Compatability with Compaq Presario V3915TU?

[acevic]

Following, are the specs for the laptop I wish to install OSX on.

 

Processor:

 

Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2410 @ 2.00 GHZ Codename Merom

 

Mainboard:

 

Intel GM965

 

Memory:

 

2x1024 MB DDR2

 

Graphics:

 

Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family (384 MB)

 

I have tried looking up my hardware on every HCL and searching on the forums, but to no effective avail. I need to know whether it is possible to run OSX on this machine. If so, which version would you recommend?

[smartie77]

Following, are the specs for the laptop I wish to install OSX on.

 

Processor:

 

Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2410 @ 2.00 GHZ Codename Merom

 

Mainboard:

 

Intel GM965

 

Memory:

 

2x1024 MB DDR2

 

Graphics:

 

Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family (384 MB)

 

I have tried looking up my hardware on every HCL and searching on the forums, but to no effective avail. I need to know whether it is possible to run OSX on this machine. If so, which version would you recommend?

 

Snow Leopard ( 10.6.x ) is a bit heavy for that machine and I really dont know if the cpu is supported out of the box, you might be better served with Leopard ( 10.5.x ), it uses fewer ressources and runs on older Intel cpus. 10.7 ( Lion ) will not work because it demands a 64bit Core2Duo minimum .

 

You can use Apple retail discs from the store. Together with a boot cd that "helps" booting on non-Apple Hardware. Once installed you only need fakesmc.kext which makes OSX think that your machine is Apple Mac Model XYZ and a bootloader ( "chameleon" ).

 

There are individual files,kext you can search here in the forum or use all-in-one-solution packs like "myhack" or "[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]". they all let you install your kexts ( drivers ) once OSX is on the Harddisk.

 

Snow Leopard ( 10.6.x ) is a bit heavy for that machine and I really dont know if the cpu is supported out of the box, you might be better served with Leopard ( 10.5.x ), it uses fewer ressources and runs on older Intel cpus. 10.7 ( Lion ) will not work because it demands a 64bit Core2Duo minimum .

 

You can use Apple retail discs from the store. Together with a boot cd that "helps" booting on non-Apple Hardware. Once installed you only need fakesmc.kext which makes OSX think that your machine is Apple Mac Model XYZ and a bootloader ( "chameleon" ).

 

There are individual files,kext you can search here in the forum or use all-in-one-solution packs like "myhack" or "[url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]". they all let you install your kexts ( drivers ) once OSX is on the Harddisk.

 

I googled the specs for your CPU :

 

It's a CORE DUO, but not a CORE2DUO ( maximum Snow Leo ) . Yours can do MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Intel 64, EIST, XD-Bit

 

Therefore OSX should work without a problem ( SSE3 is the most important feature ).

 

The chipset is Intel Standard, should be supported natively in OSX. Graphics you must lookup yourself here. But Apple uses a lot of Intel GMA cards in their older macBooks and so OSX has general support for MOST, not all GMAs.