jcalado Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hi! I'm sorry if i'm the 1000th person to post these questions, but i can't seem to find answers to them all, so i thought of starting a new thread. I have a Macbook and a PC, with this setup: Motherboard: Asus P5K (no more, no less (vanilla?)) CPU: Intel Quad Core Q6600 Seagate Barracuda SATA-2 disk I read someplace that i need to change the sata mode to AHCI, but this board doens't allow it, so i have to downgrade it right? Isn't it possible to use my SATA disk without fussing around with the bios version? Thanks guys! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 downgrade Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalado Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 So, i need that cracked afubios right? And an older firmware, 0408 will cut it? Where can i get the right afubios version? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanakorizo Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 no downgrade 1st check this: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...c=68352&hl= mine is p5k premium but check your primary sata device id though windows (i have 2920,some models have 2921 etc) for me jmicron is enabled in bios ,all disks are set to IDE and in mac i have ide+sata disks work ok but you will need a SATA DVD to install or via vmware (if you plan to boot with an IDE DVD you will get "com.info.bootplist not found ,, ,," this you cannot avoid even with downgrade i think Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalado Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 So i need a freaking SATA DVD ? Damn! Thanks for the link PS: What is up with the vmware install? Is that a possibility? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalado Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Anyone else has an opinion? Is a SATA dvd drive required? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanakorizo Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 as long as i know /tried with p5k yes ,you can't boot from an ide DVD you can't either reach the darwin loader ,you are stuck in the message "com.apple.bootplist not found" is is mentioned about the p5k (and other p35 boards with jmicron) after the installation you can fix everything as i say in the link but for the installation the jmicron controller must be disabled and if its disabled forget everything on IDE cables (disks,dvd) vmware was allways possible but it's a big mesh its not like do this then this and you are ready there are some guides in the forum i used last year for that reason so you have 3 options: 1)buy sata drive 2)install through vmware and then reboot natively on the disk you fully installed osx 3)watch that thread that this guy opened ,maybe somebody answer him http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...c=68399&hl= (i was looking for the same thing as he before i buy the sata drive) EDIT: here's the link for vmware: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...c=11314&hl= Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalado Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Thanks for all the help, you've been great. I just ordered a sata dvd-rw drive. Meh. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
afya Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I had the same problem on my P5B-Deluxe. What I did to install OS X is to find a usb harddisk box, take the harddrive out, and plug my dvd drive in it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-486507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalado Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 Sata disk / dvd-rw should arrive today. If i have the time before leaving (holiday tomorrow! ) i'll post my progress. See you soon! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-488426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalado Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 So, i have the drives installed. SATA is set to enhanced mode, and jmicron chipset is set to ahci. I haven't downgraded the bios. 2 Problems: - LAN doesn't work (i can fix that with a realtek nic right?) - Disk Performance is awfull! I think the second problem is sata related, how can i fix it? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-495491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcalado Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 Also, it olnly detects 128GB of disk, from the 500Gb. :s Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-495740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbeke Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Also, it olnly detects 128GB of disk, from the 500Gb.:s I have the same problem with ASUS P5K. - 500GB disk detected as 128GB - Poor disk performance My BIOS's date is 07/03/07 version 0603 Do I have to up/downgrade my BIOS? Btw. I was able to boot with my old ATA DVD-RW putting it into an external USB rack. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-567956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnjmarlboro Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks to darwin form osx86scene, following is working too: darwin figured out, that we can flash the newest P5KR Bios (support for new 45nm CPUs AND AHCI) Just use "AFUDOS /N /I<biosname>" IMPORTANT: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK Thanks to darwin! It's working great for me! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-580594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrog123 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I have also flashed my P5K with the version 403 PK5R Bios using the /N option for AFUDOS and am running stable without any kernel panic for over 2 weeks. However, I also have added maxmem=3072 on my box, which has 4 gig of ram. I have also upgraded my 6600GT to a 8600GTS, which has also resolve lots of weird problems with the screen blanking after a few seconds of OpenGL action. So there is definitely a quirk in the OpenGL drivers nvinject for the 6600GT, or maybe it was the fact that it was a BFG board. My new 8600GTS is also a BFG brand, but this time it is really stable and fast. I have to say that I did not believe that I would be keeping my Hackintosh, but the more I use it, the more I want to purchase Apple hardware. If only Apple had something in between a MacMini (or at least a Mini with a decent 3D chip) and their 3K$ desktop... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-656541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
galb Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 i flashed my p5k with p5kr 403 bios with afudos but the motherboard does not post... What i have done wrong? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68380-asus-p5k-quirks/#findComment-727202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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