By now, I presume you have assembled your PC hardware and are just raring to try your hand at installing the Mac OS. This tutorial follows on from Part 1 – Choosing the parts – do watch it first if you haven’t assembled your machine.
Your parts may be different from what I’ve prescribed, and it’s alright. You may have success with what you have already, but in the event you do not, then go watch the video and buy the recommended parts.
Other resources that are handy while building your hackintosh are as follows:
If you have questions on building the Hackintosh, feel free to post them here. I’ll try my best to help you out.
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also.
how come the os does not see my hard drive? its internal
sata
i mean IDE i think!
i already install leo4all and it boots up but it freezes on tha boot on dns or someting
Q660 intel Quad Core
asus p5q motherboard
3gb RAM crucial balistix
sata Blueray drive
9800 GT Nvidia
excellant video, hi i have problems with my m/b to. i tried iatkos tried ideneb the only osx was leo4allv3 that i installed and worked and tha only problem with that was no firewire working because my sound interface card is firewire, and no internet.
PLEASE LET ME NO WHICH BIOS I NEED FOR THIS SET UP
ASUS P5Q MOTHERBOARD
Q9300 CORE2QUAD CPU
8GB DRR2 RAM
ATI X500 VIDEO CARD
THANKS ALOT
I am trying to install on my ASUS P5K (BIOS 1201) + E8400 + Geforce 8600GT + HDD Seagate 120Gb SATA + HDD 500GB WD SATA and it did not.
I’ve tried several “distros” like ideneb v1.3, iatkos v5.i, Kalyway …without success. Whenever I get the forbidden symbol. If I boot in text mode to be in “Still waiting for root device”.
Can you help me please ??? I dont know if the AHCI mode in the BIOS could be the reason ?? It’s not posible to use SATA as IDE mode ??
Thx !!!
Hello this is my configuration can you tell me how to set the Bios on my motherboard Asus A8N5X , so i can install the iDeneb_v1.4_OSx86_ISO or which version should i choose that fits good my pc if that one doesn’t ? Network Adapter: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller, Motherboard: Asus A8N5X, Chipset: nVidia nForce4, Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3000 + @ 1800 MHz Physical Memory: 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS Hard Disk: MAXTOR (80 GB), DVD-Rom Drive: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D ATA Device Monitor Type: Samsung SyncMaster – 17 inches, Audio Device: nForce4 AC’97 Audio Controller . Thanx
Forgott to say my video card is 256mb ram ddr3
hello man … thanks a lot for your tuto its the most comprhensible ( my english is no good)
i try to find all the hardware but all i found but i can t find the motherboard anymore so i take her evolution so the P5Q PRO from asus too …..
i take two -iDeneb v1.3 10.5.5 and -Kalyway10.5.6 ( for this i must tap CPUS=1 for launchnig ) and the two is ok like your video installtion succefull but when she rebooting after hes blok on grise tv whit apple but not with turn ….
maybe do you see ? i go to insanly mac but in english is very complicate ….. thanks a lot
Processor: core2quad Q9550 (2.8G)
Motherboard: MSI P45 Platinum
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT (512MB)
RAM: 4GB (2 pieces of 2GB)
HDD: 500GB (SATA)Seaget
HDD: 500GB (SATA)Seaget
HDD: 500GB (SATA)Seaget
CD: Sony DVD RW/R (IDE)
OS: Ideneb MAC OSX 10.5.6 LEOPARD
I’ve tried several “distros” like ideneb v1.4, iatkos v5.i, Kalyway …without success. Whenever I get the forbidden symbol. If I boot in text mode to be in “Still waiting for root device”.
Can you help me please ??? I dont know if the AHCI mode in the BIOS could be the reason ?? It’s not posible to use SATA as IDE mode ??
