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Hackintosh Instructions & Tutorials
Helpful individuals across the Internet have written a number of step-by-step "how to" guides, tutorials, and general advice on installing Mac OS X a Dell Mini 9 netbook, an MSI Wind nettop, self-built systems, and more.
Some good Hackintosh tutorials include:
Dell Mini 9 Netbook - A step-by-step Hackintosh installation walkthrough for the Dell Mini 9 from Gizmodo. Don't miss the installation and usability videos below as well.
Dell Vostro A90 Netbook - A brief blog post from Hack a Day covering the Hackintosh process on this essentially rebadged Dell Mini 9. See the below videos too.
MSI Wind Netbook - A step-by-step Hackintosh installation guide for the MSI Wind from the Gear Diary blog.
Sony Vaio P Netbook - A collection of forum posts documenting the struggle of getting Mac OS X to run on the ultraslim Sony netbook.
MSI Wind Nettop - A rather useful guide from the self-described "Useless Ninjas" website. Covers installing a DVD drive as well as Mac OS X on the extremely cheap nettop PC.
Shuttle Hackintosh - A quick guide to installing Mac OS X on a US$350 Shuttle PC.
Hackintosh In-Depth - A fantastically comprehensive nine part guide covering Hackintosh building, installation, and more from Bassheadtech.
Hackintosh Building - A two part guide to hardware selection, assembly, and installation.
Guide to Creating a Hackintosh - Hardware selection and Mac OS X installation info from Techware Labs.
Building a Hackintosh Apple Can't Sue You For - Choosing hardware and how to install Mac OS X from OSNews.
Install a Retail Mac OS X Leopard DVD on a PC - A step-by-step installation guide from the MeNoob blog.
Install OS X on Your Hackintosh PC - An installation walk through from the Lifehacker blog. The same site has an older posting covering hardware selection and assembly as well.
Hackintosh, Jr. - An extremely cool miniature "Mac Pro" inspired Hackintosh. Some details on components and fabrication, but well worth a visit for inspiration alone.
Homebrew Mac - A Hackintosh built inside the case of a Power Macintosh G4. Covers the custom hardware assembly and software installation process.
Hackintosh Installation & Usability Videos
These videos provide a quick overview of the installation of Mac OS X on a Dell Mini 9 and an in-depth look at the compatibility and usability of Mac OS X on the same netbook from Michael Smith and Andy Ihnatko, respectively. Note that the Dell Mini 9 has been discontinued but the Dell Vostro A90 is essentially the same.
Want to buy a used Dell Mini 9 to turn into a Hackintosh? Click here. The Dell Vostro A90 will work just as well.
Hackintosh Compatible Computers & Parts Listings
You can't just shove a Mac OS X DVD into any old PC and expect it to work like it does on a Mac. Let's face it, given the vast assortment of configurations, you can't put a Windows DVD into any old PC and expect it to work like Mac OS X does on a Mac. Fortunately, many have experimented with Mac OS X on a wide variety of PC hardware and have shared their findings with the world.
The following listings of Hackintosh compatible computers and parts should be helpful:
OSx86 Project - The original wiki that lists desktop and notebook computers, as well as parts, that are compatible with a variety of versions of Mac OS X.
InsanelyMac OSx86 Hardware Database - a spin-off from the OSx86 Project that provides a "comprehensive hardware database of Mac OS X compatible PC components."
OSx86 Library - Another user-compiled database of Mac OS X compatible PC hardware. Also has a very slick "walk through" to select compatible parts for a self-built system.
PCWiz OSx86 Hardware Database - This site reports that it is "designed to be an organized replacement for the Hardware Compatibility List on the OSx86 Project wiki."
Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart - From the Boing Boing Gadgets blog, lists a dozen different netbooks and the compatibility, or lack thereof, of each running Mac OS X.
There are a number of vibrant and active communities that focus on helping one another to configure, build, and troubleshoot Hackintosh systems as well as hack iPods and iPhones.
Notable Mac, iPod, and iPhone hacking communities such as those below may come in handy:
| Hackint0sh.org | Hackintosh.org | InsanelyMac | InfiniteMac |
| MacMod | MacShadows | Howard Forums | iPhone Alley |
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