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Hello!
I recently decided to try to replace my family's unbearably slow 2011 iMac with a Hackintosh built from my old custom PC. I successfully followed the very clear and informative instructions here and was apparently able to get a version of Mac OS X High Sierra on to my flash drive correctly.
However, during Step 4: Install Mac OS X High Sierra after selecting the USB drive to boot rather than the primary HD in the BIOS, nothing happens and it continues to boot to my normal Desktop running Windows 10.
Any ideas or Recommendations? I've tried reformatting my Flash Drive so every possible type to get it to work and reinstalled the OS X, but to no effect; after selecting to boot from the correct USB in BIOS of my MoBo I simply am loading to my Windows 10 home screen as normal as if the USB had nothing on it.
Here are some specs of the Desktop I'm attempting to install to and the flash drive:
Desktop:
Intel i5 4570K Processor
16 GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
GeForce GTX 660Ti
250 GB Seagate SSD (Primary OS location)
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard
Flash Drive:
Sandisk 32 GB
I have successfully loaded OS X Sierra with UniBeast onto three separate flash drives (32GB 3.0, 16 GB 2.0, 8GB 2.0), and none get me to a boot menu, but to the usual "Insert Bootable Device and Restart" message. I tried disconnecting all other HDs, SSDs, external volumes, optical drives, etc as well.
Any ideas or input is appreciated! Thank You!
I recently decided to try to replace my family's unbearably slow 2011 iMac with a Hackintosh built from my old custom PC. I successfully followed the very clear and informative instructions here and was apparently able to get a version of Mac OS X High Sierra on to my flash drive correctly.
However, during Step 4: Install Mac OS X High Sierra after selecting the USB drive to boot rather than the primary HD in the BIOS, nothing happens and it continues to boot to my normal Desktop running Windows 10.
Any ideas or Recommendations? I've tried reformatting my Flash Drive so every possible type to get it to work and reinstalled the OS X, but to no effect; after selecting to boot from the correct USB in BIOS of my MoBo I simply am loading to my Windows 10 home screen as normal as if the USB had nothing on it.
Here are some specs of the Desktop I'm attempting to install to and the flash drive:
Desktop:
Intel i5 4570K Processor
16 GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
GeForce GTX 660Ti
250 GB Seagate SSD (Primary OS location)
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard
Flash Drive:
Sandisk 32 GB
I have successfully loaded OS X Sierra with UniBeast onto three separate flash drives (32GB 3.0, 16 GB 2.0, 8GB 2.0), and none get me to a boot menu, but to the usual "Insert Bootable Device and Restart" message. I tried disconnecting all other HDs, SSDs, external volumes, optical drives, etc as well.
Any ideas or input is appreciated! Thank You!
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