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Recently, I have been having problems installing 10.6.8 on my Lenovo y570. Every guide tells me to install a DSDT. I am installing OSX alongside Windows 7, and Ubuntu.
What is a DSDT? I understand it is a modification of the ACPI table This is meant to increase the scope of compatible hardware dependent on the system.
I'm just wondering exactly how it does that. Is it BIOS flashing? Is it an emulation environment linked to the OS? Is it a simple file on the partition? Or something else entirely?
Can messing with DSDT destroy my motherboard hardware/make the machine totally inoperable and unfixable?
I'm just asking these questions to try and figure out the risk/reward.
What is a DSDT? I understand it is a modification of the ACPI table This is meant to increase the scope of compatible hardware dependent on the system.
I'm just wondering exactly how it does that. Is it BIOS flashing? Is it an emulation environment linked to the OS? Is it a simple file on the partition? Or something else entirely?
Can messing with DSDT destroy my motherboard hardware/make the machine totally inoperable and unfixable?
I'm just asking these questions to try and figure out the risk/reward.