One of the “Still waiting for root device” problems is due to the AHCI setting in the BIOS. Change that and try again. The favoured distro of choice for me at present is the iPC 10.5.6
Processor: core2quad Q9550 (2.8G)
Motherboard: MSI P45 Platinum
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT (512MB)
RAM: 4GB (2 pieces of 2GB)
HDD: 500GB (SATA)Seaget
HDD: 500GB (SATA)Seaget
HDD: 500GB (SATA)Seaget
CD: Sony DVD RW/R (IDE)
OS: Ideneb MAC OSX 10.5.6 LEOPARD
i have alraedy use IPC 10.5.6 and Ideneb 10.5.6 and change bios setting Sata to AHCI.then also i am not able to install this distos. when i use ipc 10.5.6 and try use -v and press enter my system restart. and when i used ideneb 10.5.6 white screen came with apple logo and one circle is rotating.after that my machin will hang. and i am not able to do anything. please help me you are my last hope. i am video editor student and i am not able to buy apple machine. and i want to make hackintosh for study purpose of final cut pro.
thankyou
sorry … I did something wrong, think..
I’ve installed leo4all v4 with os 10.5.4
I’Have a MSI board, k9n neo v3 with an athlon 64 x2 @ 4400, I don’t have the right drivers…
doesn’t works usb, ethernet,
I have a nvidia geforce 7200gs
I have my pc connected to a full hd tv, the driver shows me I had no other resolution but 1024×768 and I want 1920×1080!!!!
could you helpme please!!!! what should I do??
I’m not too sure about the kexts for the 7200gs, but I’ve been hearing great things about NVkush. Google it and see what it does for you.
ok thanks a lot…. but, what do you think about my USB ports???? or the rest of the components, I’ve not drivers for network
thank you thank you a lot!!!!!!!!
Hi Backpackr
This is my first time comment on your website. could you give me a suggestion for install mac osx on pc. i had been tried several time install mac os x on pc but every time was failed. currently i used hp pavillion dv2700 laptop,vista home edition and i also want to dual boot with mac os x. Question is how to change the BIOS setting when install mac os x on pc ? when i watched your but not clearly understand because so many thing to do. could you show me one by one to change BIOS settings. thxz
I would try iATKOS v7 its the best and almost works with all drivers Ive tried it on my 1545
Hi,
nice startup guide. Thanks a lot.
i sucessfully installed mac os x on core2duo ,intel 41 motherboard.
but ethernet card and video drivers are not installed.
its not detecting the ethernet card. why? plz can anyone know the answer. plz reply
You might want to look for the relevant kext files. Google the ethernet card brand and video driver. You might want to put in a standard external Nvidia card which is guaranteed to work.
Not all hardware works seamlessly.
Is it possible to use an EVGA motherboard?
Hi,
Nice tutorial.
One question. Do you already try a newer version of this? I mean, you installed 10.5.2. There´s 10.5.8 out there, right? If the answer is positive, can you tell us what version we can try and if is the same proced you did with 10.5.2…
Thanks.
Cya
(sorry about my english, i dont really speak this language)
@Tiago: You can use the iPC flavor, where they have a more updated build (I believe the latest version is 10.5.6). This video was produced months and months ago.
@Sangmin: Sorry, no experience with the eVGA motherboards.
I really want to try this. Will this work on my compaq SR5152nx – AMD 64 X2 4000+ – 250 G HDD – NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE- 2G MEMORY. Plus I use Belkin wirelss G USB adapter
Hey I watched your video it was great but everytime I try to install it. It asks for which destination would you like to install and my hard drive doesn’t appear. Any suggestions?
Hi Ibrahim, it’s probably because you haven’t partitioned and formatted your drive as Mac format and journalled. Do give that a shot.
Hey there.
Just one question, as you seem the one that could help:)
im installing iatkos v7 goes great up to installing screen,but than when i hit utilytis,i have no disks to choose from.I formated my comp and set it to 2 partitons,anything i can do so my disks could get recognized?Set something in bios or? i browsed the web a bit had no luck so far.Anyways thx in advance for ure help.
regards!
