snow leopard

I've been trying to install Snow Leopard on a i3-540 and a NVIDIA GeForce GT 210, but when I get to the install it just says that it cant install Mac OS X. I'm using iBoot 3.3.0 and the (non-gray, snow leopard art on the disc) DVD, version 10.6.0. If anyone interested I only used -v for the boot...

Hi all. I would like to use Mountain Lion (or maybe something little bit newer) on an Ivy based Intel NUC (DC3217BY). I have no original Mac, so first time I tried to install directly SL on it (iBoot+Multibeast, 10.6 or 10.6.3, update to 10.6.8, update to 10.8), but I failed. After I changed the...

Hi there, I've just built my first hackintosh and I'm having a few issues with booting and audio. I'm wondering if anyone out there is able to help me out? My build is as follows: Mobo: GA-B85-HD3 CPU: i7-4770 RAM: 32GB DDR3 Dual Channel Graphics: Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Storage: 120GB...

Ok, so I had Mojave running, everything worked perfectly. I decided to upgrade to Catalina. I got it working for the most part, except graphics, but during the process of trying to fudge the graphics to work just for display purposes(I have no need for acceleration) I messed something up and...

I'm trying to install OS X on a Lenovo X220. There are many reports of people having done this, and it's noted as being a very suitable laptop. The example I'm working with is a Sandy Bridge i5-2520M/4Gb mem. It kept kernel panicking with 8Gb, even though Memtest flagged no errors, and...

I've been looking but can't seem to find any info on this. Are there any dual socket motherboards compatible with snow leopard? I know it's old but it's the only OS that I like, and is fully stable with my software. In 2019 the single socket just wouldn't cut it.

I have a Sandy Bridge notebook and a Snow Leopard disk and no real mac. My issues are that I can't update to the latest version since I need the Update Helper from the guide but I can't download anymore. Also in the past I tried to use the update helper to install 10.6.8 but when restarted I...

For installing Snow Leopard on my Intel i5-4460 PC, do I use iBoot Haswell 1.01, iBoot 3.3.0, or iBoot Legacy 2.7.2?

Hi, I'm new to the Hackintosh scene, and I wanted to install Mac OS on my "old" Laptop, so I bought the Snow Leopard install disk from Apple, since I have no access to a Mac. It' a Medion Akoya P6638: Intel core i3 3120M nVidia geForce GT635M 4GB Ram a Motherboard of which I don't know what it...

I have a the following machines. Been trying to get the 3010 to work but can't get it to boot without an iBoot disc. I have a Snow Leopard disc I used as OS. After installing Multibeast, it still wont boot without disc. It get stuck on the Apple grey screen, the spinning progress never comes up...

Hello all, I need help installing macOS on my Dell Latitude E7440. I have the Snow Leopard Install Disk and the iBoot Haswell Disk for the 4th Gen Intel CPU. Can someone walk me through the installation? I checked all the install forums and found nothing. PLEASE HELP!

Hi, I got this error trying to install Snow Leopard (attached image). The specs are a bit unconventional but they seem to be compatible with the OS, at least from looking at the compatibility charts. I used iBoot legacy CD. Hardware: CPU: Pentium E5200 dual core 2.5GHz with stock cooler...

Hi everyone, I've been trying to work my way through the iBoot + MultiBeast installation guide and I've hit a snag at the installation of Snow Leopard. I eject the iBoot Ivy Bridge cd as the guide prompts, insert Snow Leopard, and then hit enter to run OSX. From there I get an apple logo for a...

Hello, I'm trying to install Snow Leopard using the iBoot Ivy Bridge boot loader and the SL retail disc version 10.6.3. The laptop I'm using is a Dell Latitude e6530. In reading the FAQ, I noticed that it specifically mentioned that laptops using Nvidia Optimus switching graphics wouldn't be...

Hello. Its my first time installing MacOS on a PC. I have pretty much experience on Linux and Freebsd and my main OS is FreeBSD. Hardware specs are: M/B: Asus Z97-k/USB3.1 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz GPU: nvidia GeForce GTX 960 RAM: Crucial BalisticX 32G HDD: Samsung SSD 840...

Hi. My SNOW LEOPARD 10.6.8 system had been working fine since I put it together back in 2011. With the expert assistance of GOING BALD, my Gigabyte UD 7 system was ROCKING...until two weeks ago, when it decided to get stuck during booting up. It goes to the Apple screen, the progress bar starts...

As per title, I have seen several high sierra usb sticks on ebay. Also seen a video on youtube which includes a download link to an image to be extracted directly to usb. I myself have already purchased a legit copy of Snow Leopard 10.6.3 DVD, just wondering if the above are a shortcut to...

Hello All! I was successfully able to install Snow Leopard to get Unibeast and El Capitan. I made the Bootable USB and now I go into Clover and select Boot Mac OS X from USB. When I do that, the screen is black for a bit, then it is just the Apple Logo, and then it goes to the Apple Logo with...

Hello all. I've been on Snow Leopard for many years now. Never upgraded. Now I have to. I want to update to HS. I reformatted the SL drive and fresh install last night. Updated to 10.6.8. Tried to dl Lion from App Store but get, Your device or computer could not be verified. Contact...

So I was able to install Snow Leopard. Then I downloaded El Capitan from the app store after updating to 10.6.8 or something of the sorts. I tried to just run through the El Cap installer like you would on a typical Mac, but I had no luck. It would go through the deal where you just tell it what...