GA-H87N (No wifi)

[eggenk]

Hack mini build with GA-H87N motherboard (No wifi)

I'm getting ready to build my first hackintosh (yeah I'm a noob at this), and I just ordered all the parts this last weekend. I meant to order the Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi, but I didn't realize until the motherboard came in that I didn't order the model with wifi. Mainly I was just wondering if there would be any compatability issues with the no-wifi motherboard and OSX. Also the latest bios version seems different in the two models....wifi model: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4601#bios vs regular model: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4735#bios. And if I decide to add a wifi/bluetooth module later on, will it be compatible with OSX? I'm not concerned about not having wifi or bluetooth right now, but I at least want to know if I will at least have that option. Any comments on the pros and cons of this are appreciated. Thanks!!!

 

[Stork]

...I meant to order the Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi, but I didn't realize until the motherboard came in that I didn't order the model with wifi. Mainly I was just wondering if there would be any compatability issues with the no-wifi motherboard and OSX.

No, nothing different because the Gigabyte WiFi/BT miniPCIe card's wireless is not compatible with OS X to begin with. The BT is, though.

...if I decide to add a wifi/bluetooth module later on, will it be compatible with OSX?...

You don't want to use the Gigabyte solution. See this: http://www.tonymacx86.com/network/104850-guide-airport-pcie-half-mini-v2.html and other similar posts in the Network forum section.

 

[eggenk]

Ok, that's what I was thinking. Thanks for the help!