If you could partition your drive, doesn’t that mean your disk was recognized? As for BIOS, make sure you’ve set it to AHCI. Also, format in Mac OS Extended Journaled. All the best.
Hello TheBackpackr,
Can you tell me if my hardware is capable of running OS X
AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 4200+
NVIDIA GeFore 6600GT
Intel PRO 1000 MT Network Connection
Integrated Soundmax Digital Audio
Asus A85 X
I think I might be able to run iPC?
Acer Aspire 5335
i successfully installed snow leapord build 10a432 universal
but i want to know what drivers to install to it and from where, im having
a hard time googlin my butt off trying to find these. any help would be an end to this drama. thanks, you did a really good job on the tutorial. you should be proud of it.
Hey does anybody know if the MSI G41M4 motherboard is suitable to use.
backpackr,
my dell mini 10v hackintosh works great. everything except imovie that is. when i try to open the program , a pop off appears stating “Quartz Extreme required.” How do i fix this?
Hey Gary, QE refers to the video card drivers (aka kexts). You need to download and install the appropriate kext and it should work. All the best!
Hey does anybody know if you can install Snow Leopard on a MSI G41M4 motherboard. I bought a legal copy of snow Leopard but was initialy gonna install the os by using leo4all then update it with snow ;eopard. After the initial boot up, I get the apple logo then loads of data is shown on screen as if its trying to instal. The last line states “System uptime in Nanoseconds 937119014″ but the cursor is not flashing and its been like that for a few hours.
I have tried changing the Bios setting but havent had any luck. I did notice that i dont have the option to select AHCI. Apart from the mothrerboard, I know that video card, ram and processor are all compatable. Neither my hard drive or dvd rom are SATA, could this be the problem. Any advice gratefully accepted. If anybody wants to email direct my email is harry.147@hotmail.co.uk. Thanks.
hey bro i have dell xps m1530,
i dont know that much about my computer can you tell me that is the Mac OS is compatible with my machine???
Hi all, this is my first comment, I hope u people can help me.
I have an old HP Pavillion DV6000 laptop. I am not sure the specifications.
I’m using Kalyway and install Hackintosh on external HD: WD 320GB Blue.
After Installation finsihed then it restarts.
But it’s not going well then It stuck in Apple Logo with circle icon rotating continuously.
How can I solve this problem, anyone please help me…
@imak
yes it will work. ipc 10.5.6 dvd
@dante
do not install mac osx on external drive!.
hi
nice tutorial the only thing i would like to know is where can i find the leo for all download.
thank you
Hey,
I have downloaded and burned the DVD of Mac OS X Snow Leopard on my PC. I have Intel Pentium 4 PC with 2.4 GhZ, with 3 GiB RAM and 1 T.B. HDD space and my PC supports SSE3. I have around 200 GiB free space(unpartitioned, unformatted) on my PC. Okay, so now, whenever I boot using the DVD, it freezes on Apple logo, and I do not see any DVD lights blinking or HardDisk working. Okay, so I watched a few videos on the internet, and then I found that I had to use ” -v ” option to boot it. I used it, but after loading a few lines(6-7?) the screen blinks once, goes black and it freezes.(In other videos, after blinking, some more instructions are displayed, but not on mine)
I can’t get my computer to run Snow leopard. Can you please help me?
Thank you very much,
Abhishek
sir pleace insatalling tutorial for intel 31pr motherboard to mac workking [supporting to firewirecad & usb port]
I’m going crazy and need some assistance. I’ve used all kinds of software to try and get an apple os x on my amd sepron 3000+ 64 bit. I have a hitachi 320 gig hd, 2 gig mem. standard vga video do you have any solutions?
hiya how do i install my nividia graphics card drivers and lan support after i have installed leopard?
does any one know wifi driver (wm 3945abg) for mac ?????
laptop is hp dv2700.
Ethernet- working.
sound – working.
VGA- working.
usb- working.
wifi-not working
battery icon does not showon on menu bar.
headphone- not working.
