DanOMan Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 I am planning on buying a new motherboard (a Gigabyte I think) and I would like to know what the MacBook / MacBook Pro motherboard Chipset is, along with what the Southbridge is. Knowing what integrated video is used would also be helpful. If anyone has CPU-Z running on Windows on their MacBook (Pro), if you could post the stats, that would be great (of if you just know what the MacBooks have/have had). Otherwise, if someone knows of a Gigabyte / Intel Brand motherboard that is FULLY supported in Leopard (incl. Chipset, Sound, Video [Full CI/QE], Ethernet, RAID, SATA, etc.) that would also be useful information. I am trying to get something that closely resembles the MacBook, so that as I update, I won't have to recompile/replace drivers, since they will support the hardware by default. Thanks for any help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68810-macbook-pro-motherboard-chipset-southbridge-video/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOMan Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 Anyone know what the chipset / motherboard is in the iMac? I am trying to get something that is compatible with Leopard. Preferably a Gigabyte, since they make good motherboards. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68810-macbook-pro-motherboard-chipset-southbridge-video/#findComment-491115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoarthing Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I am planning on buying a new motherboard (a Gigabyte I think) and I would like to know what the MacBook / MacBook Pro motherboard Chipset is, along with what the Southbridge is. Knowing what integrated video is used would also be helpful. If anyone has CPU-Z running on Windows on their MacBook (Pro), if you could post the stats, that would be great (of if you just know what the MacBooks have/have had). Otherwise, if someone knows of a Gigabyte / Intel Brand motherboard that is FULLY supported in Leopard (incl. Chipset, Sound, Video [Full CI/QE], Ethernet, RAID, SATA, etc.) that would also be useful information. I am trying to get something that closely resembles the MacBook, so that as I update, I won't have to recompile/replace drivers, since they will support the hardware by default. Thanks for any help. (my emphasis) . . look; this is just not going to work in the way you intend. Apple - happily - now use or have used a small~ish range of fairly standard x86 components; & if you select your OSX86 motherboard, vidcard, & etc very carefully you can set up an install of a given version of OSX86 to more-or-less perfect function. . . but Apple's point updates [ie 10.4.9>10.4.10] replace the kernel & its closely-linked extensions with new versions; &, since the basic logic of an Apple motherboard [EFI] is different to a normal BIOS/ACPI x86 motherboard, those profoundly hacked parts of OSX86 which support basic function [the translation from or emulation of BIOS/ACPI to EFI] need to be backed up & replaced - or themselves updated - with each point update. You will never, ever get an OSX86 system which will accept unhacked Apple system updates. PS: OSX does not support 'firmware RAID' [the driver-dependent wincludge which comes with NFORCE/Intel chipset motherboards]. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68810-macbook-pro-motherboard-chipset-southbridge-video/#findComment-491395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitramusa Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I was thinking, what for example if u can find a motherboard of a Mac Pro, flash ur GFX card with the mac 'bios' , buy ur own processors,RAM,HDD, etc. and but it in your own case? Would that be possible? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68810-macbook-pro-motherboard-chipset-southbridge-video/#findComment-491968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidolin Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Probably yes, but it will be more expensive than just buying a macbook. So this idea doesnt really make sense. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68810-macbook-pro-motherboard-chipset-southbridge-video/#findComment-491985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOMan Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 (my emphasis) . . look; this is just not going to work in the way you intend. ... You will never, ever get an OSX86 system which will accept unhacked Apple system updates. I completely understand that I will not be able to use an unhacked version of Mac OS X. That was never my intention, even though you thought it was. I am only looking for something that will have natively supported drivers. This has nothing to do with EFI or TPM. Those things will still need to be fixed for each update, I understand! My basic question is: Is there a motherboard that has fully supported video, sound, chipset, etc. that is supported by default with the kexts included with Mac OS X? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68810-macbook-pro-motherboard-chipset-southbridge-video/#findComment-492019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
candykane Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 stay away from dell! They have problems with osx Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68810-macbook-pro-motherboard-chipset-southbridge-video/#findComment-492150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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