jamoosh
10-18-2009, 07:54 AM
Greetings,
I am currently working on installing Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.7) on the above-mentioned laptop. I have not seen a guide on Hackintoshing this model yet, so if anybody has any experience with it you're input would be greatly appreciated.
When completed, I plan to post a guide to benefit the OSX86 Community at large.
I will furnish the specifications of this laptop below. I believe it is possible that this one may be a branded version of a different A205 model.
The largest issue I foresee running into is dealing with the Intel Wireless 3945ABG adapter. If anybody knows how to get this card to work on Mac OS--or alternatively--has a suggestion for a replacement PCI card or USB dongle please provide your feedback. Thanks in advance.
If there is anything I have omitted that you think you should be included, please let me know. Likewise, if there is anything that I've included that you think should be omitted, please let me know.
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System Properties:
Manufacturer TOSHIBA
Product Satellite A205
Version PSAF3U-07300V
Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Product SANTA ROSA CRB
Version Not Applicable
Serial Number Not Applicable
BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix Technologies LTD
Version 2.10
Release Date 03/11/2008
Size 1024 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, BBS
Supported Standards DMI, ACPI, ESCD, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, PCMCIA, USB
Storage:
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK2035GSS ATA Device
Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATA Device
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller (Realtek)
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Adapter String Mobile Intel(R) GMA X3100
BIOS String Intel Video BIOS
Chip Type Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
DAC Type Internal
Network:
Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (192.168.1.101)
Network Adapter Marvell Yukon 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
Modem Bluetooth DUN Modem
Modem Bluetooth Fax Modem
Modem TOSHIBA Software Modem
Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5250
Codename Merom
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket P (478) (0x7)
CPUID 6.F.D
Extended CPUID 6.F
Core Stepping M0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 1496.4 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 9.0 x 166.3 MHz
Rated Bus speed 665.1 MHz
Stock frequency 1500 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x
Max VID 1.250 V
Chipset
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Northbridge Intel GM965 rev. C0
Southbridge Intel 82801HBM (ICH8-ME) rev. B1
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 332.5 MHz (1:2)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
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Thank you in advance,
Jamoosh
I am currently working on installing Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.7) on the above-mentioned laptop. I have not seen a guide on Hackintoshing this model yet, so if anybody has any experience with it you're input would be greatly appreciated.
When completed, I plan to post a guide to benefit the OSX86 Community at large.
I will furnish the specifications of this laptop below. I believe it is possible that this one may be a branded version of a different A205 model.
The largest issue I foresee running into is dealing with the Intel Wireless 3945ABG adapter. If anybody knows how to get this card to work on Mac OS--or alternatively--has a suggestion for a replacement PCI card or USB dongle please provide your feedback. Thanks in advance.
If there is anything I have omitted that you think you should be included, please let me know. Likewise, if there is anything that I've included that you think should be omitted, please let me know.
===
System Properties:
Manufacturer TOSHIBA
Product Satellite A205
Version PSAF3U-07300V
Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Intel Corporation
Product SANTA ROSA CRB
Version Not Applicable
Serial Number Not Applicable
BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix Technologies LTD
Version 2.10
Release Date 03/11/2008
Size 1024 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, BBS
Supported Standards DMI, ACPI, ESCD, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, PCMCIA, USB
Storage:
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK2035GSS ATA Device
Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVDW/HD TS-L802A ATA Device
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller (Realtek)
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Adapter String Mobile Intel(R) GMA X3100
BIOS String Intel Video BIOS
Chip Type Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
DAC Type Internal
Network:
Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (192.168.1.101)
Network Adapter Marvell Yukon 88E8039 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
Modem Bluetooth DUN Modem
Modem Bluetooth Fax Modem
Modem TOSHIBA Software Modem
Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5250
Codename Merom
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket P (478) (0x7)
CPUID 6.F.D
Extended CPUID 6.F
Core Stepping M0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 1496.4 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 9.0 x 166.3 MHz
Rated Bus speed 665.1 MHz
Stock frequency 1500 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x
Max VID 1.250 V
Chipset
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Northbridge Intel GM965 rev. C0
Southbridge Intel 82801HBM (ICH8-ME) rev. B1
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 332.5 MHz (1:2)
CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
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Thank you in advance,
Jamoosh