MegaEduX Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Hello, I am a OSX User (like, Macbook ) and am now focused in trying to get my homeserver to work with OSX Server. I don't mind replacing some (or most... or all, heh) of its hardware with OSX-friendly one. I'd appreciate someone gave me some advice on that. Motherboard: ASUS P5KPL-AM Processor: Intel Pentium Dual E2200 @ 2.20 GHz RAM: 3GB DDR2 Hard Drives: 1x 500GB, 2x 320GB SATA. Graphics Card: Integrated. I heard I may need to have a dedicated graphics card to install OSX, but as I'm not 100% sure about that and don't remember where I read that, I'd like to hear someone else's opinion if it's needed. Thanks in advance, Eduardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaEduX Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 I ordered a GeForce 9500GT today for the server. Should anything more be needed? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geiman Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 You won't really know until you try installing OS X on it; research your board (and similar boards, chipsets, etc..) with respect to installing OS X on it and see what luck others have had. That will give you the best information. If you can get it to work I'm sure you will love it; I have done the same and can say I am very pleased with my server; it was worth the money to purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaap Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 The P5KPL-AM (mobo is most important part for a Hackintosh) shows up many times in successful hacks on the OSx86 Hardware Compatibly List, from 10.5.2 up to 10.6.0. (The HCL is almost useless for newer hardware, but still a great resource for older hardware) So I'd say you have a pretty good chance of hacking it to run OSX server- just find a decent guide, and look up as much info as possible for how to install from the instances of the same board on the HCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaEduX Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 The 9500GT I installed seemed to do the trick. At least, it boots into the installer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geiman Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Good, that card might be the trick. I ended up getting a cheap nvidia 7300GS for mine; You don't need anything fancy anyway if it will be a headless system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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