{"id":11098,"date":"2013-01-04T07:31:27","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T12:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=11098"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:18:01","slug":"did-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/01\/04\/did-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Did it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"chewed-apple\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last time<\/a> I told you about assembling the PC from the list of parts provided by Tonymacx86.<\/strong> I have worked on and torn apart Macs and PCs before, but this was the first one I ever built. There was some starts and stops, but I eventually got it all together, and followed the instructions for installing the operating system.<\/p>\n

Did it work?<\/em><\/p>\n

As a matter of fact, it did!<\/p>\n

\"hack-at-work\"<\/a>Well…it did eventually.<\/em><\/p>\n

After I had assembled the computer, I went through the instructions for UniBeast which is the hack or patch that makes the Mac Os function on the pile of PC parts. I flubbed a step, and it didn’t take. The day was getting away from me, and I decided to call it a day. Before I did, I launched Ubuntu<\/strong><\/a> on this new system from a USB thumb drive. It worked great and reassured me that the parts were functioning, but it was quitting time. I put it aside planning on looking at it with fresh eyes.<\/p>\n

I took it to my friend Dan to have a look figuring two heads were better than one. Dan has been working on electronics since he was a kid working on crystal radio kits and the like. It was a skill set that eventually took him to Vietnam<\/a> where he worked on generators in the army. He knows his way around chips and wires so he took a peek. It seems I had it all put together properly although we never did figure out where that little speaker attached.<\/p>\n

\"speaker\"<\/a>Tonymacx86<\/strong> warns that it may be a frustrating process but encourages you to keep fighting the good fight. I reviewed the material on the website, and, most importantly, I printed the pertinent pages. I took my time and kept my patience starting from the beginning, installing the system and performing the post-installation with UniBeast. When I build another one, I’ll provide more specifics of the install. For now, all I can say is read the booklets that came with your motherboard and read and reread the instructions at Tonymacx86.<\/a> Do your homework, and don’t get frustrated! It will work. It worked for me as you can see from this quickie video I shot.
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