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Your clock/date/time is likely off. Usually you get that error because the digital signature is no longer valid. Before you install MacOS, when you are at the first screen and you have the option to use Disk Utility and the other items, instead go to the top menu and Utilities->Terminal...

I came into possession of a dozen or more old iMacs for parts... craigslist garage sale needed clearing out. Most had screens removed (available, just not installed), no ram or hard drives. Out of the lot of 19 iMacs, only 2 good pieces of cover glass (one 24" and one 21"), the rest were...

I can't stop myself! Another NUC build, not really a case mod, but more of a case miniature. Hackintoshed the NUC with boot logo mods, and working out the 3D model now, some 3D printing has begun. It will side open just like the original with the tiny latch and a full hinge on the bottom. My...

BLUF: I can't get past the last 2 minutes of phase 1, Error: An error occurred validating the installer data. The download is either damaged or incomplete. Long story: I took a chance on an eBay "as-is" Ace Magician GK3Pro, 11th gen Jasper Lake Celeron N5105 knowing that it may not even boot...

I have some extra NUCs laying around, and been wanting to build a miniature G4 Cube. I finally purchased the solvent/adhesive so I can now try the Acrylic case. I also have a broken iPad 2 Air laying around and thought the screen was ok, but it turns out there are some flaws... Anyway, the...

Case mods... I bought a few extra older NUCs to try out some projects. Here is one I am currently working on. I have been 3D printing with PLA for many years, never tried any other filaments yet. The white/clear parts are 'natural' PLA. This is my first try with some nice transparent PTEG I...

Having never owned nor seen a real 2013 Mac Pro in real life, this is my journey to create a Hackintosh clone in a smaller form factor. This may take some time... Following the footsteps of my Mac Pro Mini Tower and my iMac Flat Panel Mini, I want to do it to a 2013 Trashcan Mac Pro. I think...

I have had this G5 sitting around for a while, so time to get started. I am attempting a Mini-ITX motherboard (Asus Q87T with i7-4790) and the MacTester57 / Kiwi SMC Kit V1.0 on this one. No formal fitting yet, just a rough layout and some parts on order. The back panel ports should all work...

Introduction I have run across a couple of projects that were the inspiration to this build. One claims to be the world's smallest functioning iMac, but in reality it is a Raspberry Pi running Linux with a MacOS theme, and cannot run real MacOS apps: links below. The second one is closer to...

Mac Classic II (M4150 built in 1992) The story of a classic Hackintosh. [In Progress] I have been working on a few Apple G4 Cube projects. Two were completed and sold, one is complete and in use as a daily computer, and I have four more shells to fill. I came into possession of a vintage...

I have a x99 motherboard with Xeon e5-2696v3 (18 core) that I wanted to Hackintosh into a G4 Cube case, along with an AMD R9 Nano 4gb. I have had the motherboard/cpu for three years, just getting around to this now as life always gets in the way. Not enough cubic space (350ci or 5.7liters) for...

G4 Cube Alternate Touch Power Button This is my alternate method to power on/off a cube with a finger in proximity to the top, but does NOT replicate the LED power indicator. I have seen the Hackintosh mods for the original touch button, but of the three I have tried, I could get none of them...

Confirmed working Mojave 10.14.1 on HP EliteBook 8470p I originally purchased this with an i5-3320M @ 2.6GHz and a 1280x768 resolution screen as a Hackintosh project. I upgraded the CPU to a Quad Core i7-3740QM @ 2.7GHz and put 16GB Ram in it. I got High Sierra to originally work, but then I...

I have been wanting to do this build for a long time. I know there was a version with a mac mini core solo back in 2009 (Gizmodo), but I wanted a little more power. Here is the hardware I chose: i7-7700 3.6GHz 65W Kaby-Lake 32GB SDRAM (2x16 SODIMM DDR4) 250GB M.2 WD SSD Gigabyte...

I just moved, so digging everything out of storage, including my tools... First, a reference from old GeekBench2 on an original Cube: There is no real comparison between versions of GeekBench either. This result was GB2, some of these are GB3 (inflated), and the final one is GB4 (realistic)...

I have been salvaging parts for some time, waiting for the right moment to pull it all together. The end result is a multi-generation macintosh with a non-apple motherboard. Parts include: 1. G4 Cube outer case (core was missing) 2. P8700 2.53Ghz Core 2 Duo from an iMac or macbook (I forget)...