pindakaas Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Hey guys. WIth successfull installations on both my ntoebook and desktop, I was thinking of attempting to put OSX86 on my carputer which consists of the following: 7" Touchscreen Liliput TFT LCD 1.7Ghz P4 EPIA mini-itx Motherboard http://ituner.stores.yahoo.net/viaepiap4itx.html 512mb PC3200 RAM 120GB Maxtor HD Linksys wifi pci card USB GPS Reciever 150w OPUS DC-DC Power Supply I believe my cpu, is SSE2 compatible, but getting my motherboard to work wight be a problem. If this works, I might be the first and only one to have a OSX86 as a carputer. I doubt my USB GPS receiver will work though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1233666666 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 It may or might not work The CPU (AFAIK) does have SSE2, so you'll be able to install it. However, it maybe very slow. No harm in trying, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lood Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 What is your CPU, If it is a centrino, then it shoudl work fine, but if it is a P4 M, it also will work as Black Flame said, but emu will take all of your ressources. However, using it as a carputer, it won't make a such difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1233666666 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 If it is a centrino, then it shoudl work fine, but if it is a P4 M, it also will work as Black Flame said, but emu will take all of your ressources. However, using it as a carputer, it won't make a such difference. A P4M and Centrino are the same thing, Centrino's just a package of CPU+GPU+WLAN, I think. He has a P4 1.7, (which) as I said, has SSE2 and can install OSx86 on it. It will, however, be as slow as a dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lood Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 A P4M and Centrino are the same thing, Centrino's just a package of CPU+GPU+WLAN, I think. He has a P4 1.7, (which) as I said, has SSE2 and can install OSx86 on it. It will, however, be as slow as a dog Of course, but what i meant is the chipset difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col_dude190 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 The Pentium M and the Centrino Platform use the identical processor, with different chipset combinations depending the on which you have. The Pentium IV-M (mobile) is just a desktop version of the Pentium IV that uses less power and has Speedstep, but it is a COMPLETELY different chip from the Pentium M...... Just so that there was no confusion Any of the above will work for OSX86, but as you mentioned,your biggest problem will probably be the motherboard compatibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Any of the above will work for OSX86, but as you mentioned,your biggest problem will probably be the motherboard compatibility I also wonder about the "touch" part of the touchscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james2mart Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 yea, not many macs are touchscreen.... lol. Maybe the new true video ipod will. IF IT EVER EFFING COMES OUT. However, if the motherboard/display designers were smart, they probably used a standard for the touchscreen part, which apple probably has a driver for. Worth a shot, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conroe Mac Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 That is sweet man, I always wanted a computer in my car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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