time ed Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Wrong :-) What I'm saying about my box is that's my experience. If you buy something other than a P5LP with an ALC888, I can't guarantee anything. As well, the specific codec for my hardware combination (southbridge and audio controller) is posted in my thread. I wasn't looking for audio when I bought my machine. I was looking for a very-close-to-a-mac platform. Finding out I had S/PDIF with the right codec and patch was nice surprise. Since I had the equipment to take advantage, I did. So again, find the audio controllers with a posted or archived codec in the audio thread that can be patched for 5.1. The mobo you're looking for will feature 5.1 or better sound with that particular controller. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-572904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrefer Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Your best bet is to read here:http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=32859 If 5.1 is important, find in that thread the audio controllers successfully patched at that spec. Make sure you browse the codec repository. Then find a workable board with that controller. For the record, I built a great Leo box with an off-the-shelf HP machine from Circuit City (see sig). It has ALC888S controller that when patched gives me 7.1 and S/PDIF I/O (I use the S/PDIF). The only thing that doesn't work is the onboard NIC, but Ethernet is an easy substitute. Just plan ahead. My install guide is here and would apply to any machine with the same hardware: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=74964 hi there I did the same with my HP Pavilion MC m8080 which has the same mobo ASUS P5LP-LE as you have. For the network I just found around the house an old PCI Combo Card USB2.0/1394/Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC and works very well and fast. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-572956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea3000 Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Wrong :-) What I'm saying about my box is that's my experience. If you buy something other than a P5LP with an ALC888, I can't guarantee anything. As well, the specific codec for that hardware combination (southbridge and audio controller) is posted in my thread. I wasn't looking for audio when I bought my machine. I was looking for a very-close-to-a-mac platform. Finding out I had S/PDIF with the right codec and patch was nice surprise. Since I had the equipment to take advantage, I did. So again, find the audio controllers with a posted or archived codec in the audio thread that can be patched for 5.1. The mobo you're looking for will feature 5.1 or better sound with that particular controller. I tried to read as much page of the topic you posted as possible in this days but I didn't find any useful answer....I'm still waiting for someone who can confirm the 5.1 analog support with his motherboard....even if I continue to search. Thanks time ed! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-573000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
time ed Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I've read several threads where posters claim to have 5.1 or better with Taruga's patch. The most successful is the ALC/Realtek controller. There are I-don't-know-how-many codecs for any number of audio devices archived in the Taruga thread. But the trick is for you to find a well-supported board witha well-supported audio chip - one that's very close to actual Apple hardware. You'll have real success if you can extract the exact codec for your hardware before you install OSX. I did this with Knoppix LiveCD. Best of luck, t-e Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-573015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea3000 Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 I've read several threads where posters claim to have 5.1 or better with Taruga's patch. The most successful is the ALC/Realtek controller. There are I-don't-know-how-many codecs for any number of audio devices archived in the Taruga thread. But the trick is for you to find a well-supported board witha well-supported audio chip - one that's very close to actual Apple hardware. You'll have real success if you can extract the exact codec for your hardware before you install OSX. I did this with Knoppix LiveCD. Best of luck, t-e I read about some people that have successfully obtained 5.1 analog support, in the configuration window they are able to make the 5 speakers and the sub sound...but when they listen to the music (with iTunes for example) they can't have 5.1 and only the two front speakers work. I'm still reading the topic anyway. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-573412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpsiemer Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Best mobos for Leopard: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=74374 I believe my 5.1 is working on my Bad Axe 2. Just applied a simple audio patch and I was ready to go. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-573517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmboss Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 jpsiemer: Which simple Patch? My Bad Axe 2 support only 2 outputs without mute and line in. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-573671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea3000 Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Best mobos for Leopard: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=74374 I believe my 5.1 is working on my Bad Axe 2. Just applied a simple audio patch and I was ready to go. This is completely new to me...I had always read that on the bad axe 2 only 2 channel audio is possible....do you have full 5.1 analog audio? Where is this patch? Thanks! Bye! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-574062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea3000 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 No one? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/80629-best-motherboard-for-leopard/page/2/#findComment-574743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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