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Member #7,340 · 2009-06-04 → 2009-06-10
#704 by Dispatches #474 by Author Reads #1,851 by Thread Reach Member #7,340 Retail DVD / USB ALC889a / Audio Gigabyte G31M / P35

@macwars

InfiniteMac community contributor with 11 recorded dispatches, 4 lead technical dossiers (23,559 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 161,847 historical readers.

Dispatches 11 Ranked #704 of 6,691
Author Reads 23,559 Ranked #474 · 4 dossiers
Thread Reach 161,847 Ranked #1,851 in reach
Lead Dossiers 4 5,890 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #7,340 Joined 2009-06-04
Active Window 2009 2009-06-04 → 2009-06-10
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
Snow Leopard 10.6.4
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3, Intel Core i5 650 - 3,20 GHz, Realtek ALC892, Kingston 4GB, RTL8111E chip, Nvidia GT240 Silent, Maxtor (500GB), Samsung (1,5TB), LG DVD, Samsung DVD Burner

Snow Leopard 10.6.4
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 1,8 GHz, Realtek ALC883, Marvel 8056 Gigabit, 2048MB-KIT G-Skill PC6400/800,CL 5, 4096MB-KIT G-Skill PC8000/1000,CL 5, XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640MB DDR3, WD Caviar (500GB), Samsung SH-D162C (500GB), Samsung DVD
Archive Standing
#704 of 6,691 by Dispatches (11 notes) · #474 of 3,454 by Author Readership (23,559 reads across 4 dossiers) · #1,851 by Thread Reach (161,847 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #7,340 · Joined 2009-06-04
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Retail DVD / USB (5) · ALC889a / Audio (3) · Gigabyte G31M / P35 (2) · Chameleon / Boot-132 (2) · NVIDIA GeForce (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 3 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
7 (64%)
10.X Core
2 (18%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @macwars (4)

23,559 cumulative reads on threads started by @macwars

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 ALC888
Can someone tell me how to let my Audio work? I updated to 10.5.7 Retail (with Cameleon Boot) yesterday but i have no sound anymore!
10.X Core8,773 reads
2009-06-04 · 5 notes
New Retail Install (GA-965P-DS3), Stuff to let it run
Because of having some problems with my hardware i would know what KEXT you installed (i have to install) after a fresh Retail Installation. My hardware: MAC OS 10.5.7 Retail Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 R3.3,Intel P965, ATX, PCI-Ex Intel Core 2…
Leopard 10.58,111 reads
2009-06-06 · 7 notes
Freeze Problem by Installing&Downloading
I'm on Reatil 10.5.7 mit Chameleon 2.0RC1 now. Everythings works fine but... When i'm downloading big files (for example Garage Band 1GB Update) then my PC freezes and i have to hard reset it. What have i done before: 1. Boot by Boot CD -…
Leopard 10.53,943 reads
2009-06-09 · 3 notes
WOW Freeze at Install
I tried to install WoW on my fresh Retail Install but at the half of the Installation the screen freezes like this (Attachment) Anyone with Help out there?
Software & Kexts2,732 reads
2009-06-05 · 3 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (6)

Direct links into threads where @macwars contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
NEW VoodooHDA Intel High Definition Audio Driver
“Someone there who testet it with Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 (ALC888) ? I installed mac OS Retail 10.5 yesterday and updated it to 10.5.7 Everything works fine but there is no Sound now. The ALC888Audio.mpk works till 10.5.6 but not on 10.5.7 so wh…”
10.X Core2009-06-04
138,288 dossier reads
New Retail Install (GA-965P-DS3), Stuff to let it run
“i can restart it every time, no problem, but when this screen appears i had to hard reset my mac”
Leopard 10.52009-06-06
8,111 dossier reads
New Retail Install (GA-965P-DS3), Stuff to let it run
“Sorry, ok, when i install World of Warcraft or when i download a very big file (1GB Garage Band Update for example) i have to hard reset my mac. I think there is something wrong with my network card!? After the fresh install i only installe…”
Leopard 10.52009-06-06
8,111 dossier reads
Freeze Problem by Installing&Downloading
“Thx for this thread. It solves my problem in the way that i know it is was problem of my 6GB Ram. Now i'm waiting for the threadstarter to tell me which file(s) i should take und until he tells me my PC runs with 2 GB Ram. With 2GB Ram insi…”
Leopard 10.52009-06-10
3,943 dossier reads
WOW Freeze at Install
“Hi! I'm using the Chameleon Bootloader and yes, i think it must be a bad driver because on big Downloads like the 1GB Garage Band Update the same happens. Any suggestions?”
Software & Kexts2009-06-08
2,732 dossier reads
New Retail Install (GA-965P-DS3), Stuff to let it run
“So you know whats wrong? Tell me please”
Leopard 10.52009-06-06
8,111 dossier reads