Compatibility Question

[mikeb1949]

I am currently using a Windows 8.1 machine that I assembled a couple of years ago but wanted to experiment with a Hackentosh build on a separate boot SSD using a duel boot configuration. I have looked extensively on the boards for any information on my MOBO and processor and have not been able to find as much information as I would like for me to start the process of building the Hackentosh.

I currently have the following:

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 MOBO
AMI Bios 2.80
Intel i5-3570 3.4 GHz processor
EVGA GeForce GT630 1GB Video Card
16 GB RAM

It seems to me that ASRock is not very compatible with the OS X and to truthful, I don't want to mess around with my BIOS too much and possibly screw up my current system. From what I have read, I think I could load Lion for sure and possibly go further but am worried that I will run into problems with audio, video, network drivers.

Any comments and/or suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks


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[Jithin.C.V]

I am currently using a Windows 8.1 machine that I assembled a couple of years ago but wanted to experiment with a Hackentosh build on a separate boot SSD using a duel boot configuration. I have looked extensively on the boards for any information on my MOBO and processor and have not been able to find as much information as I would like for me to start the process of building the Hackentosh.

I currently have the following:

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 MOBO
AMI Bios 2.80
Intel i5-3570 3.4 GHz processor
EVGA GeForce GT630 1GB Video Card
16 GB RAM

It seems to me that ASRock is not very compatible with the OS X and to truthful, I don't want to mess around with my BIOS too much and possibly screw up my current system. From what I have read, I think I could load Lion for sure and possibly go further but am worried that I will run into problems with audio, video, network drivers.

Any comments and/or suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks


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Which is your Audio Codec? And what is the model of Ethernet hardware?

 

[mikeb1949]

Not sure if this is the answer but this is what shows as audio codecs when I look at the media player technical information.

ACM Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC0031msgsm32.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC0007msg711.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (decode only)0055l3codeca.acm1.9.0.401
ACM Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC0011imaadp32.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Microsoft ADPCM CODEC0002msadp32.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (professional)0055l3codeca.acm1.9.0.401
ACM Microsoft PCM Converter0001
DMO WMAudio Decoder DMO 0160, 0161, 0162, 0163WMADMOD.DLL6.3.9600.16384
DMO WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO0162WMADMOD.DLL6.3.9600.16384
DMO WMSpeech Decoder DMO000A, 000BWMSPDMOD.DLL6.3.9600.16384
DMO MP3 Decoder.DMO 0055mp3dmod.dll6.3.9600.16384

My network card is Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet

thanks for the help

 

[Jithin.C.V]

Not sure if this is the answer but this is what shows as audio codecs when I look at the media player technical information.

ACM Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC0031msgsm32.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC0007msg711.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (decode only)0055l3codeca.acm1.9.0.401
ACM Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC0011imaadp32.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Microsoft ADPCM CODEC0002msadp32.acm6.3.9600.16384
ACM Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (professional)0055l3codeca.acm1.9.0.401
ACM Microsoft PCM Converter0001
DMO WMAudio Decoder DMO 0160, 0161, 0162, 0163WMADMOD.DLL6.3.9600.16384
DMO WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO0162WMADMOD.DLL6.3.9600.16384
DMO WMSpeech Decoder DMO000A, 000BWMSPDMOD.DLL6.3.9600.16384
DMO MP3 Decoder.DMO 0055mp3dmod.dll6.3.9600.16384

My network card is Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet

thanks for the help

Share exact model numbers (EG: Audio: ALC888, Ethernet : RTL8101E)

 

[mikeb1949]

Sorry.

Audio: ALC898
Network: BCM57781

thanks

 

[Jithin.C.V]

Sorry.

Audio: ALC898
Network: BCM57781

thanks

ALC898 support is available in multibeast, while performing post installation, you can select the option under "Drivers==>Audio==>Realtek ALCxxx==>ALC898"

For BCM57781, you have to install appropriate version of kext matching to your OS X. You can install the kext with the help utilities like Kext Wzard, Kext Utility, etc.