DVD rooms- not working.
hi, i have a question..
what would happen to my aa1(acer aspire one) if i install os x to it?
what if i install it, and then some parts of the computer dont work, i mean like the speakers, or the webcam, or the microfone, or the trackpad….
@spencer123: If it works, you will have a hackintosh. If the Mac OS not work well, you install windows on it, and buy the suggested hardware, then try again.
hi, i’ve one question. mac 10.5.8 battery icon is missing on menu bar.
- in system preferences–> energy saver –> missing ” show on menu bar icon ”
- in system –> library–> core services–> menu extra. if i click battery menu but icon doesn’t appear . it show only ” No battery available “.
I want to know what problems and need to find battery driver or not ?
i saw your youtube videos.. awesome..thanks on behalf of my friend.
but now, I want to know whether it is possible to run pirated FCP and Logic studio 9 on hackintosh .. if yes what are the H/W requirements for it to run it smoothly.
Regards.
Hi Raghu, I’m sorry, I cannot comment on pirated FCP as I do support purchasing fully legalized software.
For legal software, it’s best to run on Quad cores with as much RAM as you can muster, with a minimum of 2GB.
ok.
which version of osX ,e.g 10.5.2 , you will recommend so as to run maximum ‘i’ softwares without any obstacles .
Regards
Hi I have watched your videos and i think that they are great.
I’ve just got one question though. When i put in my leo4all disc it boots up and when i press enter it starts loading some files then it restarts my computer what should i do?
Hi, I have a question.. this hackintosh will work with a processor pentium dual core 1.6ghz and a motherboard ASROCK G31M-S 2.0 with the internal graphics INTEL GMA 3100 DIRECTX 9.0 please answer my question.
Hi TheBackpackr,
I very interesting see ur video about Hackintosh..
but u do it in 2008… now 2010…
so can u suggest for me the main LATEST specs at this moment within budget
because i want try to do it..
thanks
Hey, Would this work on a intel i3 530. Thanks
I want to run mac os x 10.6 to my pc but I v no idea where to get it. As I know the software from apple only can use on mac book only. Can you help me?
can it run parallels?I would like to run win7 premium and ubuntu alongside osx.how would I do this?
I know this isn’t my site but I know of a good way to get a dual boot going.
http://gag.sourceforge.net/
This is a “Graphical Boot Manager” which enables you to select which partition you wish to boot from.
Burn the .iso file in the downloads section of http://gag.sourceforge.net/ with Nero or Imgburn (Free) then boot it from your BIOS.
Then set it up via the “S” key, and test the settings out, and when you’re finished make sure you write settings to your hard drive – its incredibly annoying forgeting to and applying all the settings again!
It certainly works via Linux, XP, and hopefully Mac
Only problem is that it doesn’t read partition labels so you have to sort of guess where each os is located, and get “labels” like HFS+ Partition or NTFS drive, etc – Annoying, but harmless
Hope it helps
Hello i got iaktos v7 and i installed Final Cut Pro 7 and Color. Color does work but when i start FCP 7 after loading screen it crashes can you tell me where to look for your post of installing FCP and oh yea what version are you using of FCP i got core 2 quad, gigabyte main board ultra durable i got 9600gt nvidia 6gb of ram and my FCP crash on start pls if you can point me somewhere to check this thing and resolve it…!? tnx in front m8
Hi
I have watched your video and its great.
but you have mentioned in the end of the video that we have to make sour the graphics driver should be loaded.
i can see from the System Profile window, the details of the graphics driver and its not loaded so from where i can update my driver ?
my graphics driver is : ATI HD 3470.
I am soon gonna buy Mac mini.. But the thing is i can invest either on mac or on logic..so can anybody tell me if hacked logic can run on genuine mac ?
Regards
how to burn?
i have MAC OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.2 [SSE2-SSE3] FOR INTEL-AMD iso file?
and power iso and nero 8
but does not work …
any help please?