gizgiz Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Wondering whether this config will work. * Asus P5K (default, no wifi, no deluxe, no nothing) ----> RealTek ALC883 onboard audio ----> Attansic L1 Gigabit onboard ethernet adapter * Intel E6600 2.4GHz * nVidia 8800GTS 320MB gfx * Hitachi 320GB SATA * Pioneer DVD+/-RW IDE * 2GB 800MHz Kingston RAM (DIMM1 and DIMM3) Thing is, if I disable the horrible JMicron controller, my computer can't read the Pioneer drive. Buying a new drive is not an option - I bought this setup like a month ago... Which route should I take? Could I risk a JMicron-on installation? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71492-will-this-p5k-config-work/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanakorizo Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 no you must use sata dvd or usb dvd or install to a disk through xp and vmware then boot natively to macosx on this disk if you enable jmircron (so you can use ide DVD) you will get a "comapple.bootplist not found" message Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71492-will-this-p5k-config-work/#findComment-506990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizgiz Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 Ah I see. If I install through Winny (Vista) by drive partitioning, will I need to disable JMicron every time I boot, or is this quirk only for the DVD drive? And also, I've noticed the nVidia 8k series don't seem to have a viable kext. Will I get any video at all, or will it simply be reduced functionality? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71492-will-this-p5k-config-work/#findComment-507058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinwalter Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 i have it work with a nvidia 8XXX driver everyting works only the Attansic L1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71492-will-this-p5k-config-work/#findComment-552998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodfightr Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 P5K is great for OSx86... I recommend Kalyway's distro Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71492-will-this-p5k-config-work/#findComment-553006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3346tyewr Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 i also have a ide drive on my p5k-e (e for wifi, no other differences to p5k) and i could not install from it, however using the flat image i could get leopard to work (toh2 10.5 as well as native+pc_efi 10.5.1) and using vmware to install tiger (uphuck) worked too. also, after the install, in the os, the dvd drive worked. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71492-will-this-p5k-config-work/#findComment-553008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts