- Joined
- Sep 15, 2010
- Messages
- 35
- Motherboard
- Intel D54250WYK NUC
- CPU
- Intel Haswell Core i5-4250U
- Graphics
- Intel HD5000
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
#### Components ####
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (rev 2.0, BIOS FB)
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1366-CrossFireX-Motherboard-GA-X58A-UD5/dp/B003378K7M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316870871&sr=1-1
Processor: Intel Core i7 950, 4 cores, 3.06GHz
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-950-Processor-3-06GHz-LGA1366/dp/B002A6G3V2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316870956&sr=1-1
Cooler: Corsair H50 water-cooler
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Cooling-High-performance-Cooler-CWCH50-1/dp/B002QG2H7K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871003&sr=1-1
RAM: 12GB Corsair DDR3 Dominator 1600
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Dominator-PC3-12800-240-Pin-CMP12GX3M3A1600C9/dp/B003ST3ZE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871045&sr=1-1
Video: Apple Radeon HD 5770 1GB
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871118&sr=1-1
HD: Western Digital SATA 2TB Caviar Black
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-3-5-Inch-Desktop-WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN/dp/B0046RE3M4/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871182&sr=1-5
SSD: Corsair X128
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Extreme-Indilinx-Internal-CMFSSD-128D1/dp/B002HQ9RZE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871254&sr=1-2
DVD: Pioneer DVR-S18L
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-DVR-218L-DVD%C2%B1RW-Drive-LabelFlash/dp/B002GQ1NPW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871376&sr=1-1
LAN: Netgear GA311
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-GA311-Gigabit-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B0001NYJ58/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871508&sr=1-1
Case: Corsair Obsidian 700D
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=Corsair+700D&x=0&y=0
PSU: Corsair AX750
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-750-Watt-Certified-High-Performance/dp/B003PJ6QWE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871691&sr=1-1
Card-reader: Atech PRO-55U
http://www.amazon.com/Atech-FlashPro-55U-Internal-Memory-Supports/dp/B003OC9LZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871751&sr=1-1
Bluetooth: Edimax EB-MDC1 USB dongle - no longer in production
Keyboard: Apple USB keyboard
[amazon]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DLDTAE/[/Amazon]
Mouse: Apple Magic Mouse (bluetooth)
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MB829LL-A-Magic-Mouse/dp/B002TLTGM6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871959&sr=1-1
Monitor: Apple 27" LED Cinema Display
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Cinema-Display-27-Inch-MC007LL/dp/B0043GCBU4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316872000&sr=1-1
OS: Snow Leopard Retail Disc
amazon]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AMHWP8?ie=UTF8[/amazon]
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-WINDOWS-ULTIMATE-Computer-Software/dp/B004KMPLNU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316872078&sr=1-1
#### HARDWARE INSTALLATION ####
Install all hardware and only 4GB RAM (check which slots to use in the motherboard manual)
Load updated BIOS onto FAT-formatted USB stick
Update BIOS using USB stick
Power on, setup BIOS (Optimized defaults, AHCI, HPET 64, boot order, fans, RAM timings, CPU timings)
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/opt ... ation.html
Check fans working
#### SNOW-LEOPARD INSTALLATION ####
Download latest DSDT for the X58A-UD5 (Rev 2.0, BIOS FB) onto USB stick
Disconnect all HDs (only SSD connected)
iBoot ATI (latest beta version)
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4837
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/ins ... t-one.html
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/ins ... t-two.html
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/ins ... three.html
10.6.4 Combo update
SL Graphics Update
Copy DSDT to Desktop
Run MultiBeast (Mac Pro, ATY_Init, GraphicsEnabler=No)
Change ATY_Init to use "Hoolock" framebuffer to work with the Apple 5770 card
Reboot
#### WINDOWS INSTALLATION ####
Disconnect all HDs except Windows drive
Install Windows 7
Rename Windows partitions to sensible names
Install drivers, test components, keyboard, mouse
Windows updates
#### FINISHING INSTALLATION ####
Install remaining RAM
Reconnect all HDs
Move user data from SSD onto HD
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/09/mov ... ition.html
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/08/fix ... icons.html
Configure Chameleon
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search?q ... figuration
Test dual booting
Test stability (memtest http://www.memtest.org, Prime95) for 24hrs
http://www.playtool.com/pages/prime95/prime95.html
Install Cinema Display, Trackpad updates
#### NOTES ####
Machine has been awesome so far: very fast, not too noisy either.
I love the hot-swap SATA bay, it lets me easily make bootable backups onto a removeable SATA disk.
Media card-reader is also very handy and removes yet another gadget from my desk.
Apple Cinema Display is excellent, with audio, iSight all working.
Sleep works fine.
Kernel panic every time I shutdown was fixed with the latest DSDT for this motherboard.
Problem with DVD drive going offline after periods of inactivity seems to be fixed by
disabling "Put hard drives to sleep".
#### REMAINING ISSUES ####
I get an error about overclocking when I cold-boot even though I don't think I am overclocking. I'm not an expert
on configuring the BIOS but I'm pretty sure I can fix this with some fiddling around with BIOS settings. It doesn't
bother me right now because when I do a restart the machine runs fine and seems to be rock-solid, running 24/7.
The bluetooth devices I have (Magic Mouse and Trackpad) all work perfectly, but their batteries seem to run down much
faster than I remember when they were being used with a real Mac. I have some other bluetooth dongles so I will experiment
and see if it caused by my current bluetooth dongle.
