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I'm new to building Hackintoshs. My first build is not booting at all. I have double checked all of the cords, everything is tight. Also removed and replaced the battery on the motherboard to reset bios, and still no avail. I have the Monitor plugged in via DVI cable, and there is no output...

​I know this has been asked to death and there are so many options to choose from. I have put in my basket at Newegg using the links from this website (I hope the site get a commission from my purchase), the following items. My budget for first time build was $1000. I got pretty close. I just...

Hey guys I would like to build a computer in the budget range of $1000 - $2000 I would like it to be fast and quiet and if it's possible to have windows and hackintosh built in it as well because I would be using ableton live and would like to use logic pro which is only on Apple software. And...

Sup guys! Like I already mentioned, I'm a newbie at this kind of stuff. I've always been interested in building my own computer, but never liked windows that much. With me about to head off into college, I felt it was time to upgrade from my Macbook Pro 7,1 and get the new Mac Pro. I was so...

Hi, I am a newbie to this form and the art of hackintosh-ing! I now have the need of a system, for certain areas of my work and hobbies where my 2009 MBP falls a little short. While looking around for upgrades i was happy to realize i could put together a better system for just as much if...

i have a unibeast image of 10.9.1 theres not much info on the the post installation i have a h67ma-usb3-b3-f8 i3770k processor nvidia gt430 i try to do a fresh install one of my problems is im constantly typing in graphicsEnabler and every time i try to install the bootloader it destroys my...

Currently using mavericks (hp pavilion dv6). If i update to the latest 10.9.1 will i encounter any problems on the kext i installed? Will rehabman patch apple HD work? or all of its dsdt patches from his repo? Thx System 181B CPU i5-2450M Graphics...

Hello guys. I'm new to this and would really appreciate some advice before I dive in and spend all my hard earned money! Having spent a lot of time reading through the various forums I've come up with a tentative build: Mobo: Gigabyte Z87-HD3 or Z87X-UD3H CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K GPU: GeForce...

Hi, Have anyone tried to change their clock to the right time then after restart to windows change the clock there to right time also, restart and go back to mac and see the time is wrong? It always happen.. Can anyone help.

Hi, someone built a hackintosh for me recently, and it was working perfectly until the moment when I made an update with the Apple tools -> Then I discovered on this website that I should use another method next time. But... until then, I have no audio anymore and the person who built the...

Hi, I just followed the tutorial here about power management. I installed the latest ProBook Installer 6.1.7 then select only the SSDT. After that I Uncheck the GenerateCStates and the GeneratePStates then check the DropSSDT. After that I restart but im not sure If i got it right. because it...

Can someone help me how to adjust my graphics brightness? I followed some instructions on net and even editing my DSDT but still not working? Pls help..

Do anyone knows how to remove a kext from HDD using the usb installer terminal? Because i installed a kext thats causing a kernel panic on my boot. I tried booting to single user but no luck. Tried every command available and still no luck. So my best bet is to remove it using the terminal of...

Hi. I got have my friends mac. He using 10.8 mountain lion. I got my 10.8 mountain lion from app store. I followed the instructions on on unibeast. Had my mountain lion app on application folder and partition my 16g usb to mbr. Run the unibeast and i got installation failed?

I just ask to help those beginners out there like me. There are many tutorials out there. But do you have an official video tutorial? I admit i dont trust most of the tutorials on youtube.

I am using HP pavilion dv6. I tried to change the sata to achi but on hp support they say by default my laptop is sata achi and theres no way to change it. I have very limited options on my bios and i am using legacy bios. Can anyone help?

In advance, I'll say that I know there have been some discussions about this in the past. The reason I post something new is that I haven't seen any discussion over the last 12 months or so, and given my very new familiarity with the hackintosh community, I'm a bit on edge relying on software...

Hey what's up. I do video editing and audio production. I use an external firewire audio interface and an internal pci e interface. I have always wanted to run OSX since a lot of the programs I would like to use etc. I recently noticed 10.8.3 includes support for Radeon 7970. I was going to...

Hey guys, ive installed snow leopard on my system which is Asus P8H61MLE/USB3 Intel Core-i3 2120 SandyBridge Asus N210 1GB 500GB HDD 4GB RAM i cant boot with out "-v -x GraphicsEnabler=No" and i am confused since my Mobo was not on the DSDT database shall i make my own DSDT? or use the...

Hi Guys! This is my first hackintosh and im a newbie, so please dont judge me :lol:. Im trying to build a fairly budget hackintosh (£300 ish. Im well over it right now :P) But I decided an i3, with a decent graphics card (MSI AMD Radeon HD 6570 1GB. I heard it works OOB) I use Dual Displays...