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Member #6,349 · 2009-04-26 → 2009-04-27
#1,439 by Dispatches #1,934 by Thread Reach Member #6,349 Gigabyte G31M / P35 NVIDIA GeForce AHCI / SATA

@AndrewNZ

InfiniteMac community contributor with 5 recorded dispatches, participating in discussions reaching 135,715 historical readers.

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Member Number #6,349 Joined 2009-04-26
Active Window 2009 2009-04-26 → 2009-04-27
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
EP45-DS3R, E4500 @ 3GHz; 250GB SATA HDD, AHCI BIOS; 500GB eSATA HDD Win7; SATA DVD drive; nVIDIA 8500GT 512MB, EFI strings, QE/CI; ALC889A no pops; RealTek LAN. Vista RAID0 SATA as RAID via F12/BIOS. Win7 & OSx86 on SATA as AHCI BIOS, via Chameleon 2.0 RC1. OSx86 iATKOS 10.5.1 EFI, vanilla; Kalyway 10.5.2 combo > Delta 10.5.3 > Delta 10.5.4 > Delta 10.5.5 > Delta 10.5.6. ALC889A post-install, HDA and Enabler; Gfx EFI strings via EFI Studio.
Archive Standing
#1,439 of 6,691 by Dispatches (5 notes) · #1,934 by Thread Reach (135,715 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #6,349 · Joined 2009-04-26
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Gigabyte G31M / P35 (1) · NVIDIA GeForce (1) · AHCI / SATA (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@Puttabong (3) @naquaada (3) @Voyn1x (2) @andyvand (2) @oneshot (2) @Taisto @lanceomni @SticMAC @cmdshft @Ali C. @milanca @dawning @InteliMacPro @MoC

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 3 technical boards

Hardware & Dev
3 (60%)
10.X Core
1 (20%)
Leopard 10.5
1 (20%)

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (5)

Direct links into threads where @AndrewNZ contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
What mouse are you using with your (Hack)Mac
“Well, I love the Wacoms to bits. Can't do the 'arty' stuff with a mouse these days though. The stylus is just so much more intuitive for a bloke who grew up using pencils, crayons, paintbrushes etc. The Wacom attached to the G5 is an older …”
Hardware & Dev2009-04-27
47,452 dossier reads
What mouse are you using with your (Hack)Mac
“Mouse on the G5 is a white Apple USB mouse, single button variety. iMac mouse is a Mighty Mouse, (absolutely loath the nipple on that thing. (Grrrr...)) but it's not used as there's a Wacom tablet attached. Hackintosh has a Wacom tablet and…”
Hardware & Dev2009-04-27
47,452 dossier reads
Hardware Thread
“OS X: Leopard 10.5.6 by iATKOS (10.5.1)>Kalyway(10.5.2)>Apple OS X: Leopard 10.5.6 by iPC Board: Gigabyte EP45-DS3R CPU: Intel C2D E4500 (2.2GHz @ 3.0GHz) Graphics: Gigabyte GeForce 8500 GT 512 Silent HDD 1: Seagate Barracuda 250GB (OSx86) …”
10.X Core2009-04-26
46,836 dossier reads
Which Mac(s) do you use or own
“Currently a 24" MacIntel iMac and a G5 Power Mac connected to a 20" Cinema display - (one of the transparent plastic 'tripod' models). Had an iBook G4 which has been handed down to offspring and since retired from lack of use. Won't be buyi…”
Hardware & Dev2009-04-27
35,779 dossier reads
Time Machine - Unable to use
“PM me if you want to try the TM fix pkg - I'll point you to a link that might help. Cheers, Andy.”
Leopard 10.52009-04-26
5,648 dossier reads