A few questions for P6T deluxe v2 and Sapphire 5870

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I haven't built this computer explicitly to install a Mac OS, so it doesn't follow the general advice of Intel/nvidia. With the P6T I'm at least 50% there (and I've found a few decent guides for installing on this mobo -- here is the one I'm planning on following most closely). The linked guide is not from a retail disc as far as I can tell, but I think I'll be able to adjust to using one (I have a Snow Leopard install disc). Is there anything different I need to know about installing from a disc?

 

What I really want to know is how to get a Vapor-X 5870 working with this set up. I've found guides online for 5770s and regular 5870s, but not the Vapor-X model. Is there a different sets of files needed for this specific card? I'm not sure where to look.

 

Using an i7 920 @ 4GHz. I'm planning on disconnecting all drives except for a 2TB caviar black to install Snow Leopard on. I'm assuming I'll be greeted by a chameleon boot screen when I connect my Windows drives and reboot?

 

Apologies if any of these questions are stupid. I've installed Windows dozens of times and I've gone through plenty of Linux distros, but I feel totally at a loss with installing a Mac OS.

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So I successfully installed OS X on my PC, but now I don't know how to fix the weird resolution that it defaults to. Is there any way to get a Vapor-X 5870 working properly on a dual boot Windows/Snow Leopard machine?

 

Right now I need to define "GraphicsEnabler=n" every time I boot into OS X. Anyone know of a workaround? I've done some research, but most of what I've seen indicates that if I flash the card to work on OS X, it will hinder or eliminate Windows performance. I don't want that. Is there a different solution?

 

My PC is also not recognizing my OS X drive unless I boot with a Boot-132 CD. I'm not sure how to fix that...

 

Finally, if anyone is able to help, I'm using a D-Link wireless adapter for internet access, but it isn't recognized by OS X. Is this card compatible with Snow Leopard?

 

Thanks for any help.

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I originally installed SL using a boot-132 method for my mobo (found here). I tried using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] first, but it consistently failed. boot-132 worked properly and without issue.

 

The problems that came after that were fairly expected. Internet was not recognized, my GPU was not recognized, and audio wasn't properly working. There was an audio fix in the linked thread that easily remedied the problem, but the solutions to no internet and no vidcard support did nothing to help.

 

I tried updating to 10.6.6 manually (by downloading the update combo from Apple's website on a Windows machine, and transferring it to my new OS install via external HDD), and the machine successfully updated. Following that, I tried adding drivers and utilities by using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] 3. User DSDT did not work, but the entire umbrella selection of "System Utilities" did. I'm afraid I didn't read enough documentation on [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], and following that success I wound up trying to install everything at once -- which caused a kernel panic and killed my entire install. Not a huge deal, as I expected to run into problems. It certainly gave me cause to pay more attention to each step of this process. I also installed the first OS X attempt on a single partition on a 2TB drive, which I regretted. Having to restart the process allows me to cut that partition size in half, saving a TB for Windows and Linux installs.

 

I think my biggest problem with the entire first process is that I could never get a bootloader to work corrently. This doesn't seem to be like Linux, which automatically sets up a selection of OSes for you after an installation. I was continuously getting boot 0 errors whenever I tried loading OS X without a disc. Very annoying.

 

If anyone has tips to share, I'd be happy to hear them. They'd all be appreciated. I'm reinstalling again right now, and I'm immediately going to attempt updating to 10.6.6, then try to install files through [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] (and hopefully not screw it all up this time!). I'm not sure exactly what files I should install... running an Asus P6T Deluxe v2, an i7 920, and a Vapor-X 5870. Hopefully everything runs smoothly by the time I'm finished. I have my fingers crossed I won't have to reinstall again.

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 All but finished with the problems regarding installation. The only hitch I'm running into now is that once updated to 10.6.6, I lose sound output. Anyone know how to fix this?

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One question:

When I install Linux on top of OS X, I'm given the option of booting into a 32 and 64 bit Snow Leopard kernel via GRUB. I'm not sure why, but the 64 bit option doesn't work. Is there a solution? I'm assuming under normal conditions that OS X is 64 bit by default. Why won't it work through GRUB?