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So I'm new to Hackintosh so sorry for long post. I need help turning my PC into a Hackintosh but i want to easily dual-boot. It is a fully working Windows 8.1 machine working perfectly fine but i want to be able to dual-boot to OSX. My Specs are: 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45
CPU: Intel I5 4670K 
CPU Cooler: H100i
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (Two x 4GB)
SSD: 120GB Samsung 840 Evo 
HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB, Western Digital Blue 500GB 

I plan on installing OSX to the WD Blue. I need to know what sort of settings I need in the BIOS and if I need to PMPatch etc. The SSD has Windows and the WD Black has Movies, Music etc. 

I have tried following other posts but everyone gives different instructions so i thought i would just post instead. Thank-You for your time and patience with me in advance. <3

 

(This is a repost from Tonymacx86 as no one is replying)

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Do you want a stock (vanilla) OSX installation or are you fine with custom distro like <snipped>, etc.?

Personally, I would always choose the vanilla option, because this way you're in control of everything that gets installed. I'm not saying that the custom distros have crapware in them, but you never know.

 

Anyway, I did a lot of hackintosh installations, but never on a MSI board. There's no reason why it shouldn't work, but it takes time and patience if it doesn't go from the first try.

 

About the bios settings, load the optimized defaults first. Then set the HDD to AHCI mode, disable the secure boot, disable VT-d (if you have this setting for the CPU), disable cfg-lock and set the OS type to "other os". Then save and try to boot the usb stick (or DVD).

 

If you can't get to the setup, post here what errors you may have (boot with -v) and I'll try to help you further.

 

Oh, and about the multi-boot, don't worry, you'll have Clover bootloader and it will keep your windows installation. But just to feel safer, unplug your hard drives and leave only the one you're installin OSX to. You'll reconnect the others after you're done.

 

EDIT: PMPatch is needed only to use the stock AppleIntelCpuPowerManagement kext. I wouldn't bother with it, it can corrupt your BIOS and there's really no point to patch.

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Do you want a stock (vanilla) OSX installation or are you fine with custom distro like <snipped>, etc.?

Personally, I would always choose the vanilla option, because this way you're in control of everything that gets installed. I'm not saying that the custom distros have crapware in them, but you never know.

 

Anyway, I did a lot of hackintosh installations, but never on a MSI board. There's no reason why it shouldn't work, but it takes time and patience if it doesn't go from the first try.

 

About the bios settings, load the optimized defaults first. Then set the HDD to AHCI mode, disable the secure boot, disable VT-d (if you have this setting for the CPU), disable cfg-lock and set the OS type to "other os". Then save and try to boot the usb stick (or DVD).

 

If you can't get to the setup, post here what errors you may have (boot with -v) and I'll try to help you further.

 

Oh, and about the multi-boot, don't worry, you'll have Clover bootloader and it will keep your windows installation. But just to feel safer, unplug your hard drives and leave only the one you're installin OSX to. You'll reconnect the others after you're done.

 

EDIT: PMPatch is needed only to use the stock AppleIntelCpuPowerManagement kext. I wouldn't bother with it, it can corrupt your BIOS and there's really no point to patch

I made a USB Drive and did all the stuff i was told but when booting it will flash the apple logo then go black. Tried doing safemode etc but nothing

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I made a USB Drive and did all the stuff i was told but when booting it will flash the apple logo then go black. Tried doing safemode etc but nothing

Boot with -v and write the errors here.

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You could use Nireshe's utility to create a vanilla USB key. It will add/patch most of the needed things. It's a start but you need to provide us the -v logs at least :)

 

 

EDIT: Wow, wow... Bro, do you even google? Hehehhe http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/120848-msi-z87-g45-installing-post-installing.html 1st result after quering for "msi z87-g45 hackintosh"

 

In this hack, all that initially matters is the motherboard.. And your GPU but this is secondary and not mandatory since you can rely on the Intel HD one which is 100% supported.

 

EDIT2: The dude of this link even has the same GPU as you...

 

Just follow that guide and be happy.

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Clover, Rampage Dev's kext bundle and a legitimate OS X download via the Apple Store.

 

You might find HDMI audio is broken with the later Nvidia drivers as of Dec 2014, I haven't really looked to see if that's been resolved yet.

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Yeah, I use Clover as my bootloader for Windows, Mac and Ubuntu on this PC. Go the vanilla route by gaining access to a real Mac to create a proper bootable USB stick OS X installer with Clover, avoid Tonymac's site and tools (e.g. Chimera, MultiBeast, UniBeast, etc.) completely unless you want to run into issues in the future by following the terrible advice, avoid those terrible distros which totally suck donkeys and bring nothing but trouble and countless issues, and read up on InsanelyMac, Rampage Dev's site and Clover's Wiki. Also read up on a DSDT for your motherboard (from Rampage Dev's sites, avoid all others), getting onboard audio working using AppleHDA patching (if using the onboard - getting HDMI audio working can be a total pain in the ass), using the Nvidia web drivers which you really need to read about installing and using, getting the correct network and Wi-Fi kexts (use InsanelyMac and Rampage Dev as the resource for these), etc. If anyone claims you don't need a DSDT for your board (e.g. using Tonymac's 'DSDT Free' install) they're completely full of utter crap.

