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Member #23,158 · 2010-01-31 → 2010-02-18
#959 by Dispatches #3,051 by Author Reads #1,264 by Thread Reach Member #23,158 Gigabyte G31M / P35 AHCI / SATA ATI Radeon

@Richdave

InfiniteMac community contributor with 8 recorded dispatches, 1 lead technical dossiers (2,943 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 427,540 historical readers.

Dispatches 8 Ranked #959 of 6,691
Author Reads 2,943 Ranked #3,051 · 1 dossiers
Thread Reach 427,540 Ranked #1,264 in reach
Lead Dossiers 1 2,943 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #23,158 Joined 2010-01-30
Active Window 2010 2010-01-31 → 2010-02-18
Hardware Specs Reported in Dispatches
BTW my system specs are: I am trying to install SL on my GA-P35-DS3R.
Archive Standing
#959 of 6,691 by Dispatches (8 notes) · #3,051 of 3,454 by Author Readership (2,943 reads across 1 dossiers) · #1,264 by Thread Reach (427,540 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #23,158 · Joined 2010-01-30
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Gigabyte G31M / P35 (2) · AHCI / SATA (2) · ATI Radeon (1)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
4 (50%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @Richdave (1)

2,943 cumulative reads on threads started by @Richdave

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Snow Leopard install freeze
I am trying to install SL on my GA-P35-DS3R. I am at the stage where I have formatted the HDD and started installing SL. I get the "select language" drop down, then the Register with Apple (Or similar) screen which I am bypassing with the…
Snow Leopard 10.62,943 reads
2010-02-11 · 2 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (6)

Direct links into threads where @Richdave contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
The "Unofficial" Empire EFI Support Thread
“Waiting for root device error only affects married HDD's... Make sure you have AHCI set in your bios... Pretty sure that resolved my "waiting for root device" error but cause BSOD with my Win installs.. had to "fix" that with a registry edi…”
10.X Core2010-02-18
328,874 dossier reads
The "Unofficial" Empire EFI Support Thread
“Ok I have progressed a little further... it is all in the timing! You MUST wait 10 -20 seconds before loading the SL disk after ejecting the Empire EFI disk. You MUST wait the 30 -60 seconds before hitting the F5 key after loading the SL di…”
10.X Core2010-01-31
328,874 dossier reads
The "Unofficial" Empire EFI Support Thread
“I am trying to load Snow Leopard on my PC using Empire EFI I get the EFI screen showing the HDD's, insert OSx disk in drive and press F5 to continue, but nothing happens. Initially I get icons representing the EFI CD, and my HDD's with W7 a…”
10.X Core2010-01-31
328,874 dossier reads
Gigabyte EP35-DS3 Installer Package
“ok forgive me but I don't get "how" to use this guide... Can someone give a few pointers please... do I need a mac to start any of this? How do I make a boot disk from the .dmg file?”
10.X Core2010-02-01
73,892 dossier reads
Empire EFI - Still Waiting for Root Device
“I had similar issues and it was due to my BIOS settings. you need to check these and make sure you have correct setup - Make sure that your SATA mode is set to AHCI This will give you some idea what you need to be looking at but it is NOT s…”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-02-11
17,433 dossier reads
Snow Leopard install freeze
“The short answer is DONT esc past the registration screen as this opens the VoiceOver screen. I think that the freeze is due to my system not yet having working audio.”
Snow Leopard 10.62010-02-11
2,943 dossier reads