screen freeze during installation of SL

[takashimiyo]

hi guys, i kinda new to this program. been facing issues and decided to give up. since i have some time today, will try if any peeps here can help.

well, i didnt purchase any new hardwares. my family got a new pc and gave me the old pc. The old pc is about 6 years old but its able to run windows 7. so i though of trying installing SL. i did quite a bit of research and ended up here. thats how i found you guys!

so first thing i did is to download iboot. the apple logo froze and refuse to go on further. i spot iboot legacy and download it. everything runs fine till i realized the mouse its really choppy.

when back to do research and realized i cant use ide dvd drive. so i go to the new pc and borrowed the sata dvd drive and used it on my old pc. thereafter, i still face the same problem. i ignore and went through the installation.

after the installation, i inserted the iboot disc as usual, the welcome video appears. its really choppy and laggy. and it froze there. unable to calibrate the keyboard etc etc. i restart many many times, no luck.

my 6 years old pc consist of:

- MSI 945GM2 series (http://www.msi.com/product/mb/945GM2-FR--FI--F.html)
- Intel Pentium D 930, Socket 775 LGA (3.00GHZ)
- 3GB DDR2 dual channel 266.7MHz
- NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE, 256 mb
- HDD Seagate 80GB SATA
- Power Supply Acbel 450W

if i lack of any informations, do let me know. i will try my best to provide answers.

thanks!

 

[zero06si]

My best guess is it sounds like either your processor and your motherboard. The website you posted shows no specs for that motherboard so I did some googling and found out that it only supports the lowest grade intel processors, not even a dual core. I may be wrong but I think upgrading those two things will better your chances of installing SL.

 

[takashimiyo]

My best guess is it sounds like either your processor and your motherboard. The website you posted shows no specs for that motherboard so I did some googling and found out that it only supports the lowest grade intel processors, not even a dual core. I may be wrong but I think upgrading those two things will better your chances of installing SL.

Thanks for responding! I think it' s the motherboard. My processor has 2 cores. Probably live with it till I get new hardwares.. Not any time soon.. Lol

 

[jester969]

Your hardware is too old. You can try the custom mac build which is the cheapest.

I would not even try since that card is unsupported as well. :

It is the new year, out with the old in with the new Sandy!


Alcohol and the Internet = Winning!

 

[zero06si]

Your hardware is too old. You can try the custom mac build which is the cheapest.

I would not even try since that card is unsupported as well. :

It is the new year, out with the old in with the new Sandy!


Alcohol and the Internet = Winning!

I'll drink to that! but yeah Takashimiyo, you'll need to update your rig. You can build a new system from the ground up for right at $300 which is a steal to run OS X.

 

[takashimiyo]

Haha.. Thanks for the advices guys!