 

Honestly if you've never done a Hackintosh or don't have access to a real Mac to create a proper USB stick to install OS X, then don't bother with it. You shouldn't attempt a Hackintosh without foreknowledge of what you're getting yourself into 

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Yeah, I use Clover as my bootloader for Windows, Mac and Ubuntu on this PC. Go the vanilla route by gaining access to a real Mac to create a proper bootable USB stick OS X installer with Clover, avoid Tonymac's site and tools (e.g. Chimera, MultiBeast, UniBeast, etc.) completely unless you want to run into issues in the future by following the terrible advice, avoid those terrible distros which totally suck donkeys and bring nothing but trouble and countless issues, and read up on InsanelyMac, Rampage Dev's site and Clover's Wiki. Also read up on a DSDT for your motherboard (from Rampage Dev's sites, avoid all others), getting onboard audio working using AppleHDA patching (if using the onboard - getting HDMI audio working can be a total pain in the ass), using the Nvidia web drivers which you really need to read about installing and using, getting the correct network and Wi-Fi kexts (use InsanelyMac and Rampage Dev as the resource for these), etc. If anyone claims you don't need a DSDT for your board (e.g. using Tonymac's 'DSDT Free' install) they're completely full of utter crap.

 

Honestly if you've never done a Hackintosh or don't have access to a real Mac to create a proper USB stick to install OS X, then don't bother with it. You shouldn't attempt a Hackintosh without foreknowledge of what you're getting yourself into 

Not really. I never used DSDT and managed to get everything working, with only one exception, a Intel Wi-fi adapter from my HP laptop. Vanilla way is a little harder than using a distro, but these days it's really easy to setup a hackintosh.

 

And you don't really need a real Mac for the USB stick. There's a simple way to do it from Windows, with TransMac. The only downside is you need either 2 usb sticks or a usb stick and a blank CD. This is how I did it when I had no access to any Mac, I restored the OSX image to the USB stick and burned a Chameleon iso to the cd. Booted from the CD, selected the USB drive from Chameleon and that's it.

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You might think you've got everything working, but you really should use a SSDT/DSDT.

 

TransMac will only restore an existing image that someone has provided. Even if you restore the vanilla OS X Install DMG from the Apple Store, without a bootloader like Clover (recommended as Chameleon/Chimera are pretty terrible, especially for UEFI) installed on the stick itself, it won't boot on a PC. In that case, you're probably better off downloading a bootable DMG off a 'shady' site to use in a virtual machine (not recommended so don't do it!) just to create a proper USB stick.

 

If you want to install OS X Yosemite, your only bootloader choice should be Clover. Chameleon/Chimera, as far as I know, doesn't work with it too well.

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I use a SSDT for my board as without it I see all 4 cores running away at their full clock rate or minimum clock rate (8x or 46x ONLY). Not to mention the SATA III interfaces don't perform or behave as they do on Windows or Ubuntu.

 

Working and working as it should be are quite different things.

 

I have a Gigabyte Z97N based board, some of the most compatible "vanilla" boards you can run OS X with that are on the consumer market.

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You might think you've got everything working, but you really should use a DSDT.

 

TransMac will only restore an existing image that someone has provided. Even if you restore the vanilla OS X Install DMG from the Apple Store, without a bootloader like Clover (recommended as Chameleon/Chimera are pretty terrible, especially for UEFI) installed on the stick itself, it won't boot on a PC. In that case, you're probably better off downloading a bootable DMG off a 'shady' site to use in a virtual machine (not recommended so don't do it!) just to create a proper USB stick.

 

If you want to install OS X Yosemite, your only choice is Clover. Chameleon/Chimera, as far as I know, won't work well with it if at all.

I never used Clover because I never setup a hackintosh on a UEFI system. Chameleon works just fine with Yosemite, trust me.

 

And about TransMac, that's why I said you need 2 USB sticks OR 1 usb stick and a CD - for the Chameleon bootloader. I'm not booting from the USB stick, I'm booting from the Chameleon iso and THEN choose the USB stick. It works. ;)

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Misconception that Clover only works on UEFI as it works great on Legacy too - it gives you the option to choose between the two in the advanced install options.

 

Should avoid Chameleon like the plague, honestly. I can't wait until Clover 3's developed and released - it won't be just for Macs anymore, it'll have Windows and Linux installers. Should make Hackintoshing way easier to newcomers.

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Sorry for not replying. I managed to get it working after doing some looking around. The reason i wasn't booting was because my board needed patching. All working now.

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Which bootloader are you using? Tonymac's iBoot and a stock Snow Leopard DVD should get you to the installer. I never had any luck with Clover.

 

I'm checking this out as well.  Do I really need to remove the other HDDs?  or can I just leave it in if I know which drive I want to use?

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I'm checking this out as well.  Do I really need to remove the other HDDs?  or can I just leave it in if I know which drive I want to use?

 

I always disconnect my other drives just so I don't accidentally overwrite something I didn't mean to. I've derped quite a few times over the years and formatted a main drive instead of the intended one. :)

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I always disconnect my other drives just so I don't accidentally overwrite something I didn't mean to. I've derped quite a few times over the years and formatted a main drive instead of the intended one. :)

Thanks!

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