Unable to boot after install of iATKOS v7

[ProjectZima]

Thank you in advance for any advice that anyone can give me to get my system booting.
Ok so, after partitioning the main hd and installing OSX to it (along side my bootable Windows 7 installation) whenever I try to boot up OSX it almost immediately hard resets the computer. When OSX was installed by itself without 7 I experienced the same issue. Installation was painless but as noted I can't get into the OS. Not sure what information to give anyone aside from hardware specs (located below). If anyone can help me or needs more information in order to help me please let me know and I will do what I must to assist. If required I can create an Everest Report of all hardware inside this machine and upload it.

Current Specifications:

Model: Dell Precision WorkStation 280
CPU: DualCore Intel Pentium D 820 (MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 supported)
Motherboard ID: Dell WS 380
North Bridge: Intel Glenwood i955X
South Bridge: Intel 82801 GR ICH7R
Installed Memory: 3gb
BIOS: Phoenix A02
GPU: nVIDIA Quadro NVS 285

[ProjectZima]

Well I'm able to boot now, I changed my HD mode to AHCI and reinstalled iATKOSv7 using one of the VooDoo kernels. Now when I get into OSX it shows me that spiffy welcome video but then tells me that no mouse or keyboard was detected. Currently trying to work this one out now. Once again, any information leading to me having a working computer would be much appreciated. Thank You.

[ProjectZima]

Well I'm posting this from within OSX but now I'm having a few video issues. After installing the voodoo ps/2 drivers I got the keyboard and mouse to work. But now I can't get a resolution higher than 1024x768. Also when I scroll inside any window or move any window I get massive amounts of distortion inside said window. The only fix I've noticed is to minimize and maximize the window in question and it seems to update it to what should be visible. If anyone has any information leading to my OSX looking pretty and working nice I'd be much appreciative. Thank You!

[ProjectZima]

Got it working, all is well. Played around with different drivers for nvidia gpu's. Thanks for all the help guys.

[nsx]

Hi, I hope it is still working for you.do you mind posting the final settings that you used to get it working? I am thinking of picking up a WS380 from someone selling one. It will be good to know the settings that work before I load the software on it. Thanks.

[ProjectZima]

I'll try to get the settings up here as soon as I can get back into OSX. After reinstalling Windows 7 I can't get OSX to boot anymore. I've tried just about every method I can find. Even "fool-proof" methods don't seem to work. The closest I've got it to boot since reinstalling 7 is to the apple logo with the little rotating load-icon underneath it. But it just sits there indefinitely. If you or anyone has any ideas about how to install a boot manager that can see OSX from windows that would be great as windows doesn't even see that partition. To give you an idea of the setup I have 2 hard drives. The primary has 3 partitions. 1 for windows 7, 2 is a 100mb partition for 7's system files that it requires (this partition is normally not visible to the user), and the 3rd partition is for OSX. The 2nd hard drive is where I store all my files unrelated to the OS's. I'd try installing OSX again but that keeps me from being able to boot into 7. BOOTMGR is corrupted or missing at that point and the recovery option off of the install disc is unable to find/correct that error. So basically which ever OS I install last works and the other becomes unable to boot. Oh, and the chain0 method for some reason doesn't even try to load OSX, it just loads my Windows 7 partition lol. I've tried it quite a few times with the same result. To my understanding chain0 is particular about which systems it works on and is not a reliable method. I've tried EASYBCD, even the new 2.0 beta that automatically sets up OSX to boot. That method has thusfar been the closest I've gotten back into OSX, as that's the one where it gets to the load screen but never gets passed it, nor appears to ever freeze for some reason either. And I've tried using the iATKOSv7 install disc to reinstall the boot managers, but it gives me an error. If anyone thinks they can help and needs me to elaborate on any errors or setting please let me know and I'll get right on it. Getting this to work would help me be a bit more productive and I can stop worrying about this not working... it's annoying and makes me sad lol. Thanks again people.

[ProjectZima]

Ok, I installed the windows version of Boot Think 2.3. It allows my OSX and Windows 7 to boot. BUUUT... when I get into OSX the keyboard and mouse don't work. Also there is this quick and repetitious noise coming out of my speakers. Can't tell if it's frozen or not as I have no testable input method. But it does boot so that is an improvement. The instructions for Boot Think besides being kinda vague (at least for me) since they only seem to apply to using it from within OSX. The windows version has no gui and I can't really figure out how to configure anything. I'm going to go play with it. If anyone can offer any assistance on this I'd be quite pleased. Off I go.

[ProjectZima]

(Posting this from within OSX) Apparently Boot Think 2.3 does not like loading the Voodoo PS/2 mouse and keyboard drivers. Specifically the mouse drivers. I borrowed a USB keyboard and mouse from a favorite homie and with PS/2 Keyboard and USB mouse I was able to boot into OSX but eventually the keyboard went retarded after I tried hooking up the PS/2 mouse. When using exclusively USB devices I have less then no trouble and the boot time is incredible. Seeing as I can't just keep my friends computer parts I still am in need of finding a way to get Boot Think 2.3 and Voodoo drivers (or PS/2 devices in general) to get along. If anyone can help out with this I'll send you something like a cookie through my favorite Universal Cereal Bus. (why not send other tasty things along a bus meant for cereal eh?) *cough* Enough stupid USB jokes, but yeah, I know the Voodoo drivers worked in the past when I was running OSX on this pc without windows installed yet and being able to use any of the many boot loaders that came on the iATKOSv7 install disc. But once I was cut off from being able to use those boot loaders these awesome problems began. So in short, Boot Think 2.3 is awesome, it looks like Boot Camp, load any OS mighty fast, but doesn't have good PS/2 support. (atleast on my setup) As usual in my posts, if anyone can offer advice on how to make it work, cookies and confetti will be served along side punch and pie.