l0red Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Need Help installing OSX on my DV4-1125nr (noob) HP Pavillion DV4-1125nr 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 250 HD 4 GB Memory Intel GMA 4500MHD (integrated) Looking to set up dual boot (Windows 7 + osx-ANY) . I have tried countless times with no sucsess (month 2 of trying . each time I try I get to the grey apple screen with spinning circle w/ no symbol just above the apple . ( thats if the DVD even boots ) this happens before i even get a chance to install . I also tried from retail disk set to boot from USB but before I could get any ware it said I needed to reboot the PC. also not sure how to set AHCI mode Any help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/265497-dv4-1125nr/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDoX Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 also not sure how to set AHCI mode Most people miss this step, but it's actually one of the most important steps! http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/how-t...tart-to-finish/ this has been made for you. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/265497-dv4-1125nr/#findComment-1735020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0red Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 None of those options in my Bios. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/265497-dv4-1125nr/#findComment-1739532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0red Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 So do I need to mod the bios to add this option ? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/265497-dv4-1125nr/#findComment-1739641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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