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- Jul 17, 2011
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- Motherboard
- MSI Big Bang Trinergy P55+N200
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHz
- Graphics
- Galaxy nVidia GeForce GTX 480
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
My question is one of hardware compatibility. You guys are the knowledgeable ones and the internet likes to lock down non-Mac lists. All I found with a 10-minute search for compatibility was lists of MAC models that will support Yosemite. So I'm asking you guys, the holy grail of OSX gurus.
Here's my 5-year-old system. The 2nd 500GB Seagate SATA HDD is running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Via DSDT, I have working graphics and sound (for ~20 minutes before it gets static and horrible grinding).
CPU: Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHz Quad-core (with HT) (Lynnfield - Nehalem)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang Trinergy
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1333
VIDEO: eVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 480 (fully functional)
AUDIO: MSI PCI-Ex1 Riser Card (24-bit 7.1-channel audio) (scratchy audio)
HDD: 1x WD-Black NTFS (Windows 7), 1x 500GB Seagate GUID (Snow Leopard)
I had to edit a DSDT file to get the graphics to enable. I still have it and Snow Leopard still starts fine, as long as I pull out my 2nd GTX 480 first. Otherwise, it fails to boot.
My interest is in upgrading this install to Yosemite. I don't mind wiping the drive. I have a 16GB Thumbdrive that is a Yosemite installer for regular Macs right now, as I had to do a re-install for a client (I work in IT field) on her Mac that wouldn't boot. So I've already downloaded the installer. I would be totally willing to convert it to the TonyMac bootloader as the guide says. I'll probably back up the original Yosemite download to my network drive (3TB) or to my Windows drive in case anything goes wrong.
My question is, will Yosemite work on such and "old" Core i7? It's pre-Sandy Bridge, pre-Ivy Bridge. It's the Lynnfield Model using the Nehalem chip architecture, a first-generation Core i7.
By the way, if any DSDT experts want to assist me with working on the DSDT file for my audio chip, let me know. LOL It'd be interesting getting this particular motherboard supported and the DSDT file added to the downloads list. Right now, audio works fine for 30 minutes, then gets staticy and scratchy. I think the currently used kext is the ALC-887, but I'd have to go home and boot my SL install and check to be sure. It's NOT 997, I know that much.
Here's my 5-year-old system. The 2nd 500GB Seagate SATA HDD is running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Via DSDT, I have working graphics and sound (for ~20 minutes before it gets static and horrible grinding).
CPU: Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHz Quad-core (with HT) (Lynnfield - Nehalem)
Motherboard: MSI Big Bang Trinergy
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1333
VIDEO: eVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 480 (fully functional)
AUDIO: MSI PCI-Ex1 Riser Card (24-bit 7.1-channel audio) (scratchy audio)
HDD: 1x WD-Black NTFS (Windows 7), 1x 500GB Seagate GUID (Snow Leopard)
I had to edit a DSDT file to get the graphics to enable. I still have it and Snow Leopard still starts fine, as long as I pull out my 2nd GTX 480 first. Otherwise, it fails to boot.
My interest is in upgrading this install to Yosemite. I don't mind wiping the drive. I have a 16GB Thumbdrive that is a Yosemite installer for regular Macs right now, as I had to do a re-install for a client (I work in IT field) on her Mac that wouldn't boot. So I've already downloaded the installer. I would be totally willing to convert it to the TonyMac bootloader as the guide says. I'll probably back up the original Yosemite download to my network drive (3TB) or to my Windows drive in case anything goes wrong.
My question is, will Yosemite work on such and "old" Core i7? It's pre-Sandy Bridge, pre-Ivy Bridge. It's the Lynnfield Model using the Nehalem chip architecture, a first-generation Core i7.
By the way, if any DSDT experts want to assist me with working on the DSDT file for my audio chip, let me know. LOL It'd be interesting getting this particular motherboard supported and the DSDT file added to the downloads list. Right now, audio works fine for 30 minutes, then gets staticy and scratchy. I think the currently used kext is the ALC-887, but I'd have to go home and boot my SL install and check to be sure. It's NOT 997, I know that much.