Toshiba Satellite A505-S6040 - Can't get to installation screen

[pbturkey]

Hey there,

I followed all the instructions here:http://www.tonymacx86.com/61-unibeast-install-os-x-mountain-lion-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html

But when I get to step three, I am unable to access the installation screen. I tried all of the arguments, but none of them worked. PCIRootUID gets the furthest bringing me to a screen that says "you must restart". In my BIOS I set everything to default (except boot drive which I changed to USB) but I do not know how to get hard drive in AHCI mode, or how to tell what mode it is currently in.

Also, at boot I can see that windows is installed and system reserve.
Do I have to format my hard drive? How would I go about doing it?


Here are the specs for my laptop, which I added another 2GB to: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...l-_-WebletMain-_-CCLET14ORDER-_-order&site=cc

Display Type	Widescreen TruBrite® Edge-to-Edge TFT LCD Display
Screen Size	16"
Maximum Resolution	1366 x 768
RAM Memory Specifications
Memory Type	DDR3
Memory Speed	DDR3 1066
Memory Size	6GB
Memory Slots (Total)	2
Maximum Memory Supported	8GB (Requires 64-bit Operating System)
Processor Specifications
Processor Class	Core i7
Processor Brand	Intel
Processor Type	Quad-Core
Processor Speed	1.6GHz
Processor Number	i7-720QM
Notebook Specifications
Lifestyle	Entertainment
Condition	New
Operating Systems	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Platform	Laptop
Expansion Ports	1 - Express Card Slot/54 or 34
Hard Disk Drive Specifications
Capacity	500GB
Drive Types	Hard Drive
Hard Drive Speed	7200 RPM
Graphics Specifications
Graphics Description	Dedicated Graphics
GPU/VPU	NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Video Memory	1GB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory + up to 2747MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Video Interface	VGA
	HDMI-CEC
Optical Drive Specifications
Optical Drive Type	Slot-loading DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash®
Supplemental Drive
Capacity	6-in-1
Supplemental Drive Type	Media Reader
Media Types	Memory Stick
	Memory Stick PRO
	Multi Media Card
	SecureDigital High Capacity
	Secure Digital
	xD-Picture Card
Audio Specifications
Audio Description	Integrated Audio
Audio Chipset	Dolby Sound Room®
Audio Channels	Built-in harman/kardon® stereo speakers
Integrated Microphone	Yes
Media Ports
PS/2 Mouse Connectors	N/A
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors	N/A
Serial Communication Ports	N/A
Parallel Ports	N/A
USB Ports (Total)	3
	1 - eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo
FireWire Ports	1
Fast Infrared Ports (FIR)	N/A
LAN Ports	1
Modem Ports	N/A
Audio Out Jacks	1 - Audio Out/SPDIF Shared
Line In Jacks	N/A
Microphone Jacks	1
VGA Ports	1
DVI Video	N/A
HDMI Ports	1- REGZA LINK™ (HDMI-CEC)
S-Video Connectors	N/A
Port Replicator/Connector	N/A
Communications
Communications Description	Integrated LAN
	Integrated Wireless LAN
Interface Type	RJ-45 Ethernet Connector
	802.11b/g/n Wireless Networking
Data Transfer Rate	10/100Mbps NIC
	Up to 300 Mbps
Protocols	WIFI
	802.11b
	802.11g
	802.11n

 

[validuser123]

Did you ever get this system to work?

I only ask because I am about to acquire one of these computers (with an I7 and 4GB of ram) and will be working very hard to make it my own Hackintosh Laptop.

From looking over your specs and trying to understand your problem, the only thing I can see is that you are trying to load OSX with 6 GB of RAM. This is something I have been told won't work. You must (while installing and initially loading OSX) limit your system to 4 GB or less in order for OSX to load. Then, once everything is up and running... you can add as much RAM as you wish.

I may be wrong... as I really am very new to the Hackintosh Community... but this is one of the things I learned early on.