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HP Pavilion dv9894ca

lately I've been trying to make my HP notebook into an iPC. For some reason, whenever I boot from the install disc I made from the .iso, I get the following error message: I'm asking if anyone can assist me with this problem, I know that…

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@GuardianSport Published 2010-02-27
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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6,501 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 4 dispatches) · 2010-02-27 – 2011-02-10
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@GuardianSport (3)@karamatks

lately I've been trying to make my HP notebook into an iPC. For some reason, whenever I boot from the install disc I made from the .iso, I get the following error message:

I'm asking if anyone can assist me with this problem, I know that the iPC community usually gives good advice and IT assistance.

My PC specs:

HP Pavilion dv9894
AMD Turion64 x2 TL-60 CPU
Nforce 520 chipset
Nvidia 8400m GS video card
4 gb DDR-2 memory
1x 500 GB HDD
1x 320 GB HDD (where the Mac OS will be installed)

for your assistance.

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Author Update #1 @GuardianSport 2011-02-10

Seems to have done the trick for the processor, but now the installer is getting stuck on the Synaptics Touchpad driver. It just stops the installation. Is there a patch or anything I need to make this work?

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1 technical responses curated from 4 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @karamatks 2010-03-27

at boot press f8 and type cpus=1 and hit enter… enjoy

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