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Anyone finding my Guide in this thread should now follow Tegezee's thread http://www.tonymacx86.com/hp-probook/63348-hp-probook-installer-4-1b1.html Tegezee put together the ProBook v.4 Installer for Lion and is currently releasing beta versions for Mountain Lion. So check out his thread and...

Check yours bios, maybe you can disable the graphics card from there.

Try booting with graphicsenabler=yes

I take it there is no card that does work that we could swap the 6490m with. Sounds to me like its more of an issue with not being able to select the the discrete card and kill the HD3000 than the card being compatible with os x. Correct me if I'm wrong.

You probably need the AHCI Patch. Some of us 4530s owners need it and some don't. I've attached it below. Try booting with -f and you should be able to get booted. Once you have booted just double click on the patch and it will open a terminal window. Enter your password and it will be...

I researched before buying my pro book that the battery life wasn't great but I don't use mine much without being able to plug in so it doesn't bother me too much. Thought I had also seen you could get a bigger battery for it bot not sure.

Great to hear. Enjoy!

Idle = 39 - 40 Surfing = 45 - 47

If you are doing a clean new install then there are 2 methods in the pro book forum you can try. I will list them below. I won't tell you which one to use. I would suggest reading some posts in both threads and choose the one that looks easiest for you. Ask questions as you go if you need to...

I believe you have to have 10.6.8 or above to make the flash drive.

Good to hear you are up an running. Did you use the method on this thread?

You can try the install method I have used. Here is the link to my method it will be the first posting in that thread. Let me know if you have questions along the way. [ Guide 4530s ] Fresh Mountain Lion Install

Just double click on it. It will automatically open a terminal window. Then just enter your password and you're done.

What install method did you use?

My VGA sort of worked but I had to add the attached kext to get it to work properly. Give it a try and let us know.