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NOTE!!! This guide is for a NON-BOOTING RAID set. This is for setting up RAID for storage only. :^)
notshy asked me to throw this up for those of you looking to get hardware RAID goodness out of your Hackintosh.
Below is the list of steps I took to get my RAID 5 working under OSX 10.6.6.
Step 0. Get the hardware. I used a HighPoint RocketRAID 2300 PCI Express SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115029&Tpk=N82E16816115029 and a GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423&Tpk=N82E16813128423 (Version 2.0, FF BIOS - Using Q-Flash). For video I bought GIGABYTE GV-R577UD-1GD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125309&Tpk=N82E16814125309 and for memory 4Gx3|PATRIOT PV7312G1333ELK http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220516&Tpk=N82E16820220516.
Step 1. Wait for it all to be delivered, cry when they don't leave it at your damn doorstep, and cuss out the person on the phone so they leave it the next damn day! Once that is all out of the way be careful and build your new Hackintosh. DO NOT add in the RAID card, more then 4GB of memory, or more then one HDD. This will all come later.
Step 2. Download the latest firmware for the motherboard (at the time of writing this FF was the latest for the motherboard I used) and extract the binary so you can use Q-Flash to install it without having to use an OS. Extracting the binary is the hardest part in that you need to just unarchive the 7z self extracting executable. This is easy from 'The Unarchiver' or 'Keka' if using a Mac already or from 7zip if on a Windows box. Once the extraction is done, take the file that has the extension matching the current version of the firmware you want to install, and save it to a USB thumb drive that is FAT formatted. Stick it in the new box, boot it up, and use Q-Flash to search for the file on your drive and update your BIOS. NOTE: Other motherboard makers may call this something other then Q-Flash.
Step 3. Download the custom DSDT for your motherboard (Use the DSDT Database = http://www.tonymacx86.com/dsdt.php), this helps to get hardware working properly. I used http://ihackintosh.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-is-kext-kernel-dsdt-smc-rtc-efi.html to clear up some of my questions about all the acronyms. People have put a lot of work into getting these DSDTs working so it's hella worth using them. Once you have it put it on a USB thumb drive kiss it, and hold it, and love it.
Step 4. Follow the already freaking awesome walk-through for getting iBoot to help you install OSX 10.6.6: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/iboot-multibeast-install-mac-os-x-on.html NOTE: Be sure to follow it to a T up until step 4. Once you are in 10.6.0 put that sexy little USB thumb drive in the slot and put the DSDT on the desktop. Now switch over to MultiBeast which you should already have open, if it had closed out, you can open it again. The critical settings are below, others can be used to get sound and all working but this guide is for that dirty dirty RAID 5 (If you have different hardware, you might need to follow a different regiment):
UserDSDT Install
ATI Experimental
FakeSMC
Once you are happy with your settings, then install them and shutdown that bad boy.
Step 5. Install RAID card, extra HDDs, extra memory, video cards, gold bars, you name it!
Step 6. Before it will boot into your shiny new OSX install you will see a blue screen which is scanning for drives, go into setup mode for the RAID card.
Step 7. Initialize your drives.
Step 8. Setup the RAID 5.
Step 9. Initialize the RAID.
Step 10. Exit and let it boot into OSX 10.6.6. Upon boot you will be prompted about a drive that is not initialized. Go into Disk Utility and partition your brand new RAID 5!!!
Step 11. Cry at how beautiful it all is. :^)
If you have any problems or questions please let me know. :^) Enjoy!!!
notshy asked me to throw this up for those of you looking to get hardware RAID goodness out of your Hackintosh.
Below is the list of steps I took to get my RAID 5 working under OSX 10.6.6.
Step 0. Get the hardware. I used a HighPoint RocketRAID 2300 PCI Express SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115029&Tpk=N82E16816115029 and a GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423&Tpk=N82E16813128423 (Version 2.0, FF BIOS - Using Q-Flash). For video I bought GIGABYTE GV-R577UD-1GD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125309&Tpk=N82E16814125309 and for memory 4Gx3|PATRIOT PV7312G1333ELK http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220516&Tpk=N82E16820220516.
Step 1. Wait for it all to be delivered, cry when they don't leave it at your damn doorstep, and cuss out the person on the phone so they leave it the next damn day! Once that is all out of the way be careful and build your new Hackintosh. DO NOT add in the RAID card, more then 4GB of memory, or more then one HDD. This will all come later.
Step 2. Download the latest firmware for the motherboard (at the time of writing this FF was the latest for the motherboard I used) and extract the binary so you can use Q-Flash to install it without having to use an OS. Extracting the binary is the hardest part in that you need to just unarchive the 7z self extracting executable. This is easy from 'The Unarchiver' or 'Keka' if using a Mac already or from 7zip if on a Windows box. Once the extraction is done, take the file that has the extension matching the current version of the firmware you want to install, and save it to a USB thumb drive that is FAT formatted. Stick it in the new box, boot it up, and use Q-Flash to search for the file on your drive and update your BIOS. NOTE: Other motherboard makers may call this something other then Q-Flash.
Step 3. Download the custom DSDT for your motherboard (Use the DSDT Database = http://www.tonymacx86.com/dsdt.php), this helps to get hardware working properly. I used http://ihackintosh.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-is-kext-kernel-dsdt-smc-rtc-efi.html to clear up some of my questions about all the acronyms. People have put a lot of work into getting these DSDTs working so it's hella worth using them. Once you have it put it on a USB thumb drive kiss it, and hold it, and love it.
Step 4. Follow the already freaking awesome walk-through for getting iBoot to help you install OSX 10.6.6: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/iboot-multibeast-install-mac-os-x-on.html NOTE: Be sure to follow it to a T up until step 4. Once you are in 10.6.0 put that sexy little USB thumb drive in the slot and put the DSDT on the desktop. Now switch over to MultiBeast which you should already have open, if it had closed out, you can open it again. The critical settings are below, others can be used to get sound and all working but this guide is for that dirty dirty RAID 5 (If you have different hardware, you might need to follow a different regiment):
UserDSDT Install
ATI Experimental
FakeSMC
Once you are happy with your settings, then install them and shutdown that bad boy.
Step 5. Install RAID card, extra HDDs, extra memory, video cards, gold bars, you name it!
Step 6. Before it will boot into your shiny new OSX install you will see a blue screen which is scanning for drives, go into setup mode for the RAID card.
Step 7. Initialize your drives.
Step 8. Setup the RAID 5.
Step 9. Initialize the RAID.
Step 10. Exit and let it boot into OSX 10.6.6. Upon boot you will be prompted about a drive that is not initialized. Go into Disk Utility and partition your brand new RAID 5!!!
Step 11. Cry at how beautiful it all is. :^)
If you have any problems or questions please let me know. :^) Enjoy!!!
