hackintosh

Forum discussion tagged with hackintosh.
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    Question MacOS from HDD to originally Windows PC

    I have an old hard drive that I took from a 2010-era Macbook Air. I also have an old HP Envy desktop that I would like to use for some coding; however, I am working with Swift and I can't use Xcode on a windows PC... I only have windows computers, so I was curious if anyone knew of a way to use...
  2. imtihz

    [SOLVED] Hackintosh query

    My specs are: AMD Athlon 200GE, Asus Phoenix Geforce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 16GIGS of Ram MSI A320M Pro-M2-V2 motherboard Is it possible to install hackintosh in it? If possible then which one should I install? Thank You❤️
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    [SOLVED] Missing copied files from cross-platforms ?

    Recently i have shifted from Mac (Hackintosh) to Windows platform. I have been making backups to an NTFS-formatted, external 2TB HDD using Tuxera , an app which allows me to see ntfs partitions on mac...but the problem is some of the data goes missing when i connect the disk on...
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    Question Switch cable to toggle between two GPUs in one PCIe socket?

    Hello :) I have this system based around a GTX 1660 Ti that I use for gaming on Windows 10. I really would love to be able to run Hackintosh on it, and use it for my work stuff since it's my most beefy system, but there aren't any drivers for this GPU, so it's a no-go. I also have an AMD GPU...
  5. naman.narula1

    [SOLVED] Should I go for a hackintosh?

    I was going for a Ryzen 3600/1660 Super build, but then I had this idea. I could go for an Intel build with an AMD GPU and dual boot Windows and macOS. I love using macOS, my dad has been a mac user from 2013 and currently has a pro 15" from 2018. Should I do this? How will the macOS performance...
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    [SOLVED] How would I natively boot linux, windows 10, and os x?

    Building a new PC build and wanna go all out triple booting Windows 10, Linux, and OS X. I'm wanting to do it natively as I have the storage for it. I know kvm is an option, and if it's a better one than I'm willing to go that route but how do I make them all boot natively?
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    Question Need some information about hardware compatibility regarding hackintosh

    Hey Geeks, I want to install Hackintosh on my PC and the configuration is ryzen 3 2200g MSI A320 vds plus 16 GB corsair 3000mhz ram Kingston SSD 240 GB (SATA) 1 TB HDD Gigabyte RX 570 Can this hardware run Hackintosh? PS: I want to make it dual boot with windows 10
  8. arjankahlon

    Question Trying to boot from macOS installer USB with Clover but computer gets stuck on [ PCI configuration end, bridges 12, devices 12 ]

    Trying to boot from macOS installer USB with Clover but computer gets stuck on this step on initial verbose boot from USB: [ PCI configuration end, bridges 12, devices 12 ] I've searched the internet and found others with the same issues but no concrete solutions. npci=0x2000 and PCIRootUID=0...
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    Build Advice [SOLVED] Cannot install Windows on the new build

    Hi Everyone, First post here. I have searched through the forum for answers but could not find the working ones for me yet. I am having a problem trying to get the "simple"window installation to work. I have done this before, but this time it just doesnt work and I do not know why. This is...
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    Question ASUS z87-PRO Code '00' on soft reset... Tried everything, open to any comments/suggestions

    Hello Tom's Hardware Forums! It's been a while since I've been really stumped, and I'm hoping someone can reasonably confirm my suspicions, or provide me with some glimmer of hope on this one. This is a bit of a winded story that encompasses pretty much all of last year, if you're just...
  11. B

    [SOLVED] Hackintosh Help

    Hi, i can someone help me with installing mac OS Mojave on my HP ENVY - 15-as102na? I have an imac to use for setting up my usb & installing MacOS Mojave.There are various kext files etc that i'm not sure about and need some help as some are hardware specific. I tried previously but got stuck on...
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    [SOLVED] MacOs on intel pentium 5300?

