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Member #3,888 · 2008-12-21 → 2008-12-22
#1,276 by Dispatches #2,838 by Thread Reach Member #3,888 NVIDIA GeForce AHCI / SATA

@schr3531

InfiniteMac community contributor with 6 recorded dispatches, participating in discussions reaching 51,127 historical readers.

Dispatches 6 Ranked #1,276 of 6,691
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Member Number #3,888 Joined 2008-12-21
Active Window 2008 2008-12-21 → 2008-12-22
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
80GB Serial ATA hard drive
4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333 (PC3 10666)
ASUS P5Q3 Motherboard LGA 775
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 video card with 896MB
D-Link WDA-1320 IEEE 802.11b/g
Integrated Realtek HD Audio
Archive Standing
#1,276 of 6,691 by Dispatches (6 notes) · #2,838 by Thread Reach (51,127 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #3,888 · Joined 2008-12-21
Hardware & Kernel Topics
NVIDIA GeForce (1) · AHCI / SATA (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@Alphaman @lanceomni @oneshot @nfoav8or @bhast2 @Voyn1x

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 1 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
6 (100%)

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (6)

Direct links into threads where @schr3531 contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“By the way, I only changed that one BIOS setting: Configure SATA as AHCI”
Leopard 10.52008-12-22
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“1) I changed the bios setting 2) Haha! No quotations, but i wasn't putting a space between the boot flags earlier. Tried the DVD again with the "cpus=1" boot flag and it is still getting hung up at "kernel version:..." 3)iATKOS v. 1.0i Mac …”
Leopard 10.52008-12-22
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Only thing that i changed since yesterday was the bios settings so i can run my windows that has its own hd. I think there is something in the bios setting that i am missing. when i use the use "-v", "-f -x -v", or "-f -x -v cpus=1" boot fl…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-22
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“Now i am having a totally different problem. i can't even install anymore. when i try, it hangs up at the "kernel version: ..."”
Leopard 10.52008-12-22
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“nfoav8or, when i boot with "-f-x-v" on the disc, it will just try to install again. and if i boot "-f-x-v" on the hd, it goes to the screen with the gray apple with no loading signal. Only other distros i have tried is the "cpus=1" which wi…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-22
51,127 dossier reads
The apple logo keeps spinning after successful install what to do
“I have the same initial problem alphaman had "the apple loading sign upon a successful install yet it just keeps spinning and nothing else happens". Actually, i only get the loading sign when i type "cpus=1" when i boot and if i do a straig…”
Leopard 10.52008-12-21
51,127 dossier reads