Installing Hackintosh/OSx86 10.4.8 on your PC!

Update: I got my new laptop and i'm making an instructable for 10.5.2, look for it within the next few days.

I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS INFORMATION... PLEASE KEEP IN MIND YOU MUST BE AN APPLE DEVELOPER TO INSTALL MAC OS X ON YOUR PC WITHOUT BREAKING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS/EULA! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE METHOD USED TO GET THE INSTALL DVD FOR THIS PROJECT. *YOU MUST HAVE AN OS X TIGER LICENSE TO USE THE DVD.*

You need:
-a pc with windows xp or vista preinstalled
-"JaS 10.4.8 AMD Intel SSE2 SSE3" dvd/iso Fixed Link (please seed when done)
-if you have an intel processer with SSE3 (see step 2) then use this. (smaller file) (please seed when done)
->20 gig hard drive
-cpu-z (http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz_144.zip)
-other software (as needed)
-experience w/ computers

Step 1 Cheak compatability & backup...

Run cpu z and look in the middle for sse2 if it has this you will be able to install osx.
if you have sse3 then that is even better.


back all important data, have xp/recovery disk handy.

Comments

[floryzzz]

 Is this good to?

[knaan]

tell me is you install mac os on your system because i have the same processor like you. so if you read this then please reply me .
thanks
knaan

[mhkabir]

 Of course

Most new mobos support SSE 3, and judging by the processor, It;s an new one.

[erikals]

i have a 2nd hand hp pavilion ze4200 laptop that runs xp, is it possible to run mac os x 10.2 on that?

[epicnoobpwn]

No. Mac OS X 10.3 and below only support Power PC CPUs. Tiger is the earliest version of OS X to support Intel CPUs.

[Arbitror]

Umm... So, which .iso do I download?

_{^{P.S.
I like my new computer!}}

[budabob07]

i know this is a little late but get the link that is the furthest down in the intro (3rd bullet point down). btw nice computer

[must invent]

I like my new computer, LOL!

[redfox280]

 I wish i had your PC...

[junits15]

when i did this it wouldnt install :\ the spinny thing at the beginning would start and never stop

[rug]

is there any mac os that i could open and run off a 2gb usb ????

[junits15]

no but you can legally run mac os server inside virtualbox on a windows machine, you just need a ton of ram and a really powerful processor

[redfox280]

 what if you have an AMD processor? Mine says "MMX (+), 3DNow! (+)" in CPU Z
BTW my processor is an AMD Athlon MP. AKA Thoroughbred

[dannydutton]

My AMD specifically mentions SSE (1,2,3). If SSE does not appear on cpuz, I would safely assume that yours does not support it. You can try installing it though if you really want to.

[Xap]

your processer must support sse2 to install any version of OS X. sorry.

[darkclaw42]

 Love this guide! Noticed it a little to late though.

I installed Hackintosh on a custom PC around a week or two ago. I have one problem though, the sound and internet (onboard, non-wireless) drivers dont work.Major suckage, considering I was going to use it to compose music and mix. All I really need is the sound. Would you know how to fix that? 

[Sponzyparadox]

 Did you check for a mac driver for your soundcard? to see if it is even Mac compatible 

[albylovesscience]

this can come in handy :D

[hacker3455]

so are you saying that if I follow these steps and use "JaS 10.4.8 AMD Intel SSE2 SSE3" dvd/iso that i could install OSX onto my AMD Athlon computer?

[Xap]

you should be able to if it supports sse2

[mossDboss]

Before any of you attempt this DO SOME RESEARCH. Check of system/hardware compatability. More than likely if you did not know about booting OSX to your PC you will not have a clue about how to manually install the proper drivers. If your monitor is ATI Mobility Ratheon 7500, you will have to manually install the drivers for it. Which means you will have to know how to use Terminal. Also, it means you will have to find the proper driver package. Booting OSX on a pc does work, but it is not as simple as just creating a partition, booting OSX. It would be great if this instructable showed how to use terminal to load drivers using terminal.

[tanmanknex]

actually it is. there's a few programs out there that call themselves one-clicks. you download it, make a partition, put the disk in, turn it off, turn it back on, and boot from disk. simple as that.

[tanmanknex]

a good way to partition and get around the pesky access denied phase is to DEFRAGMENT THE FREE SPACE. it's very simple, and it works. go into a third party defragmenter (AKA defraggler) and defragment the free space under file. then go into the vista defragmenter and try again. if it doesn't work, then make sure you defragmented the entire free space so there's no fragments. it doesn't matter if you have fragments in the main drive, only the free space, though it's a good idea to defragment the used space, too.

[xtaticego]

if i have mac osx disk where can i get the files to make this work.

[xtaticego]

is sse2/3 only thing i need to make this work .

[MrFairlady]

hey dude i have xp and i got kalyway 10.5.1 and i wanna dual boot... can i boot from a slave hard drive? (thanks for the tut but im gonna wait for the latest one)

[conradev]

dual boot with what?

[ProjectZro]

yes the boot loader will take care of that

[MrFairlady]

Hey how much RAM do u have? i have a pentium 4 2ghz and 512 RAM and i wanna know how fast that is on 10.5.2

[ProjectZro]

not very most macs have at least 2 Gigs of ram

[mesostinky]

These guides all suck. How about a guide which actually takes you step by step through creating a Hackintosh with a LEGAL VERSION OF LEOPARD? Jas et al aren't rocket scientists. Instead of saying download Jas or whomever, how about a guide on making you own Jas? These Leopard DVDs have been out a long time now. Hasn't anyone anywhere written up a step by step guide with links based on starting with a legal DVD? I'd happily pay for that information.

[arnoldtheduck]

The only way it would be legal if you purchased Leopard first... but I could post up an Instructable if you want. I know how.

[Yerboogieman]

Actually, apple had a Lawsuit with that guy..

[Xap]

you can do that if your computer supports a bunch of stuff but the only patch made to patch a real dvd was for the leopard prerelease, and most of the time it did not work. And this is legal if you have a tiger license, and an apple developer license.

[ProjectZro]

oh well when the macbooks price goes down ill buy it i just want it for the iphone dev kit and nothing else. they should have included a windows version

[Izokay]

http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz_149.zip works for cpuz

[Izokay]

REGISTRATIONS ON DEMONOID ARE OPEN!!! finally i get my hackintosh

[CalcProgrammer1]

I installed Mac using the JaS 10 DVD on my HP Pavilion dv9700t. However, when I turn it on, it says loading Darwin/x86 and then goes to the Apple loading screen, but then it grays out and says "Turn your computer off hold the Power button for 4 seconds" or something like that. It never gets past that point. I looked online and on real Macs that usually indicates hardware failure (I'm guessing hardware incompatibility in my case?). Does Mac have a "Safe mode" of sorts to work on the hardware or drivers?

[robinberghuys]

The link seems to be dead. Or is that just me?

[Xap]

yes, i cant find a torrent on a site without inappropriate ads...