**Note: For more detailed information on the hardware see my User Build thread here:
viewtopic.php?f=54&t=32313
GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 – Bios: F9 – Rev. 1.3
i5 2500K
16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600 RAM – G.Skill Ripjaws
ATI 6870 – XFX HD-687A-ZHFC (Also works with Gigabyte GV-R687OC-1GD)
Crucial C300 64GB SSD
xMoved Lion USB Drive (See #0 below)
Blank DVD(or CD works fine too) and USB drive
Steps: (Checkboxes added for printing pleasure)
0. Use xMove to put the Lion install on a USB Drive (Or Unibeast -
UNIBEAST IS PREFERRED METHOD, just use it instead of rboot in this guide). Instead of creating a partition, just point the xMove installer to a blank (formatted in disk utility) USB drive (8GB or higher required)
1. Download rBoot, MultiBeast 4.0.2 or higher, 10.7.2 or higher Combo update
2. Burn rBoot to Disk and put MB (MultiBeast), Combo update, and DSDT from DSDT database (
dsdt.php) on your blank USB Drive
3. Plug in xMove’d Lion install drive, Turn on target comp and go into BIOS
4. Change HPET to 64-bit
5. Set BIOS to use ACHI instead of IDE
6. Boot from DVD drive into rBoot (Or UniBeast Drive)
7. Select xMove’d USB drive (Or UniBeast Drive)
8. Hit enter
9. Install OSX with whatever options you choose (if your disk doesn’t show up, click on utilities at the top and then go into disk utility and format the drive)
10. After reboot, put the rBoot DVD back in (or boot to UniBeast Drive)
11. Hover over your new OSX install and then hit enter
12. Welcome to OSX, our work isn’t done
13. Once you are on your desktop, plug in the USB Drive with the stuff on it from #1, place DSDT on the desktop and open Combo Update and MB.
15. Install Combo update, do NOT restart
16. Select the options as in my this screenshot for MB,
** NOTE: If using another board and using this guide, use EasyBeast instead of userDSDT install and also select your audio chipset**
** ANOTHER NOTE: Multibeast MAY crash at this step, taking all the other installers with it. Simply ignore it and reopen Multibeast and run with these options. **
**FINAL NOTE: Do NOT use the Official Realtek drivers (known to KP under high network load), see the FAQ below if the Ethernet in Multibeast does not work!**
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17. Reboot after that is all done.
18. You SHOULD be done now with a fully working, fully vanilla install of OSX 10.7.1 running 64bit and native graphics drivers.
**OPTIONAL (If you want to OC)** You can now overclock via the base multiplier. See more at my write up here:
viewtopic.php?f=79&t=20136
FAQ:
1. My sound isn’t working!
a. I had that problem too, simply run MultiBeast again checking System Utilities, and under Audio make sure Realtek 8xx and HDA Rollback are checked. Run it and reboot.
2. Something graphics related isnt working!
a. Head over to the graphics subforum here:
viewforum.php?f=15 This thread is NOT for graphics help.
3. My network card isnt working!
a. Download (and install) Lnx2Mac's new driver here :
http://lnx2mac.blogspot.com/p/realtekrt ... river.html
4. I sometimes get random KP's relating to AppleCPuPowerManagement!
a. Make sure the C-States and EIST are ENABLED (not Auto) in the BIOS.
5. Gordo, I posted a question but you haven't answered it and you're answering everyone else!
a. That means your question was already answered in this thread. Look through it.
Conclusion:
This guide closely resembles my P67 guide, however, this allows for a clean Lion install using TonyMacx86 methods. It is the first of its kind and if you have any questions, ask away. This build is lightning quick and can run anything I throw at it, however, the graphics card fan is a little noisy (see my user build link at the top on this). You can use any supported graphics card that is included in GraphicsEnabler=Yes with this guide. I am currently running dual monitors as well (One on Main DVI, other on HDMI). This also worked on the Gigabyte card I tested.
