thebordella Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I'm sure many of us are eagerly scouring these forums to try and make hardware purchasing decisions. So much is happening so quickly there are a lot of unanswered questions floating around. It might be helpful to post for certain what we do know. In this case, motherboards. References have been made to certain boards by certain brands -- ASRock, Intel -- which supposedly "work" but others post qualified statements -- "works, but no sound" or "works, but not the network." Or "should work but I haven't tried it." Or people cite a board manufacturer but are not specific about which model. For the sake of clarification, can anyone post from first hand experience the full model # of their motherboard *only if* it works 100% with one of the osx86 installs (deadmoo, native, whatever) -- that means sound, network, and quartz extreme. That is without tweaking or editing driver files, etc. -- 100% OUT OF THE BOX. Are there any? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dit Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 ASRock 775Dual-915GL works 100% - no ifs or buts. "My friend" who had the sound problem turned out to be a dumbass, the audio h/w wasn't listed in sys profiler however it works perfectly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-4683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gecko Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 ASUS P4C800-Deluxe works perfect... minus video sound - check sata - check ide - check sse3 (with correct procesor) - check hd speeds are good - check usb - check ps2 - check dvd - check xbench (all tests available) - 43.5 total xbench (hd only) - 61.3 Video playback in VLC is slow as hell. I'd guess it to be 15-20fps windowed or full screen. No graphic glitches at all though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-5347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbert Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I do not beleive there is a motherboard that "complete" supports everything without any tweaks what so ever. Your going to either have to apply an AC97 patch to get the audio working, or its not going to have coregraphics(impossible with Deadmoo cause it's patched and you have to unpatch it) or Quartz extreme or your going to have to add SSE3-> SSE2 emulation. THe 915GAVL boards though are the "most compatible" but seriously at this point be realistic if you download a patch and type: sudo ./install.sh and press "y" a bunch of times your just a whiner. Its OSX86 on "unsupported hardware" how many months before production models are even out! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbert Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 My Abit IC7 works perfectly. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QE + CoreImage? what Video card are you using? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcCoy Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 intel D915GUXL & D915GEVL, no ifs, ands or buts. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzo Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 ASUS P5GDC-V Delux - only onboard LAN isn't working Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
p4m Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Hi, I got 4 (four) Intel D915gevl Eatonville Mainboards at 119 E. each I'll try to install the dev kit dvd on one of these the next monday, 29th I'll let you know if it works with no issues p4m Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Why do people w/non 915 boards say everything 'works perfectly'? That is patently impossible! Only a 915 board w/onboard GMA900 video has a chance in hell. That being said, my Compaq DC7100 SFF has a 915G motherboard and video and sound work, but I still had to drop in an Intel Pro/100 NIC. Also, I had to delete the AppleIntel830 kext file, run the Midi control center, and delete the TPMACPI stuff. But, after all that work, it does run great. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 Intel D915GAVL same as D915GEVL but DDR instead of DDR2 (see above) works 100% Oops! no audio input it seems http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=1177 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
antic Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I have native installed on the Intel 915gagl. Only had to patch oah750d and everything works fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-6998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
p4m Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Intel D915GEVL: good choice! Here you can read details about my success Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-10812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Nrrrd™ Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 For the sake of clarification, can anyone post from first hand experience the full model # of their motherboard *only if* it works 100% with one of the osx86 installs (deadmoo, native, whatever) -- that means sound, network, and quartz extreme. That is without tweaking or editing driver files, etc. -- 100% OUT OF THE BOX. Are there any? [Disclaimer: No, I haven't tested this board personally. But check the specs!] Here's another MB to consider, the Foxconn 915G7MC-ES - extremely OSX86-friendly: Foxconn 915G7MC-ES Notice how this specs page says it includes: Audio Integrated, 5.1 channel AC'97 (Realtek) LAN Integrated Fast Ethernet (10/100) controller (Realtek) IEEE-1394 2; 1 x 6-pin in rear I/O area + 1 front via internal header; 1394a I'm pretty sure all 3 of these would be supported "out of the box" in OSX86 (OK ... so maybe the audio would require an Info.plist entry/tweak ... big f'in deal) - which is something even most of the Intel boards (since they don't have FireWire) can't claim! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-10928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebox Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 thoses motherboards should be compatible (intel GMA900 inside) AOPEN i915Mm-HFS - I915G (Socket479) --> 259€ http://www.grosbill.com/fr/informatique/ca...5G-(Socket479)- socket 479 <-??? AOpen i915Ga-E (Intel 915G) - ATX - 119€ http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00027307.html ASUS (INTEL) P5GDC-V Deluxe - 915G+ICH6R --> 152,90€ http://www.grosbill.com/fr/informatique/ca...e---915G+ICH6R- socket LGA775 ASRock 775Dual-915GL --> ??€ http://www.asrock.com/product/product_775Dual-915GL.htm socket LGA775 ASRock P4Dual-915GL --> ??€ http://www.asrock.com/product/product_P4Dual-915GL.htm socket 478 ASUSTeK P5GL-MX (Intel 915GL) - Micro ATX --> 79,90€ http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00030216.html socket LGA775 ASUSTeK P5GD1-VM (Intel 915G) --> 104,90€ http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00023937.html ASUSTeK P5GDC-V Deluxe (Intel 915G) --> 142,50€ http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00023492.html MSI 915GM-FR (Intel 915G) --> 107,50€ http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00024791.html Tyan Tomcat i915 - S5120AGNNRF (Intel 915G) --> 189€ http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00023966.html Tyan Tomcat i915 - S5120AGNF (Intel 915G) --> 179,01€ http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00024281.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-10944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
