Jstahn Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Just curious if anyone has tried or successfully gotten OS X running on this model? Couldnt find anything on any hardware remotely close to it so I would assume not. Could use some help and/or suggestions on getting it to run. Basic System Specs and info: Computer Model Dell XPS720 BIOS Vendor Dell Inc. BIOS Version A06 BIOS Date 04-01-08 Window Version Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate Processor Manufacture Intel® Core2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz Clock Speed 2.4GHz L2 Cahce Size 4096 Memory Available Memory 58.16% Page File Size 3269.0MB Available Page File 100.50% Virtual Memory 6337.0MB Available Virtual Memory 78.47% Memory Slot1 [DIMM_A] 0MB Memory Slot2 [DIMM_B] 0MB Network Card Adaptor NETGEAR WNA3100 N300 Wireless USB Adapter Storage Drive Type Driver Size Total Available Space Used Space C: NTFS 138.96Gb 73.34Gb 65.62Gb D: NTFS 10.00Gb 6.60Gb 3.40Gb H: NTFS 698.61Gb 577.88Gb 120.72Gb Hardware Type Description DVD/CD-ROM Drives CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive Disk Drives ST316081 2AS SCSI Disk Device 138.96Gb WD My Passport 071A USB Device 10.00Gb Display Adapters NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller IDE Channel IDE Channel Keyboards USB Human Interface Device Mice and Other Pointing Devices USB Human Interface Device Monitors LG L1960TR(Digital) Sound Devices SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC USB Controllers Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------[ Summary ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer: Computer Type ACPI x86-based PC Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ] Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421 (IE 9.0) DirectX DirectX 11.0 Computer Name JEREMY-PC User Name Jeremy Logon Domain [ TRIAL VERSION ] Date / Time 2012-02-13 / 22:32 Motherboard: CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267) Motherboard Name Dell XPS 720 (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 3 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394) Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ] DIMM1: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) DIMM2: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 [ TRIAL VERSION ] DIMM3: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 [ TRIAL VERSION ] DIMM4: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 [ TRIAL VERSION ] BIOS Type Phoenix (04/01/08) Display: Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (768 MB) Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (768 MB) 3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Monitor LG L1960TR (Digital) [19" LCD] (1702372861) Multimedia: Audio Adapter SigmaTel STAC9227X @ nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI (MCP55PXE) - High Definition Audio Controller Storage: IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Storage Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Disk Drive ST316081 2AS SCSI Disk Device (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II) Disk Drive WD My Passport 071A USB Device (698 GB, USB) Optical Drive PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8881 SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive WD Virtual CD 071A USB Device SMART Hard Disks Status OK ---------------------- Motherboard apparently has no manufacturer name other then Dell. Tried iAtkos, iDeneb, Kalyway and SnowOSX for installs , either get Kernel panics with some message about no driver for ACPI or something similar when using Chamelion or [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url], If i attemtpt to boot from the dvd disk then i get wating for root device. Researched it and for the life of me cant figure out whats up. Probably missed it somewhere between the blackhole of forums ive been in the last couple days. Any ideas or help is appreciated and for now I will assume it just wont work period. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/275850-dell-xps-720/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigviking Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Just curious if anyone has tried or successfully gotten OS X running on this model? Couldnt find anything on any hardware remotely close to it so I would assume not. Could use some help and/or suggestions on getting it to run. Basic System Specs and info: Computer Model Dell XPS720 BIOS Vendor Dell Inc. BIOS Version A06 BIOS Date 04-01-08 Window Version Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate Processor Manufacture Intel® Core™2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz Clock Speed 2.4GHz L2 Cahce Size 4096 Memory Available Memory 58.16% Page File Size 3269.0MB Available Page File 100.50% Virtual Memory 6337.0MB Available Virtual Memory 78.47% Memory Slot1 [DIMM_A] 0MB Memory Slot2 [DIMM_B] 0MB Network Card Adaptor NETGEAR WNA3100 N300 Wireless USB Adapter Storage Drive Type Driver Size Total Available Space Used Space C: NTFS 138.96Gb 73.34Gb 65.62Gb D: NTFS 10.00Gb 6.60Gb 3.40Gb H: NTFS 698.61Gb 577.88Gb 120.72Gb Hardware Type Description DVD/CD-ROM Drives CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive Disk Drives ST316081 2AS SCSI Disk Device 138.96Gb WD My Passport 071A USB Device 10.00Gb Display Adapters NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller IDE Channel IDE Channel Keyboards USB Human Interface Device Mice and Other Pointing Devices USB Human Interface Device Monitors LG L1960TR(Digital) Sound Devices SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC USB Controllers Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------[ Summary ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer: Computer Type ACPI x86-based PC Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ] Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421 (IE 9.0) DirectX DirectX 11.0 Computer Name JEREMY-PC User Name Jeremy Logon Domain [ TRIAL VERSION ] Date / Time 2012-02-13 / 22:32 Motherboard: CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267) Motherboard Name Dell XPS 720 (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 3 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394) Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ] DIMM1: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) DIMM2: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 [ TRIAL VERSION ] DIMM3: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 [ TRIAL VERSION ] DIMM4: Samsung M3 78T2953EZ3-CE6 [ TRIAL VERSION ] BIOS Type Phoenix (04/01/08) Display: Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (768 MB) Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (768 MB) 3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Monitor LG L1960TR (Digital) [19" LCD] (1702372861) Multimedia: Audio Adapter SigmaTel STAC9227X @ nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI (MCP55PXE) - High Definition Audio Controller Storage: IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Storage Controller Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Storage Controller NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller Disk Drive ST316081 2AS SCSI Disk Device (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II) Disk Drive WD My Passport 071A USB Device (698 GB, USB) Optical Drive PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8881 SCSI CdRom Device Optical Drive WD Virtual CD 071A USB Device SMART Hard Disks Status OK ---------------------- Motherboard apparently has no manufacturer name other then Dell. Tried iAtkos, iDeneb, Kalyway and SnowOSX for installs , either get Kernel panics with some message about no driver for ACPI or something similar when using Chamelion or #####, If i attemtpt to boot from the dvd disk then i get wating for root device. Researched it and for the life of me cant figure out whats up. Probably missed it somewhere between the blackhole of forums ive been in the last couple days. Any ideas or help is appreciated and for now I will assume it just wont work period. Yes i have 10.8.3 running on dell 720 xps......very easy........ispq@msn.com if you have questions... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/275850-dell-xps-720/#findComment-1902169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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