    Can I instal a macos for example el capitan or sierra maybe even high sierra on intel pentium e5300 with 4gb ram, amd radeon hd 4650 1gb and will it be complatible with any of macos version I just want to have a cheap hackintosh system to try the macos. thank you for your replies
  13. mark520fay35

    Question Nvidia Card for Windows, AMD Cards for Mac OS

    I own a AMD System on a X470 Chipset (Asrock Motherboard), recent I found out that my system is compatible with Mac OS, and I’m planning to dualboot Windows on majority of my disks, and Mac OS on my 256GB M.2 SSD. One little problem, with the beef between Apple & Nvidia, which Apple decided not...
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    Question Why does my Galaxy S9 show that I'm on a 5Ge network?

    Someone on the internet said that my phone doesn't have the right antenna for 5G. But at the top it says 5G. I have AT&T.
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    keep getting system error on pc

    Hello, I was wondering if this is the right place to post this. I keep getting a system error of H8007007E (-2147024770) on my brothers laptop. I've been trying to troubleshoot his laptop because I'm pretty tech savvy. He just bought this laptop too. So far some of the missing DLL files on the...
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    [SOLVED] Partition to partition bootable clone--need some help.

    Sorry if I'm not in the right section--couldn't see one specifically for this. I want to do a partition to partition clone that is bootable from the target disc once the cloning process is completed. I am wondering if 'Macrium Reflect 7 Free' either Home or Business edition is able to do this. I...
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    Please Help , MSI GS65 Fan Issue

    Hey Everyone I was utilizing my MSI GS65 qnd suddenly the fan began making this noise https://youtu.be/pKY9YR-WfT8 I believe it is originating from the CPU fan as shown in the image below. There dosent seem to be a buildup of dust or debris. Does anyone have any ways that I could...
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    Got new SSD & 3 weeks later I still have problems booting into Windows

    Hi, So I don't now where to begin really. I hired someone online to help me with my computer issues. He felt it was a HD issue & that I should get a new one. The other one was from 2013. I bought an SSD which I got a computer store local to me to put in. That was back on July 22nd. This...
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    Tablet display turns off

    Click tablet turns itself off after about one minute of no use
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    PC constantly stuttering

    Hey guys, I'm getting this weird stutter with my computer where everything lags on startup. Even on the desktop if I move a window back and forth I can see it is not at 144hz, and sometimes it is less than 60hz. I'm not able to play games either. Usually a simple restart of the computer will fix...
  21. Cakeyy

    Good price for the ASUS Maximus VII Ranger

    Hello I am about to buy a used VII Ranger and I am wondering is 80 pounds shipped a good price for the mobo ? Thanks
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    Overclocking Ryzen to 3.7-3.8 Ghz on Corsair VS450 PSU

    I have the PSU Corsair VS450 450W . I am planning to get a Ryzen 5 1600 . Already have a GTX 1060 6gb DDR5 Mini. Can I overclock my Ryzen to atleast 3.7-3.8 Ghz ? Or will it be pushing the PSU too far ?
  23. Dave_2

    1-10 how dead is my CPU.

    I download memtest86 to scan my RAM and CPU for problems since I have been getting many BSOD's, the cause seems to be from attempting to run games, also chrome displays the "something went wrong we cant display this page" error a lot, but more so on specific webpages. So, I checked my CPU and...
  24. R

    Dell Inspiron not giving signal when starting up

    Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 1440. Whenever I press the powerbutton, it receives power, but it won't boot up. I get a completely black screen with no reaction at all. In the first second of powering up I can hear the fan, but afterwards nothing. When I press the powerbutton it shuts down...
  25. dragonwolf8504

    Should I get a GTX 970 or go for the newer GTX 1050ti

    I'm having a hard time deciding if the extra $25-50 is worth it for an older GTX 970 over the roughly $200 for a 1050ti. I can get a MSI GTX 970 4GD5T OC for about $225 shipped from someone local (they belong to a Facebook group "PC gamers of" Ohio on my case.) Or should I get a 1050ti? I play...
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    GPU for 120 watt PSU

    Right now I have a bad prebuilt and I have to wait till December for a new great PC. So, I want to buy a GPU for the current prebuilt so I can record overwatch videos (doesn't matter if low settings). The prebuilt is a Lenovo S500 SFF with an i5-4460S. I don't know if the motherboard can hold a...
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    true spirit 120m for atx motherboard

    hi guys... i wanted to buy thermalright true spirit for my i7 950...and my mobo is x58.... then i saw this: specifically for micro atx motherboards an mini tower cases.... can i use it? my case is "green midi 6c28"
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    What laptop to buy?

