Mac OS X on x86 Hardware 2008–2024 Technical Archive
Member #6,408 · 2009-04-29 → 2009-05-15
#364 by Dispatches #546 by Author Reads #2,767 by Thread Reach Member #6,408 ATI Radeon AHCI / SATA

@zamdam

InfiniteMac community contributor with 21 recorded dispatches, 3 lead technical dossiers (20,745 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 54,610 historical readers.

Dispatches 21 Ranked #364 of 6,691
Author Reads 20,745 Ranked #546 · 3 dossiers
Thread Reach 54,610 Ranked #2,767 in reach
Lead Dossiers 3 6,915 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #6,408 Joined 2009-04-29
Active Window 2009 2009-04-29 → 2009-05-15
Preserved Forum Signature & OSx86 Rig
ASUS Maximus Formula
Q9550 @ 3.6ghz
4GB OCZ Reaper 1066mhz +
2GB Dominator 1066mhz
Sapphire HD4870
5 WD Sata hard drives
2 IDE DVD, Sony/LG
Antec P180
Antec Tru Power 650
Zalman 9700 led
Archive Standing
#364 of 6,691 by Dispatches (21 notes) · #546 of 3,454 by Author Readership (20,745 reads across 3 dossiers) · #2,767 by Thread Reach (54,610 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #6,408 · Joined 2009-04-29
Hardware & Kernel Topics
ATI Radeon (3) · AHCI / SATA (2)
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Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 1 technical boards

Leopard 10.5
21 (100%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @zamdam (3)

20,745 cumulative reads on threads started by @zamdam

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
Why cant I play games on my hackintosh
I installed iAtkos 5i and managed to get everything work, including my HD 4870 video card. My question is, why am I able to play a demo I downloaded from apples website, but I cant play cod4 that I downloaded from a website. Once it…
Leopard 10.59,468 reads
2009-05-06 · 10 notes
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
I have the maximus formula motherboard and a Q9550, 4gb ocz reaper, HD4870, IDE dvd writers, and sata hard drives. I cant seem to install OS X, no matter what I try. Im kinda new to this. I used iAtkos on my old hardware and also installed…
Leopard 10.57,758 reads
2009-04-29 · 16 notes
os x86 will not recognize iPhone after update to 10.5.7
I installed iAtkos 5i and got everything to work. I tried to update to 10.5.6 and the same thing happened.. I get everything back to normal, ie; internet and sound.. But for some reason when I plug my iphone into the PC it will not charge…
Leopard 10.53,519 reads
2009-05-15 · 4 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (18)

Direct links into threads where @zamdam contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
I Can't install MAC on My Machine
“Im trying to get help too, My specs are below.. I dont think there are very many members on this board everyday, so it might take a few bumps to get people to either notice it or respond like this.. I wish I could help, but im in the same b…”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
26,909 dossier reads
Why cant I play games on my hackintosh
“I tried that and it didnt change anything... I figured it out though.. I must have been getting bad downloads or something, because I downloaded another copy of cod4 and it plays flawlessly. I have everything maxed out. Thanks though Nice..…”
Leopard 10.52009-05-14
9,468 dossier reads
Why cant I play games on my hackintosh
“Nice.. Let me try that, I will let you know.. I have an idea, my screen used to do that when I would play my halo demo in full screen. Oh my Graphix card there where two female inputs that I could plug my cable that goes to my monitor into.…”
Leopard 10.52009-05-08
9,468 dossier reads
Why cant I play games on my hackintosh
“Does anyone have another idea about this issue? Core Image and Quartz Extreme are enabled? Look in 'About this Mac' -> More information -> Graphics.”
Leopard 10.52009-05-07
9,468 dossier reads
Why cant I play games on my hackintosh
“Yes, they are enabled. Im not in front of it right now, but I believe one of them say enabled and the other one says supported? Core Image and Quartz Extreme are enabled? Look in 'About this Mac' -> More information -> Graphics.”
Leopard 10.52009-05-07
9,468 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“Okay, I got it to install and boot up.. But now i dont have internet or sound? I got sound to work and I might have something for the video card. But how about the Marvell etho driver?”
Leopard 10.52009-05-01
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“Okay, I got it to install and boot up.. But now i dont have internet or sound?”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“I chose the 3870 cause i didnt know any better and when it restarted it said " i need to hold the power button down to restart it, so .. . Im gonna try and reinstall it with out selecting any video drivers.. Another thing, what do i need to…”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“Okay, i got it to boot and install, but since i have the hd 4970 video card, which drivers do i select from the list.. the highest it goes is 3870?”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“I will check it when I get home from work, but what if it checks out to be good.., Then what do you think the problem could be?”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“I found one called md5.exe and it asks for you to select the file you would like to check and enter the checksum to see if it matches.”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“"XXX 10.5.6" Is that the leo install? I havent tried the md5 yet”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“Im guessing its a ICH9R controller, but here is all the specs for my mb http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1889&l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“Name a HD controller and I will be able to tell you if thats the right one.. I know that the ide controller is a jmicron, as for the sata controller, I cant think right now.. But here is what happens when I try to boot the iAtkos 5i DVD”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
iATKOS - OSX doesnt boot - Crossed Circle
“I had that problem when I after i installed i Atkos 5i. I had to disable the JMicron controller. But if you have an internal IDE hard drive, it might be controlled by the jm controller. If thats the case, Im not sure. I was able to install …”
Leopard 10.52009-05-07
6,956 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“whats the best program to use to check the md5? Thanks for your help so far.”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“Did I post this in the wrong section?”
Leopard 10.52009-04-30
7,758 dossier reads
Trouble install 10.5 on X38 chipset
“Bump, can anyone help?”
Leopard 10.52009-04-29
7,758 dossier reads