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Yosemite won't boot from HDD on XPS 8500

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Hello,

I've installed Yosemite and all the features work brilliantly, only that when I come to start my machine using the HDD that Yosemite was installed on, I get an error about Windows error due to recent software changes. So I boot from the USB I used to install and everything works fine apart from me having to add the '-x' boot flag for it to boot without freezing. I used to have to boot using 'GraphicsEnabler=No' but that is no longer needed. I have used MultiBeast, installed the recommended drivers from other users who posted on here as well. I have checked this multiple times and have always checked that the Chimera v4.0.1 is always checked which it is. I have had no real sucess in the audio drivers, I am using Ethernet (writing this post on my Hackintosh) and as I have NVIDIA, it works in 1080p and it is smooth but as I'm booting in safe mode, the scaling animations are laggy. I'm open to ideas, I have trawled all over the web and no-one seems to have the same problem as I do. :banghead:

Thanks. :)

PC Specs:
Dell XPS 8500 Desktop
Intel Core i5 - 3.09 GHz
8 GB DDR3
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 1GB
2TB HDD
Yosemite Version 10.10.2
 
Anyone got any ideas?
 
Just boot only with flag "-v and post a clear photo of the entire frozen screen.

How do I do this if when I boot I get an error about Windows not being able to boot? I can post a picture of that screen but I'm not sure if it will show you what's wrong with my system.
 

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Here's a picture...

This is the windows booting... I asked you to boot from OS X HDD with flag -v.

Are you facing booting issue on Windows or OS X??

Which OS you installed first??

Is the both OSs on same HDD or Different HDD ??

If both OSs are on different HDD, while installing windows have you unplugged the OS X HDD??
 
This is the windows booting... I asked you to boot from OS X HDD with flag -v.

Are you facing booting issue on Windows or OS X??

Which OS you installed first??

Is the both OSs on same HDD or Different HDD ??

If both OSs are on different HDD, while installing windows have you unplugged the OS X HDD??

I only have OS X on my PC. I can only boot into OS X using the USB as when I try to boot into OS X using the HDD, I get that Windows error. Do you want me to boot into OS X using my USB with the "-v" and no other boot flags? Does MultiBeast only work when booting in normal mode, not in safe mode, as that is what I'm having to use at the moment to boot into it.
 
This is the windows booting... I asked you to boot from OS X HDD with flag -v.

Are you facing booting issue on Windows or OS X??

Which OS you installed first??

Is the both OSs on same HDD or Different HDD ??

If both OSs are on different HDD, while installing windows have you unplugged the OS X HDD??

Here is a picture of where it freezes when using "-v" when booting from the USB device. It says something about the SuperSpeed device, I assume that's my USB 3.0 WD external HDD, not having enough power. Should I unplug it and try again?
 

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