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- Aug 9, 2011
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- Motherboard
- Asus P8H61M-LE
- CPU
- Intel Core i3 3.19GHz
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce GT520 1024GB
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Specifications:
Effectively this bundle: http://www.maplin.co.uk/intel-core-...-ddr3-memory-and-nvidia-gt520-graphics-532755
As far as I can remember these are the steps I followed to setup OS X 10.7.2 on my machine. I intend to use this machine as a server and am thus not really bothered about sound or full power management functionality so getting all of that to work I'll leave as an exercise for the reader. ;-) However, based on how long it took me to get this to work and the lack of information out there for this motherboard I figured I would document how I got it to work.
One other thing to bear in mind is that I was using a cheap Samsung SyncMaster monitor which only has a VGA connector. (Like I say, for a server so no fancy monitor required.) On completion of the Snow Leopard upgrade to 10.6.8 the default video card output switches to the DVI connector so you may need a monitor that supports that. I used my main monitor at this point until I had installed OS X Lion at which point I installed the nVidia GT520 which Lion detects and enables with full functionality.
Anyhoo, on to the actual install now where I hope this helps someone else…
STEP 1: HARDWARE SETUP & CONFIGURATION
Note - Follow the following points to the tee. Initially I didn't (i.e. I didn't think that extra attached harddrives would cause an issue) and it just would not work. Once I followed this configuration I could install Snow Leopard 10.6.0 successfully.
STEP 2: INSTALL MAC OS X 10.6.0
STEP 3: UPDATE TO 10.6.8
STEP 4: UPDATE TO 10.7.2
References:
For Snow Leopard install:
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/iboot-multibeast-install-mac-os-x-on.html
For Lion install:
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/07/xmove-multibeast-install-os-x-107-lion.html
- ASUS P8H61-M LE - (Installed on BIOS version 0606, now running on BIOS version 1001)[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Intel Core i3 2100[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Single Exceleram 4Gb DDR3 1333MHz (9-9-9-24)[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Onboard video for installation. Once Lion is installed, nVidia GT520.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- 3 x 3Gb/s SATA Samsung 1Tb drives[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- 1 x SATA LiteOn DVD ReWriter (with Blu-ray)[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
Effectively this bundle: http://www.maplin.co.uk/intel-core-...-ddr3-memory-and-nvidia-gt520-graphics-532755
As far as I can remember these are the steps I followed to setup OS X 10.7.2 on my machine. I intend to use this machine as a server and am thus not really bothered about sound or full power management functionality so getting all of that to work I'll leave as an exercise for the reader. ;-) However, based on how long it took me to get this to work and the lack of information out there for this motherboard I figured I would document how I got it to work.
One other thing to bear in mind is that I was using a cheap Samsung SyncMaster monitor which only has a VGA connector. (Like I say, for a server so no fancy monitor required.) On completion of the Snow Leopard upgrade to 10.6.8 the default video card output switches to the DVI connector so you may need a monitor that supports that. I used my main monitor at this point until I had installed OS X Lion at which point I installed the nVidia GT520 which Lion detects and enables with full functionality.
Anyhoo, on to the actual install now where I hope this helps someone else…
STEP 1: HARDWARE SETUP & CONFIGURATION
Note - Follow the following points to the tee. Initially I didn't (i.e. I didn't think that extra attached harddrives would cause an issue) and it just would not work. Once I followed this configuration I could install Snow Leopard 10.6.0 successfully.
- 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.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Use the internal graphics only so remove any extra Graphics cards from the slots.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Remove any hard drives besides the blank drive being used for OS X.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Remove any USB peripherals besides keyboard and mouse.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- It's best to use an empty hard drive- you will have to partition and format the drive.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Set BCLK/PEG Frequency to 100[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Set your BIOS to ACHI mode for SATA.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Set Boot Priority to boot from CD-ROM first.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Disable HPET.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
STEP 2: INSTALL MAC OS X 10.6.0
- In order to boot the Mac OS X Retail DVD, you'll need to download and burn the latest
version of iBoot (I used 3.2.0). Do not use the legacy version of iBoot![/*:m:1hs8mtcd] - Burn the image to CD[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Place iBoot in CD/DVD drive[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Restart computer[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- At boot prompt, eject iBoot[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Insert your Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail DVD and press F5[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- When you see the Mac OS disk appear, press enter to begin the boot process[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- When you get to the installation screen, open Utilities/Disk Utility.
NOTE: If 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. You can also specify -v for verbose logging.
