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Member #5,657 · 2009-03-22 → 2009-03-27
#1,138 by Dispatches #874 by Author Reads #3,870 by Thread Reach Member #5,657 📍 Somerset, UK AHCI / SATA Chameleon / Boot-132 Retail DVD / USB

@guddler

InfiniteMac community contributor with 7 recorded dispatches, 2 lead technical dossiers (13,150 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 16,903 historical readers.

Dispatches 7 Ranked #1,138 of 6,691
Author Reads 13,150 Ranked #874 · 2 dossiers
Thread Reach 16,903 Ranked #3,870 in reach
Lead Dossiers 2 6,575 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #5,657 Joined 2009-03-22
Active Window 2009 2009-03-22 → 2009-03-27
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Motherboard: GigaByte EP35-DS4
CPU: Intel Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz, RAM: 8GB (4 x 2GB)
GPU: NVidia 9800GT, OSX: iPC 10.5.6
Archive Standing
#1,138 of 6,691 by Dispatches (7 notes) · #874 of 3,454 by Author Readership (13,150 reads across 2 dossiers) · #3,870 by Thread Reach (16,903 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #5,657 · Joined 2009-03-22
Location
Somerset, UK
Hardware & Kernel Topics
AHCI / SATA (2) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (1) · Retail DVD / USB (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@nagu @BigBadBen @Taisto @lanceomni

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
5 (71%)
Leopard 10.5
2 (29%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @guddler (2)

13,150 cumulative reads on threads started by @guddler

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Adding dual boot after install
I've just "successfully" set up my system on a Gigabyte EP35-DS4 and everything is running pretty smoothly (I have 1 problem but I'll post about that another time). I really, really can't suss out the dual boot with Vista though. I have…
10.X Core9,301 reads
2009-03-22 · 6 notes
Networking issue
Ok, so given up on my boot issue for the moment (Adding dual boot after install), the only other thing that is not working quite properly on my system is the networking. The network itself works fine - I'm using the machine for WoW most…
Leopard 10.53,849 reads
2009-03-27 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (5)

Direct links into threads where @guddler contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Adding dual boot after install
“Still haven't been able to resolve this. Has anyone else got any suggestions, or do I have to just sit tight and wait for the next release of EasyBCD that will allegedly incorporate a fix at their end?”
10.X Core2009-03-27
9,301 dossier reads
Adding dual boot after install
“Currently, no, my primary OS is OS X, not Vista. When I originally posted, my HDDs were the other way round, so Vista was the main boot and I have tried the method you're posting, many times. Even before going off and searching for help! Th…”
10.X Core2009-03-24
9,301 dossier reads
Adding dual boot after install
“Thanks nagu. I'll admit I've not got too much time right now, but I've had a read through that and it's not telling me anything there that I haven't already tried. I'm a little confused as to what I should be able to expect and what I shoul…”
10.X Core2009-03-23
9,301 dossier reads
Networking issue
“Nevermind, I worked it out! I finally managed to work out how to add the patches from the iPC install disk after the event and found from Google that I needed to add the Realtek1000 driver. This has sorted the problem.”
Leopard 10.52009-03-27
3,849 dossier reads
help 4 text install plz
“Re, the graphics, if you go into System Profiler and look up the graphics card, what do you get for Core Image and Quartz Extreme? If you get Hardware Accelerated and Supported respectively then you don't need to do anything further with yo…”
10.X Core2009-03-24
3,753 dossier reads