willgonz Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I think to say "Works 100%" is to tight. Some people don't care if SATA works on the motherboard. And if sound doesn't work you could in a sound card that does. Same goes for lan and a cheapo 3com card like a 3c905 and you got network. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-14503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffyDuck Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 For the sake of clarification, can anyone post from first hand experience the full model # of their motherboard *only if* it works 100% with one of the osx86 installs (deadmoo, native, whatever) -- that means sound, network, and quartz extreme. That is without tweaking or editing driver files, etc. -- 100% OUT OF THE BOX. Good intention, Thebordella, but apparently because people in general seem to be too stupid to understand the meaning of '100%', we are now ledt with a duplicate of the thread on mobos, with the usual dorks posting "This one works 100%... EXCEPT..." I guess we'll be dealing with language comprehension, and 'English 101' next. In essence, any mobo with an Intel 915 based chipset (and internal video, etc..) will work 100% (considering you need to replace CoreGraphics and remove the x830 kext in order to enable CoreImage and Quartz Extreme...) That said, I believe in order to retain your original intention, close to 80% of the posts in this thread need to be removed, with extreme prejudice, because the posters are clearly a bit 'slow' in the uptake. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-14513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 This thread is useless. As others have said, only a 915G motherboard will work 100%, nothing else will. And thats already known anyway. LOL. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-14525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfieCA Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 MSI 915G Combo-FR Intel 915G socket 775 works 100% and overclocks GREAT! LAN, CI & QE, Sound, SATA and IDE. Costs about 100 bucks at mWave. I got mine last week on eBay for 49 bucks. Plopped in a P4 660 with a gig of RAM. Patched Marklar-Tiger with Generic DVD Patcher Release 1 and installed natively on an 80gb HD in about 15 minutes. Have Fun! WolfieCA Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-16319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
would_pay_for_mac_on_x86 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 MSI 915G Combo-FR Intel 915G socket 775 works 100% and overclocks GREAT! LAN, CI & QE, Sound, SATA and IDE. Costs about 100 bucks at mWave. I got mine last week on eBay for 49 bucks. Plopped in a P4 660 with a gig of RAM. Patched Marklar-Tiger with Generic DVD Patcher Release 1 and installed natively on an 80gb HD in about 15 minutes. Have Fun! WolfieCA wolfie you got a great deal there. can you provide more details on the SATA, specifically if all 4 SATA ports work and are bootable? i assume the 2 RAID IDE ports don't work at all.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-24260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigster Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Which mobo with onboard video will work with QE and GL? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-24397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauwil Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Acer TravelMate 4051LMi works great.. but i still didn't find a way to make the wireless work.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-24672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miranda363 Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Intel D915GVWB Fully working but upgrade BIOS to latest version to correct sound issue Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-24728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebush05 Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Soltek SL-k890pro 939. I've got sound coming out one channel only, but really haven't done much to fix it. Other than that, it works great. Sata works. VIA chipset. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-24829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogles Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 This thread is useless. As others have said, only a 915G motherboard will work 100%, nothing else will. And thats already known anyway. LOL. It has been made useless by inane comments. Yes, ONLY 915G boards will work 100%, but NOT ALL 915G boards DO work 100%. So, the question really is, which, if any, 915G boards have you actually used that work 100% out of the box? Note: 100% means QE works, sound works, LAN works, etc... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-24874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 The Original point of this thread was to find which board works 100%. AFAIK NONE have been found. The problem with the thread is that people were too quick to post their "Mine Works!!" messages before testing whether they work *100%* The Intel D915 series boards work well, but need an external USB audio device to work "100%" The MSI 915G Combo seems to come recommended, maybe someone can follow up on whether it has any audio or other issues. So.. if you have a board that actually works 100% let's hear from you, but realise that its a very strict requirement, and there may not be one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/730-can-we-post-mobos-that-absolutely-work-100/#findComment-24883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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