- Joined
- Mar 4, 2012
- Messages
- 3
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3
- CPU
- i3-2125
- Graphics
- GTX 1050
- Mac
Hi everyone!
I have been lurking around for several days experimenting with my build, but I am new to all of this and am seeking some advice.
Here is the system I have put together.
GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (F9)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495
Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077
PNY VCGGT4301XPB GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133356
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094
Pioneer 24x DVDRW OEM
Retail Snow Leopard DVD
So, my ultimate goal is to upgrade to Lion as quickly as possible. Here is what I have accomplished so far:
I start the system off with only 4gb ram.
The Seagate SATA is connected with a blue cable to SATA (02[blue]) on the MOBO. SATA (0) and (1) on the MOBO are both white.
Optical Drive is connected with a blue SATA cable to SATA (3) on the MOBO.
Alter BIOS (F9)
-Set to Optimized Defaults
-Change Boot Devices to CD-ROM first, Hard Disk second
-SATA to AHCI mode
-HPET to 64-bit mode.
Installation
-Run iBoot and Swap to SL
-Wait 5 seconds, press F5
-SL installs successfully
-Reboot using iBoot
-Choose SL as startup vol.
Post-Install
-Copy UpdateHelper, Multibeast, 10.6.8 ComboUpdate, and UserDSDT to Desktop
-Run Update Helper
-Reboot with iBoot
-Rename UserDSDT to DSDT.aml on Desktop
-Open MultiBeast
-Run ComboUpdate
-AVOID RESTART
-Apply MutiBeast Settings
-UserDSDT
-Sys. Utilities
-Restart and alter boot devices to boot HDD first, CD Second
-While looking for OS I get Boot0: error
-Reboot with iBoot
At this point, the system starts to behave erratically. I have to switch the display from VGA on MOBO to DVI on MOBO (this is rather inconvenient as my television is the only device with DVI capability. I am also annoyed that the GPU doesn't work with my VGA even though it has a VGA output!) I have never been able to boot from the HD, and I have limited success with booting into the OS either once with iBoot or possibly a few times with iBoot -v -x.
No doubt, this all boils down to user error. This is the first computer I have ever built, so I am quite the noob.
Questions:
How do I get the GPU to work with VGA (or at all for that matter) after installing SL DVD?
Will I save myself some trouble by upgrading the CPU to run HD 3000?
How do I fix boot0: error? (AKA how do I boot OSX without iBoot?)
How do I get the apple store to recognize my system to DL Lion?
Am I using MultiBeast properly? (I feel like my ignorance of MultiBeast is the root of most of my problems. I have followed several different guides for it, but ultimately I think I am missing something obvious in how it is supposed to function.)
Thank you in advance for your help! I am looking forward to getting this thing up and running!
I have been lurking around for several days experimenting with my build, but I am new to all of this and am seeking some advice.
Here is the system I have put together.
GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard (F9)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495
Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077
PNY VCGGT4301XPB GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133356
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315
COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094
Pioneer 24x DVDRW OEM
Retail Snow Leopard DVD
So, my ultimate goal is to upgrade to Lion as quickly as possible. Here is what I have accomplished so far:
I start the system off with only 4gb ram.
The Seagate SATA is connected with a blue cable to SATA (02[blue]) on the MOBO. SATA (0) and (1) on the MOBO are both white.
Optical Drive is connected with a blue SATA cable to SATA (3) on the MOBO.
Alter BIOS (F9)
-Set to Optimized Defaults
-Change Boot Devices to CD-ROM first, Hard Disk second
-SATA to AHCI mode
-HPET to 64-bit mode.
Installation
-Run iBoot and Swap to SL
-Wait 5 seconds, press F5
-SL installs successfully
-Reboot using iBoot
-Choose SL as startup vol.
Post-Install
-Copy UpdateHelper, Multibeast, 10.6.8 ComboUpdate, and UserDSDT to Desktop
-Run Update Helper
-Reboot with iBoot
-Rename UserDSDT to DSDT.aml on Desktop
-Open MultiBeast
-Run ComboUpdate
-AVOID RESTART
-Apply MutiBeast Settings
-UserDSDT
-Sys. Utilities
-Restart and alter boot devices to boot HDD first, CD Second
-While looking for OS I get Boot0: error
-Reboot with iBoot
At this point, the system starts to behave erratically. I have to switch the display from VGA on MOBO to DVI on MOBO (this is rather inconvenient as my television is the only device with DVI capability. I am also annoyed that the GPU doesn't work with my VGA even though it has a VGA output!) I have never been able to boot from the HD, and I have limited success with booting into the OS either once with iBoot or possibly a few times with iBoot -v -x.
No doubt, this all boils down to user error. This is the first computer I have ever built, so I am quite the noob.
Questions:
How do I get the GPU to work with VGA (or at all for that matter) after installing SL DVD?
Will I save myself some trouble by upgrading the CPU to run HD 3000?
How do I fix boot0: error? (AKA how do I boot OSX without iBoot?)
How do I get the apple store to recognize my system to DL Lion?
Am I using MultiBeast properly? (I feel like my ignorance of MultiBeast is the root of most of my problems. I have followed several different guides for it, but ultimately I think I am missing something obvious in how it is supposed to function.)
Thank you in advance for your help! I am looking forward to getting this thing up and running!