OCZ Agility 3 not detected by UniBeast?

[Falieson]

As the subject says. I've used unibeast to convert a usb flash to Mountain Lion but booted up my desktop and my new SDD isn't being detected in the install screen. I checked in the disk utility as well (from the OSX Installer) and nada.

Is there anything I can do?

OCZ Agility 3 => http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Z0S6S4/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_SC_dp_2

Rest of the rig:

• MB EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3SLI RT
• CPU INTEL|CORE I7 920 2.66G 45N R
• VGA EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GTX260 RT
• MEM 2Gx6|OCZ OCZ3P1600LV6GK R
• PSU CORSAIR|CMPSU-850TX 850W RT

 

[Falieson]

I've been reading around and it looks like other people have succeeded wit the OCZ Agility 3. Could it be my board?

 

[vienna01]

I have that SSD in 256GB size. If you wish, I will test for you with my P55a board . Please explain exactly what is happening for you.

Is your issue: After creating a USB Zip drive using UNIBEAST, you cannot install Mountain Lion using that USB Zip drive on your SSD?
Can you install ML on a regular HDD using your USB zip drive created with Unibeast??

 

[Middleman]

Have you formatted the OCZ SSD and installed Unibeast correctly? Check with Disk Utility, select the drive and read the info it gives on the bottom of the screen.

1) You need to format the USB stick with MBR (Master Boot Record) partition NOT GPT (select in Disk Utility > Partition > Options. If not there, press + then Options); and format the SSD with GPT partition type not MBR. For both drives select Mac Journaled HFS as the drive file format type and erase it. From there you install Unibeast...and it will add the boot header. The SSD should say GUID Partition Table and the USB stick, Master Boot Record.

 

[shibirian]

Your motherboard chipset may not be supported -> that is why you won't see your drive in the installer.

Check up the forum and Inet if someone has got this specific board of yours up and running already with ML and go from there.

 

[Falieson]

Is it the HD?
After some research, no I don't think so - I think it's the board. I have 2 OCZ Agility 3s in here (64 and 256) as well as an older WDD Green 500GB. UniBeast doesn't see any of them.

Is it the board?
I think so, but I don't know how to figure that out!

This thread makes it look like my board should work: http://www.tonymacx86.com/mountain-lion-desktop-guides/67266-success-evga-x58-3-sli.html


Thanks for your help! I'd love to have mountain lion running on my desktop!

 

[shibirian]

Try a different SATA-port on your motherboard, perhaps?

 

[Going Bald]

UniBeast doesn't see any of them.

Precisely what do you mean by this statement? If you boot the UniBeast USB and get to the OS X install, select language and get the next screen, you need to use the Utilities->disk utility in the command menu bar at the top of the screen to format the SSD before you try to install.

 

[Middleman]

Have you checked your BIOS settings? Could your system be using Legacy ROM and IDE interface for the drive for example? If so change them to EFI ROM and SATA AHCI if possible.