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Which version of OSX Support my Config

Which version of OSX Support my Config and do i have any updates Plz Help me out! I have Phenom X4 9850 2500 MHz with ASUS M3N H HDMI Mainboard (AM2+ (940)) nForce 720a Nvidia GeForce 8300 on Board (Disabled) bus : up tp 5200 MT/s Hyper…

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@MyQuadcore Published 2008-09-28
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Leopard 10.5
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6,119 historical reads · 5 curated field notes (from 10 dispatches) · 2008-09-28 – 2008-10-17
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@MyQuadcore (5)@nfoav8or (2)@R0GUE@cgsheen@zuz242

Which version of OSX Support my Config and do i have any updates Plz Help me out!

I have Phenom X4 9850 2500 MHz with
ASUS M3N H HDMI Mainboard (AM2+ (940))
nForce 720a
Nvidia GeForce 8300 on Board (Disabled)
bus : up tp 5200 MT/s Hyper Transport 3.0 for AM2+ CPU
Lan : Nvidia Gigabit MAC
Ram : 2GB DDR2 800
Hdd : 500 GB HDD
Sound : ALC1200
Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512mb

Author Updates & Technical Revisions

Follow-up dispatches by @MyQuadcore

Author Update #1 @MyQuadcore 2008-10-04

HI my lawless ppc is still downloading, very few SEEDERS so by the time i tried with iDeneb_v1.1_10.5.4 on the boot i just entered i had not mentioned any kernel
and it went very nich without any trouble when i tried to setup my hdd it didn't show my hdd MY HDD IS A SATA 80GB SAMSUNG can any one help me with it plz..:'(

Author Update #2 @MyQuadcore 2008-10-04 ↳ Re: @R0GUE
@R0GUEI would highly recommend LawlessPPC's distro with your Phenom.

will i have the same "still waiting for root device" error witl LAWLESS PPC
as if with my current iDeneb v1.1_10.5.4, iam not alble to find my sata HDD
to install my os till this part its OK with out any problem. Thanks

Author Update #3 @MyQuadcore 2008-10-05

HI i had changed BIOS setting in SATA operation mode to (AHCI) Advanced Host Controller Interface & finelly OS found my SATA HDD & got it installed but the display is not on main monitor its on HDMI my LCD TV My Display card is XFX Nvidia 8600GT 512mb dual Display & i get only Blue Screen with my mouse pointer, there is no icon its just blank Sereen without any Error i cant do anything i had to just force restart my system :'(

Author Update #4 @MyQuadcore 2008-10-06

Hi By changing settings in bios SATA Operation mode to AHCI. OS X is showing my SATA HDD Iam able to do my instalation. in duel boot with XP on it. its a problem i have to do changes in bios to IDE Mode.

Synthesized Community Field Notes

5 technical responses curated from 10 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @R0GUE 2008-09-28

I would highly recommend LawlessPPC's distro with your Phenom.

Field Note #2 @nfoav8or 2008-10-02

I agree with Rogue. LawlessPPC's distro is the best for your CPU. He did a very thorough job with his distro before releasing it.

Field Note #3 @nfoav8or 2008-10-05

When I first started trying out OSx86, I purchased a USB-to-SATA adapter so my system could be installed to. After I had it running fine externally, I tried to find specific kexts that would enable me to use my SATA port internally. Search around a little more for your board model and let us know if you find anything. I'll keep my eyes open.

Field Note #4 @cgsheen 2008-10-15

Or you can enable AHCI mode in WinXP... I think it's a simple registry edit (at least it is in Vista...)

Field Note #5 @zuz242 2008-10-17 ↳ Re: @MyQuadcore
@MyQuadcoreHi By changing settings in bios SATA Operation mode to AHCI. OS X is showing my SATA HDD Iam able to do my instalation. in duel boot with XP on it. its a problem i have to do changes in bios to IDE Mode.

ther was a guide to install / add the missing ahci support in windows after if the originally installed in ide mode.
setup SB600 Windows XP AHCI driver →

Sources & Contributor Provenance (5 credited usernames · Thread #1381)
UsernameDossier ContributionDispatchesActive Window
@MyQuadcorePrimary Author52008-09-28 → 2008-10-06
@nfoav8orContributor22008-10-02 → 2008-10-05
@R0GUEContributor12008-09-28
@cgsheenContributor12008-10-15
@zuz242Contributor12008-10-17