subgenius Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 `Hey all, First off, I would consider myself to be above novice to installing mac os x on a PC -- i've done around 5 or 6 installs total on a variety of hardware. In any case, installing 10.5 on my custom Asus P5LD2-VM proved to be a challenge. But it all came down to a few very simple changes: The BIOS settings really I consider to be the most important part. *MAKE SURE ACPI 2.0 SUPPORT IS "YES"!! I believe this to be %80 of my heart ache. *ACPI APIC support enabled *AI overclock - auto *USB config -- legacy on auto, usb 2.0 disabled (installed w/ usb keyboard and mouse) *microcode updation enabled *max cpuid value limit disabled *Left Execute Bit Disable "Disabled" *virtualization on *hyperthreading on *RAM speeds configured manually *PNP OS set to NO *pci latency 64 *allocate IRQ to VGA yes *palette snooping disabled Miscellaneous: *Hard Drive pin is on "master", dvd is on cable select (i believe...) -- installed on an IDE drive (WD1200JB) *Installed Tiger previous to install, but i think this makes little difference. *Hit "F8" upon booting from DVD, used the -v switch (may or may not be necessary) *Used the method described here http://forum.osx86scene.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2008 after install -- JUST the part about making the hard drive bootable using the boot1h and boot files -- no need to patch the DVD, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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