If you are attempting to install Snow Leopard with the nVidia GT520 video card installed (note that for a successful installation I had to remove this and I recommend that you do too) then you will need to specify PCIRootUID=1.)[/*:m:1hs8mtcd] - Partition your hard drive to GUID Partition Table. I partitioned my drive with a 74Gb Boot partition, a large partition containing the rest of the disk space and a final 8Gb partition for the Lion install. (i.e. the main "data" partition was 1TB - (74Gb + 8Gb) ) I will use RAID1 on my data partition hence the partitioning strategy but up to you.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Format your partitions using Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
NOTE: The bootloader can only boot from a disk or partition of 1 TB or less. [/*:m:1hs8mtcd] - For the purposes of this guide, name it Snow Leopard. You can rename it later.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Close Disk Utility[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- When the installer asks you where to install, choose Snow Leopard[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Choose Customize‚ and uncheck additional options. This will hasten the install process though I had to do this to get a successful install. You can always install this stuff later.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Restart computer.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Place iBoot back in drive.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- When you get to the boot selection screen, choose your new Snow Leopard installation.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Set up your computer.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Shut down.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- At this point I plugged in the other 2 Samsung 1Tb disks, partitioned them in the same way as the other main disk and used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the Snow Leopard installation to the similar partitions on each of the other drives. Then I ran MultiBeast, selecting EasyBeast and System Utilities, on each of the copies. Then rebooted a number of times, testing that the machine will boot from each of the copies. When successful, booted the machine using the original partition.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
STEP 3: UPDATE TO 10.6.8
- Download the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update
(From here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399)[/*:m:1hs8mtcd] - Download latest version of MultiBeast (I used 3.9.1) for Snow Leopard.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Download UpdateHelper[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Run UpdateHelper.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Reboot.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Open MultiBeast- don't run it yet, just leave it open.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Mount MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.dmg[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Install MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.8.pkg[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Upon completion, the installer will ask you to reboot. DO NOT REBOOT.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Switch to the already open MultiBeast application.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Select EasyBeast and "System Utilities" only and install.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Remove the iBoot disk.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Reboot and the machine should now boot from the harddrive.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Run MultiBeast again, configuring the following:
- The network card, using the Realtek 81xx drivers. Don't use the "Lnx2Mac" drivers as they don't work with the P8H61-M LE motherboard.
- Sound (I've yet to configure this properly. The options I chose didn't work but please feel free to reply here if you manage to get this to work.)
- Install the "ShowAllFiles" utility.
- Install "System Utilities" again. (Dunno if this is required but I did this.)[/*:m:1hs8mtcd] - Reboot (without iBoot) and you should now be able to configure the network etc.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Clone to one of the partitions, reboot and load from the cloned partition. If it works, clone to the other partition and check that you can boot from that too. Boot back into the original partition.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
STEP 4: UPDATE TO 10.7.2
- Boot into 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Download latest version of xMove[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Download latest version of MultiBeast for Lion.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Buy (and thus download) the OS X Lion App directly from the Mac App Store - it will automatically open.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Click Continue.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Target your currently booted Snow Leopard drive and hit Install. This will not install the OS or affect this drive in any way. It will simply install the files necessary to do so later in the process.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Click Restart to reboot.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Boot back into your existing Snow Leopard installation.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- If you did not create the "installer" partition during partitioning during initial installation, create it now as follows:
a) Open /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
b) Highlight your Snow Leopard drive in left column.
c) Choose the Partition tab, and Click the + to Add a Partition.
d) Name the secondary partition Installer with a size of 8 GB and click Apply.
e) Click Partition.
f) Close Disk Utility[/*:m:1hs8mtcd] - Double-Click xMove, and choose Installer as Destination.
WARNING: DO NOT choose existing Snow Leopard as the Destination.
Do not interrupt the process- it will only take a few minutes. When done, you'll have a secondary partition on your drive containing the OS X Lion Installer! If xMove fails, you haven't installed the Lion App to your currently booted drive- and it cannot find the necessary files. A quick way to remedy this is to manually mount the InstallESD.dmg and run xMove again. [/*:m:1hs8mtcd] - Reboot- at the Chimera boot screen, choose Installer[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- It will boot directly to a familiar Mac OS X Installer complete with Disk Utility.[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Install OS X Lion over existing Snow Leopard partition. Because you've installed directly over an existing Snow Leopard installation, you're done! You should already have done proper post-installation steps on your existing Snow Leopard drive, so simply reboot into Lion![/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
- Use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your new Lion partition to one of the cloned Snow Leopard installations. Reboot into the clone partition to make sure it works. You should now have a Snow Leopard clone and Lion clone enabling you to recover if things go bad. I also cloned these to different partitions on an external USB harddrive. (Note you can boot from external USB devices on PCs, something you cannot do on Macs.)[/*:m:1hs8mtcd]
References:
For Snow Leopard install:
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2010/04/iboot-multibeast-install-mac-os-x-on.html
For Lion install:
http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/07/xmove-multibeast-install-os-x-107-lion.html