaTel High Defination Audio Dell Wireless 1505 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini-card I have a Mac Retail version (10.5.0) and attempted to put it into the computer. It wouldn't boot so I then after searching; burned off a generic boot disk. That got me to the gray apple splash screen but to my dismay came up with a "Do Not Enter" sign and the ring just kept going around in circles for a good while. I restarted and searched some more. I'm now downloading Kalyway 10.5.2 DVD in hopes that it works. I've seen a lot of problems with the 420's, and those who say they've got it going almost flawlessly never shared their secrets. So I hope someone can give me a hand and shed some light! Thanks! *Update* Just a quick update, I put in Kalyway into the disk drive, but alas, all I got was a nice message repeating itself over and over again. EBIOS Read Error: 0x01 *Update* Currently downloading iATKOS v7 and we'll see how it works. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174782-dell-xps-420/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay2Cee Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Try to boot your XPS from an external hard disk. The Dell Mini Howto (http://www.squidoo.com/dellmini9_osX) may help you, but you have to replace the extensions with other ones. See my Dell XPS thread (http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=174590), too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174782-dell-xps-420/#findComment-1200014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfunk Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Thanks for the help. It seemed to have given me a glimmer of hope. I've gotten past the gray splash page to another dead end. Once I get to the point where I would normally be able to choose my language, it just stays at the pinwheel, in attempts to load the first window. So almost there, each hour seems to be a slow trek forward lol. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174782-dell-xps-420/#findComment-1200196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalfunk Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 So I attempted to burn a copy of Ipc OSx86And as I booted it up it got me to the splash screen but with errors.Any idea what I might be doing wrong? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/174782-dell-xps-420/#findComment-1201171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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