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P5B - Need IDE/PATA to SATA Adaptor


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Hi,

 

being cursed with an ide/pata dvd-drive connected to the only ide-port (jmicron363) on my board (asus p5b deluxe), it seems that i need an adaptor.

 

if i understood correctly, i need to connect my dvd-drive via an adaptor to one of the boards sata-ports in order to install osx.

 

do i need a special product? is anybody there, who has this thing running (i just like to know, if it really works with osx then)?

 

thx for your help.

 

best regards,

chris

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i hav a better solution

 

search for jmb on the daemon to get a ppf patch for the jas 10.4.8 DVD iso to get ur IDE controller working in shape at boot

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I've tried the JMB-Patch with my DVD...

Nothing changed

 

EDIT: Could it be that the JMB-Patch only works with the JaS 10.4.8??? If it is like that please send me a Link to a torrent-file (there are so much different JaS 10.4.8 ISOs)

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I haven't tried the patch cause I don't have a demonoid account. However after the OS X installation on a P5B deluxe the Jmicron controller works, so I assume some patch is included.

 

To install the OS X I went to a local computer store and bought the first USB adapter they had (~$20). It's marked "R-DriverIII". It works more or less OK, but I need to disconnect it once in a while - it doesn't seem to power down between reboots and the BIOS sometimes has trouble recognising the DVD drive attached to it. So it just gets stuck somewhere around SATA drives detection. Then I have to power down the computer and disconnect the thing temporarily.

 

I don't know where to buy it but I think any other adapter like this could work. If you google for R-DriverIII you'll see a THG thread with suggestions for devices like this.

 

I also tried a generic SATA adapter that I bought at the same time but it doesn't seem to work for this purpose.

 

[edit] As far as "this thing running" - yes. I just got OS X to work last week and completed a quad boot today - it was a challenge though. Fully working accelerated dual monitor Nvidia video, onboard sound out, USB webcam with a microphone, one onboard network port. There's a guide for it that's pretty accurate

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/lofiversion/i...php/t32426.html

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