leo7854 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Hello everyone It's good to be on board after many years of being just a simple lurker. I'm new to the whole Hackintosh thing, but I've been an Apple user for nearly 15 years. But I also have been a regular Windows user as well. Anyways, I would like to finally setup my laptops with some Apple in them, other than Windows 10. But I really don't know where to start. Currently, I saw that there are no discussions about the 2 Sony laptops I have. So i'm posting the specs, here, hoping that someone can suggest me which version of OS can I install, what do I need, etcetera. Sony Vaio VPC-EC3M1E/BJ Chipset: Intel HM55 RAM: 8GB DDR3 CPU: Intel Core i5-460M @2.53 GHz, Arrandale Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024MB GDDR3 LAN: Marvell Yukon 88E8059 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller Wireless: Atheros AR9285 b/g/n + Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Audio: Realtek ALC269 Ports: 1 x ExpressCard 34mm, 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI, 1 x eSata, 1 x Headphone/Microphone Card Reader: SD-Card Slot (SDHC-/SDXC, Duo/Pro-HG Duo) Sony Vaio VPC-F21Z1E Chipset: Intel HM65 RAM: 8GB DDR3 PC3-10600 CPU: Intel Core i7-2630QM @2.00GHz, Sandy Bridge Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1024 MB LAN: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Wifi: Atheros AR9287 b/g/n + Bluetooth 3.0 Audio: Realtek ALC275 Ports: 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0/3.1, 1 x Firewire, 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Headphone/Microphone SD (SDHC, SDXC)MS PRO-HG, MagicGate) I know from the wiki pages that these 2 laptops have been tested with Snow Leopard (10.6.8) and Mountain Lion (10.8.5) successfully. And I wouldn't mind using those 2 OSes again. But, if there is a possibility to install something more recent, in the likes of Sierra, El Capitan or Mojave, it will be wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo7854 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Many thanks for let me know. High Sierra seem like the best option for the 2nd Sony Vaio F21 I have, coupled with Windows 10. I still have the old discs of Final Cut Studio 3 that I bought many years ago, along with my last MBP that died 2 years ago. Might install Vanilla Snow Leopard on the other Sony with the AMD GPU. So, what do I need to boot the USB drive with the installer? Also kexts, anything that might need in order to have everything up and running fine, special options, etcetera? I'm still very new to all of this, so bear with me, please. I never even used Linux at all. So I might need some help from someone with installing everything. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor7 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 The OpenCore Install Guide have tips for old hardware. It will take a few hours to read and apply changes but after all you will learn a lot and maybe you get OSx on that laptop... https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/prerequisites.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo7854 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Thank you for this. I could only find some install info on OSx86 for my 2 Sony VAIOs for Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion, but not for any new version of MacOS. I will definitely give this one a look, even though I might probably need some help getting things running as i'm fairly new to the Hackintosh scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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