Chetzar Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I have an EVGA 780i Chipset, and have an almost fully functional Snow Leopard install, there is only one thing I care about that I cannot get to work, the Sata DVD drives (Sleep doesn't work, but I wouldn't use it even if it did). I used an IDE DVD drive and IDE HD to install, then cloned to a 1tb SATA HD, been booting with no issues since. I have two, and I can't seem to read or write (trying to import CD in iTunes causes the app to freeze, trying to write gives me a communication error). I followed the guide by verdant (found here http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...284&eid=816 , thanks a TON, only guide that has been successful for me). Is there a different kext i need to use to get support for SATA dvd drives, or do I need to suck it up and use IDE? Any help is much appreciated. Specs: EVGA 780i Intel q6600 2.4 (Overclocked to 3.2) 2 WD 500g HD's (sata) 1 WD 1tb HD (sata) 2 Samsung DVD RW drives (sata) XFX GeForce 250 GTS 8gb OCZ 800mhz DDR2 ram Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241378-sata-dvd-drive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I have an EVGA 780i Chipset There is no such thing, your chipset is the nVidia nForce 780i. More importantly, your chipset's Southbridge (that's where the drive controller is) is actually the nForce 570: http://techreport.com/articles.x/13790 Use this information + the forum search to find Verdant's nForce guides, he'll have the files and information you need. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241378-sata-dvd-drive/#findComment-1612295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chetzar Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 There is no such thing, your chipset is the nVidia nForce 780i. What I should have typed is, I have an EVGA motherboard with the nForce 780i chipset, but I was a bit on the sleepy side when I posted lol. I am currently using the ApplenForceATA.kext from his thread that says for motherboards with > 3gb ram, because I would get kernel panics with the others, unless I booted with "maxmem=2048" flag. Specs: iAtkos S3 v2 EVGA 780i Intel q6600 2.4 (Overclocked to 3.2) 2 WD 500g HD's (sata) 1 WD 1tb HD (sata) 2 Samsung DVD RW drives (sata) XFX GeForce 250 GTS 8gb OCZ 800mhz DDR2 ram Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241378-sata-dvd-drive/#findComment-1612491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chetzar Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Based on search results and the info in Verdant's threads, i've tried every ApplenForceATA.kext I can find, so broke down and put an old IDE DVD/RW in for now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241378-sata-dvd-drive/#findComment-1613260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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