    Hello guys, i work in a lab and I need to buy a new laptop for work, keeping in mind I will mostly use to run some heavy softwares for 3D rendering, image stacks manipulation and edditing i think ill need a 16gb RAM, i5 or i7 and at least 1 HDD TB storage maybe with SSD as primary. Got a budget...
  29. cha0stra

    What should I consider upgrading first?

    My PC is pretty outdated, so i'm considering an upgrade. Most games drop frames/lag, but the games I play think that putting my graphic settings to high in my current build is recommended. I'm considering adding an 8GB RAM because I think that's the issue. My monitor looks terrible as well. A...
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    Ram should work

    So, I just got some new memory for my PC. First off, this is the RAM: F3-12800CL9Q-16GBSR And my Mobo: P7P55D Pro Everything I have seen makes it look like this memory should work. On the G Skill site, it does list this memory under compatible for my motherboard. So, the issue: When I put...
  31. Algus44

    Radeon RX 480 Compatibility

    Hi all. Building my first PC and thinking about getting the MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card I play a lot of older games currently like Final Fantasy XI, but also want to be able to play newer games at decent quality. I want a card that will be able to be compatible with anything...
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    Put Windows 8 on a Mac a while back, need to get it back to Mac OS now

    The title pretty much says it all. A couple years ago or so I put Windows 8.1 onto a Mac because it was on laptop I didn't use anymore and I was experimenting. I also didn't just put it on a partition or anything. I fully formatted the laptop with Windows so now that's all it has. Now though I...
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    High CPU usage

    Is this a normal CPU usage under load? OC'd to 4.2 no game - http://prntscr.com/e7aa28 with game -http://prntscr.com/e7aaar specs - http://prntscr.com/e7aaww any help would be awesome thanks!
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    No picture when GPU installed in first PCI-E port.

    Hi, I built a computer for my sister with a ASUS M5A97 R2 Mobo and a Radeon 460 GPU. A weird problem cropped up where the GPU will only give out signal when plugged into the second PCI-E port. When plugged into the top port no signal goes to the screen. What can the reason for this behaviour...
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    All games freeze after 5 minutes of play, cannot find fix online. Please help

    Hi everyone, I've been unable to play games on my computer, since I put it together, for an extended length of time. They will always start and run for around 5 to 10 minutes, then proceed to crash either straight to desktop or BSoD. I used DDU hoping that would fix the issue. Now games will...
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    Help !!! BSOD Kernel_security_check_failure .. it keeps on happening ..

    Hello , im new here .. So .. i got this problem that keeps happening to my pc .. It says in Whocrashed that the culprit is ntoskrnl.exe .. The stop code is mostly Kernel_security_check_failure It keeps happening randomly , but mostly when im using it for normal usage (browsing,streaming,etc.)...
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    Random FPS drops while gaming across all games until restart

    Hey guys. I've been having this weird issue for a year now and I don't really know why. I'll try to provide all the relevant info that I can think of. Here are my specs: OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit CPU: Intel Core i5 4690k RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 932MHz (10-11-10-30) (forgot the brand)...
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    Someone told me more expensive motherboards last longer

    mobo 1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132566 $155 mobo 2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132646 $55 mobo 1 is $100 more expensive, does that mean it will last longer? or just have more features?
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    NVMe SSD DRIVE BOOTING IN WINDOWS 10

    IT IS POSSIBLE BOOT FROM AN Toshiba OCZ RD400 Series Solid State Drive, PCIe NVMe M.2 1TB USING THIS X99E-ITX/ac MOTHERBOARD IN WINDOWS 10?
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    Could you guys recommend me a editing/gaming rig for £1500

    I am thinking of building a gaming/video editing system as my first build. I am going uni this September, studying computer science and i have decided to build a pc system for myself to help me complete different projects at uni. Along with uni, i will also be editing youtube videos at 1080p...