Introduce yourself.

[SevenTheAppleKitty]

im new

that's about it

[furbies]

Hi. I'm furbies, and no, not into wearing "furry suits" thanks...

[jobr]

I've got an old retina MacBook than is too well built to replace

[NewAtThis]

Hi, i'm completely new to the hackintosh scene, but I have lurked for many years, getting near building a project and then having too much difficulty figuring out how to get started or having other things take my time.  I'm finally taking the plunge now and bought hardware that I specifically hoped could be used for a hackintosh (though if it does not I can make another use of it) and i'm hoping to learn how this all goes.

 

I'm not all that familiar with Macintosh things in general but need to learn, i'm trying to go to school for audiovisual production and apple stuff is EVERYWHERE, but the 'apple tax' can be burdensome, and some of the poor hardware design (for serviceability/lifespan) can be a hassle.  So i'm really hoping to learn hackintoshing.

[miliuco]

@NewAtThis

 

Welcome! A good place to start is Dortania Guide.

Tell us your hardware specifications.

 

[NewAtThis]

2 hours ago, miliuco said:

@NewAtThis

 

Welcome! A good place to start is Dortania Guide.

Tell us your hardware specifications.

 

I am wanting to put some working recent version of OSX (maybe 12? undecided - whatever works on internet still) onto an HP Z440 workstation.  That has a C612 intel chipset.  It also has an AMD RX 470 card w displayport, thunderbolt 2 card i'd like to try to get working (yes support exists on the motherboard itself with this card), and I have an Apple thunderbolt 2 2560x1440 i think monitor i'd like to see if there's any way I could get working too.

 

First i'm trying to get whatever remaining hardware would be necessary (wifi/BT card?) and decide which version of OSX to attempt.  (I intend this to be the first of multiple installs and learning projects including other hardware)

[NewAtThis]

Thanks for the starting point.    I'm still grabbing a few pieces of hardware and researching the process a bit yet... I have questions to still nail down before starting the first install.

[t80u]

Hi, I can't remember the email I've used to register here, I created a new account, but I would like to recover my original acc. My user is t80u, could be possible to get by PM the email address I've used to register that account, please? I tried login with my username and password but it won't accept username anymore, it needs email address  Thanks!

[Allan]

13 hours ago, t80 said:

Hi, I can't remember the email I've used to register here, I created a new account, but I would like to recover my original acc. My user is t80u, could be possible to get by PM the email address I've used to register that account, please? I tried login with my username and password but it won't accept username anymore, it needs email address  Thanks!

Hello!

 

Let's recover it 😁

[t80u]

7 hours ago, Allan said:

Hello!

 

Let's recover it 😁

Hi! You can send me the email address to this account by PM, so I can login with my former t80u username  thanks!

[penter]

Hi there, long time lurker here.
Built my first x299 hack in 2020, and have since upgraded to a 13th gen intel hack.
i use them as my workstations and breadwinners for graphics and animation work
thank you for the community for all the valuable knowledge in here!

[Max.1974]

29 minutes ago, penter said:

Hi there, long time lurker here.
Built my first x299 hack in 2020, and have since upgraded to a 13th gen intel hack.
i use them as my workstations and breadwinners for graphics and animation work
thank you for the community for all the valuable knowledge in here!

You are welcome 🙏🏻 

 

[Big_Aziz]

Have a nice day and a working hackintosh, Sometimes the Wolf is happier in a pack

 

Edited April 5, 2025 by Big_Aziz

[choosen]

Hi !

I am amazed how openCore is working.
I wanted to throw away my 2015 mac without security updates and weak battery, but after updating it to Sequoia I replaced the battery and keep it.

Keep the great work !

Edited April 10, 2025 by choosen

[oxox]

Hello, i am from Germany and mostly interested in vintage Macintoshs.

[miliuco]

@Big_Aziz  @choosen  @oxox

 

You are very welcome.

 

@choosen  @oxox

 

Please add a signature to your account details.

[oxox]

Thanks @miliuco is there a particular reason why i cannot comment on posts? I read the rules etc but found nothing about limitations.

[Slice]

@oxox

Make 5 good post in this section and you will be full member of the forum.

[oxox]

@Slice i see. Thanks for clarifying.

 

So here is one of my hacks. It's a Xeon E3 1271 V3 running Monterey, Win11 and XP via Opencore. It's a clean build in a G5 case with a modified Seasonic PSU in the shell of the original PSU. It has USB3 on the front in the original power switch assembly. It's a "no Bondo build". Means everything was machined to fit and not glued in like in many other builds 

[oxox]

This is the insides of my Mac G4 MDD FW 800 running Tiger, Leopard and OS9.

 

Usually the FW800 machines won't run OS9. This and the modifications make it a Hack, although not running on i386.

 

The G4 MDDs are also known als "wind tunnel" because of their loud operating fans. This build is inaudible, running cool at 58°C at 30dB under full load. Again with modern PSU, SSDs, Zalman CNPS heatsink and other shenanigans.

 

I started modifying it in 2005 and continued working on it until the current day. It's main purpose is driving SCSI drum scanners for digitizing film photographs. Sometimes i'm enjoying it listening Flac files on the RME Digi 96/8 soundcard. A high end sound card from the late 90ies with Xilinx Spartan chip. This card has an exceptionally good dedicated headphone amplifier, which easily drives AKG K701, my headphone of choice since 2010. I'm preferring open headphones, hence the silent built.

[Slice]

@oxox,

Move here 

 

[oxox]

@SlicePlease don't forget to approve the moved post. Also please set me free and allow me to comment on other posts.

[oxox]

1 hour ago, eSaF said:

I don't know if it is within @Slice scope to grant that request.

See here for better understanding. As new users, we all had to go through the process before getting the ability to post/comment in all Forums. 

 

Thanks for clarifying. I understand. I would appreciate if there was something about that in the forum rules though. Or maybe a popup right in my face telling me what's going on like: "3/5 USEFUL comments left until full member".

Without info, for newbies like me, it may feel like being left behind for unknown reasons.

[Slice]

As far as I understand you have to create 2 more useful posts until you became Member.

Try to help somebody in this section.

[oxox]

I can't. Researched for people in need on the last 5 pages and @miliuco is snatching them away every time 😂

 

I mean i am good at repairing rockets and toasters. If i can offer my help on any plans of taking over the eastern hemisphere or on black toasts... Here i am!