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Is my config ever going to run osX ? (snow)

I have been trying to run a version of Mac OS snow on my PC but no chance, i have downloaded many versions with patch for AMD CPU but they don;t work. so is there any way to find drivers for may system and make a build in vmware…

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@istyszy Published 2011-01-16
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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3,589 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 2 dispatches) · 2011-01-16 – 2011-01-17
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@istyszy@wastez

I have been trying to run a version of Mac OS snow on my PC but no chance, i have downloaded many versions with patch for AMD CPU but they don;t work. so is there any way to find drivers for may system and make a build in vmware environment?

these are my system specs:

1 HDD: Seagate 1TB SATA-II 7200 rpm 32MB Barracuda 7200.12 (ST31000528AS)
1 DVD-Writer: LG GH22NS50 bulk black(GH22NS50)
1 MB: ASRock M3A770DE ( http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=M3A770DE ↗ )

  • Phenom II X6 6-Core CPU Ready
  • Supports CPU up to 140W
  • Supports AMD OverDrive™ with ACC feature (Advanced Clock Calibration)
  • AMD 770 + SB710 Chipsets
  • FSB 2600 MHz (5.2 GT/s)
  • Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1600(OC)/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory, with 4 DIMM slots, maximum capacity up to 16GB
  • Supports ATI™ CrossFireX™
  • 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (green @ x16 mode, orange @ x4 mode)
  • 4 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
  • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
  • 2 x Powered eSATAII/USB Connectors
  • Supports ASRock Instant Boot, Instant Flash
  • Supports Smart BIOS, ASRock OC Tuner, Intelligent Energy Saver
  • EuP Ready
  • 7.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (VIA® VT1708S Audio Codec)
  • Windows® Vista™ Premium 2008 Logo Ready
  • I/O Panel: 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port, 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port, 4 x ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports, 2 x Powered eSATAII/USB Connectors, 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED

1 RAM: Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 XMS3 rev. A dual channel kit
1 CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz skt AM3
1 GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD6870 1GB DDR5 256-bit ( sapphire tech.com/presentation/product/?leg=&psn=000101&pid=496 )

Output1 x Dual-Link DVI 1 x HDMI 1.4a 2 x Mini-DisplayPort 1 x Single-Link DVI-D GPU900 MHz Core Clock 40 nm Chip 1120 x Stream Processors Memory1024 MB Size 256 -bit GDDR5 4200 MHz Effective

1 CASE: RAIDMAX Cyclone 316B Black/Red
1 PSU: Chieftec APS-500S 500 W

SO are trere any chance to run osx ?

thanx

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1 technical responses curated from 2 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @wastez 2011-01-17

I can´t imagine that it would not work.
I´m sure if you spend some time that it is going to work.

The only where i´m not sure is if you can enable qe/ci on your graphicscard.

Greetz

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@istyszyPrimary Author12011-01-16
@wastezContributor12011-01-17