Extremely happy with the system so far.
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (rev 2.0, BIOS FB)
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1366-CrossFireX-Motherboard-GA-X58A-UD5/dp/B003378K7M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316870871&sr=1-1
Processor: Intel Core i7 950, 4 cores, 3.06GHz
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-950-Processor-3-06GHz-LGA1366/dp/B002A6G3V2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316870956&sr=1-1
Cooler: Corsair H50 water-cooler
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Cooling-High-performance-Cooler-CWCH50-1/dp/B002QG2H7K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871003&sr=1-1
RAM: 12GB Corsair DDR3 Dominator 1600
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Dominator-PC3-12800-240-Pin-CMP12GX3M3A1600C9/dp/B003ST3ZE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871045&sr=1-1
Video: Apple Radeon HD 5770 1GB
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871118&sr=1-1
HD: Western Digital SATA 2TB Caviar Black
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-3-5-Inch-Desktop-WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN/dp/B0046RE3M4/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871182&sr=1-5
SSD: Corsair X128
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Extreme-Indilinx-Internal-CMFSSD-128D1/dp/B002HQ9RZE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871254&sr=1-2
DVD: Pioneer DVR-S18L
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-DVR-218L-DVD%C2%B1RW-Drive-LabelFlash/dp/B002GQ1NPW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871376&sr=1-1
LAN: Netgear GA311
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-GA311-Gigabit-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B0001NYJ58/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871508&sr=1-1
Case: Corsair Obsidian 700D
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=Corsair+700D&x=0&y=0
PSU: Corsair AX750
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-750-Watt-Certified-High-Performance/dp/B003PJ6QWE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871691&sr=1-1
Card-reader: Atech PRO-55U
http://www.amazon.com/Atech-FlashPro-55U-Internal-Memory-Supports/dp/B003OC9LZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871751&sr=1-1
Bluetooth: Edimax EB-MDC1 USB dongle - no longer in production
Keyboard: Apple USB keyboard
[amazon]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DLDTAE/[/Amazon]
Mouse: Apple Magic Mouse (bluetooth)
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MB829LL-A-Magic-Mouse/dp/B002TLTGM6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316871959&sr=1-1
Monitor: Apple 27" LED Cinema Display
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Cinema-Display-27-Inch-MC007LL/dp/B0043GCBU4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316872000&sr=1-1
OS: Snow Leopard Retail Disc
amazon]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AMHWP8?ie=UTF8[/amazon]
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-WINDOWS-ULTIMATE-Computer-Software/dp/B004KMPLNU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316872078&sr=1-1
#### HARDWARE INSTALLATION ####
Install all hardware and only 4GB RAM (check which slots to use in the motherboard manual)
Load updated BIOS onto FAT-formatted USB stick
Update BIOS using USB stick
Power on, setup BIOS (Optimized defaults, AHCI, HPET 64, boot order, fans, RAM timings, CPU timings)
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/opt ... ation.html
Check fans working
#### SNOW-LEOPARD INSTALLATION ####
Download latest DSDT for the X58A-UD5 (Rev 2.0, BIOS FB) onto USB stick
Disconnect all HDs (only SSD connected)
iBoot ATI (latest beta version)
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4837
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/ins ... t-one.html
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/ins ... t-two.html
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/07/ins ... three.html
10.6.4 Combo update
SL Graphics Update
Copy DSDT to Desktop
Run MultiBeast (Mac Pro, ATY_Init, GraphicsEnabler=No)
Change ATY_Init to use "Hoolock" framebuffer to work with the Apple 5770 card
Reboot
#### WINDOWS INSTALLATION ####
Disconnect all HDs except Windows drive
Install Windows 7
Rename Windows partitions to sensible names
Install drivers, test components, keyboard, mouse
Windows updates
#### FINISHING INSTALLATION ####
Install remaining RAM
Reconnect all HDs
Move user data from SSD onto HD
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/09/mov ... ition.html
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/2010/08/fix ... icons.html
Configure Chameleon
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search?q ... figuration
Test dual booting
Test stability (memtest http://www.memtest.org, Prime95) for 24hrs
http://www.playtool.com/pages/prime95/prime95.html
Install Cinema Display, Trackpad updates
#### NOTES ####
Machine has been awesome so far: very fast, not too noisy either.
I love the hot-swap SATA bay, it lets me easily make bootable backups onto a removeable SATA disk.
Media card-reader is also very handy and removes yet another gadget from my desk.
Apple Cinema Display is excellent, with audio, iSight all working.
Sleep works fine.
Kernel panic every time I shutdown was fixed with the latest DSDT for this motherboard.
Problem with DVD drive going offline after periods of inactivity seems to be fixed by
disabling "Put hard drives to sleep".
#### REMAINING ISSUES ####
I get an error about overclocking when I cold-boot even though I don't think I am overclocking. I'm not an expert
on configuring the BIOS but I'm pretty sure I can fix this with some fiddling around with BIOS settings. It doesn't
bother me right now because when I do a restart the machine runs fine and seems to be rock-solid, running 24/7.
The bluetooth devices I have (Magic Mouse and Trackpad) all work perfectly, but their batteries seem to run down much
faster than I remember when they were being used with a real Mac. I have some other bluetooth dongles so I will experiment
and see if it caused by my current bluetooth dongle.
Extremely happy with the system so far.