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Any OSx86 installation guide can seem daunting at first glance, especially when trying to

remember cryptic terminal commands and sorting through volumes of misinformation on the

web. This guide requires no coding, terminal work, or Mac experience of any kind. You will not

need access to a Mac. In fact, it's easier and faster for me to install Snow Leopard with fully

working components on my system than it is to install Windows 7. And more fun.

The iBoot + MultiBeast method is designed and tested for any desktop or laptop running the

latest line of Intel processors, the Core i3/i5/i7s. I have had reports of success with older

machines as well including CoreDuo, Core2Duo, and even Pentium 4. However, AMD

processors are not supported.

YOU WILL NEED

A computer running an Intel Processor

A blank CD

A Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD

To leave any fear of your computer at the door.

Patience and humility- it may not work out perfectly the first time- but with enough tenacity

and grit, you'll reach the promised land. It's easy to get frustrated, but don't give up!

There are a community of users with similar hardware in the tonymacx86 Forum to

provide support if you get stuck.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you have greater than 4gb of RAM, remove the extra RAM for a maximum of 4gb. You

can put back any extra RAM in after the installation process.

Use only 1 graphics card in the 1st PCIe slot with 1 monitor plugged in.

Remove any hard drives besides the blank drive being used for OS X.

Remove any USB peripherals besides keyboard and mouse.

Remove any PCI cards besides graphics- they may not be Mac compatible.

If using a Gigabyte 1156 board, use the blue Intel SATA ports- not the white Gigabyte

SATA ports.

It's best to use an empty hard drive- you will have to partition and format the drive.

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Always back up any of your important data.

STEP 1: BIOS SETTINGS

You will need to set your BIOS to ACHI mode and your Boot Priority to boot from CD-ROM first.

This is the most important step, and one many people overlook. Make sure your bios settings

match these. It's not difficult- the only thing I did on my Gigabyte board besides setting Boot

Priority to CD/DVD first was set Optimized Defaults, change SATA to AHCI mode, and set HPET

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STEP 2: INSTALL MAC OS X

In order to boot the Mac OS X Retail DVD, you'll need to download and burn iBoot. For

desktops and laptops using unsupported Intel CPUs and graphics, a legacy version of iBoot can

be downloaded here.

1. Download iBoot

2. Burn the image to CD

3. Place iBoot in CD/DVD drive

4. Restart computer

5. At boot prompt, eject iBoot

6. Insert your Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD and press F5

7. When you see the screen below, press enter to begin the boot process

8. When you get to the installation screen, open Utilities/Disk Utility. NOTE: If you cannot

get to the installation screen, retry from Step 4, type PCIRootUID=1 before hitting

enter. If that doesn't work then try PCIRootUID=1 -x or just -x which will enter Mac

OS X Safe Mode and will allow you to proceed. For some graphics cards, use

GraphicsEnabler=No boot flag to proceed.

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10. Format your hard drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). NOTE: The bootloader

can only boot from a disk or partition of 1 TB or less. Partition larger drives.

11. For the purposes of this guide, name it Snow Leopard. You can rename it later.

12. Close Disk Utility

13. When the installer asks you where to install, choose Snow Leopard

14. Choose Customize ‚ and uncheck additional options. This will hasten the install process.

You can always install this stuff later.

15. Restart computer.

16. Place iBoot back in drive.

17. When you get to the boot selection screen, choose your new Snow Leopard installation.

18. View the super-cool Mac OS X Snow Leopard Welcome Video, and set up your

computer!

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1. Open Finder and navigate to your Snow Leopard drive.

2. Download the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update

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5. Mount MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg

6. Install MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.pkg

7. Upon completion, the installer will ask you to reboot. DO NOT REBOOT.

8. Switch to the already open MultiBeast. If it closes, just re-open it.

STEP 4: MULTIBEAST

MultiBeast is an all-in-one post-installation tool designed to enable boot from hard drive, and

install support for Audio, Network, and Graphics. It contains two different complete post-

installation solutions: EasyBeast and UserDSDT. In addition it includes System Utilities to rebuild

caches and repair permissions and a collection of drivers, boot loaders, boot time config files

and handy software.

Choose one of the following options directly following a fresh installation and update:

EasyBeast is a DSDT-free solution for any Core/Core2/Core i system. It installs all of the

essentials to allow your system to boot from the hard drive. Audio, Graphics and Network will

have to be enabled separately.

UserDSDT is a bare-minimum solution for those who have their own pre-edited DSDT. Place

your DSDT.aml on the desktop before install. Audio, Graphics and Network will have to be



enabled separately. HINT: Check the DSDT Database for a pre-edited DSDT.

1. Run MultiBeast.

2. If you have a custom DSDT that's been edited, place the file on your desktop and choose

UserDSDT.

3. All others select EasyBeast

4. Select System Utilities.

5. Optionally, you may install further drivers via Advanced Options to enable ethernet,

sound, graphics, etc... Be sure to read the documentation provided about each

installation option. NOTE: EasyBeast, and UserDSDT install the bootloader by default,

so you'll not need to check that option.

MultiBeast Demo Videos 6. Install to Snow Leopard- it should take about 4 minutes to run scripts.

7. Eject iBoot.

8. Reboot- from your new Snow Leopard installation drive.

Congratulations! You're done!!

Your PC is now fully operational, while running the latest version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard!

And you have a nice Boot CD to get into your system in case things go awry. Boot your system

from iBoot if you have issues. You may run MultiBeast as often as you like.

If you can't boot, try typing -x at the boot prompt to enter safe mode, or just boot with iBoot.

When you get to the desktop, you can make all of the changes you need to. The best way to

start fresh is delete whatever you're trying to get rid of- including the whole /Extra folder, as most

kexts are installed there. Then you can re-run MultiBeast. As long as you rebuild caches and

repair permissions after you're done, you can do just about anything you want to

/Extra/Extensions and /System/Library/Extensions. Anything can be tweaked and enabled upon

subsequent uses of MultiBeast.

If you've had success using iBoot + MultiBeast, consider a contribution to help keep the sites

going. We're constantly updating and tweaking our tools to help you.

Thanks in advance!

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Anonymous said...

Would this be safe if I installed OS X SL on a computer with Core i7 860 if it is overclocked? I have

my CPU at around 4GHz.

The board is Gigabyte, with nVidia graphics.

April 12, 2010 9:27 PM

Anonymous said...

Nice work man, this is fantastic.

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April 12, 2010 11:07 PM

yehia2amer said...

hi tony

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