{"id":16063,"date":"2014-04-08T06:22:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T11:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=16063"},"modified":"2023-02-07T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:32:12","slug":"making-it-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Making it a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/01\/love-is-lovelier\/install-osx\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15978\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/01\/love-is-lovelier\/install-osx\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/install-osx.jpg?fit=640%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,381\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"install-osx\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/install-osx.jpg?fit=640%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15978\" alt=\"install-osx\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/install-osx.jpg?resize=640%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/install-osx.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/install-osx.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/03\/25\/its-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pile of PC parts<\/a> that runs Mac&#8217;s operating system is referred to as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hackintosh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Hackintosh<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>because you have to <em><strong>Hack<\/strong><\/em> the system with a few software workarounds in order for the software to cooperate with the non-Apple hardware.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more-->This won&#8217;t be an exhaustive tutorial by any means. If you dive into this project, do your homework over at <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141220022226\/http:\/\/www.tonymacx86.com:80\/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tonymacx86.com<\/a>. They are the source for the software workarounds, and the site is an incredible knowledge base. I&#8217;m just providing some of my impressions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And let me make you aware of a <em><strong>major caveat<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 you <em>need<\/em> a Mac or at least access to a real Mac in order to make a Hackintosh or CustoMac. As is stated in the instructions:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The full operating system is a free download for anyone who has purchased Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion. Download the Application from the Mac App Store using your Apple ID on any Mac or functional computer running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This was my build:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00CO8TBQ0\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tonymacx86com-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intel Core i7-4770K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.5 GHZ 8 MB Cache<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H Z87 LGA 1150 2-Way SLI Dual LAN ATX Motherboard<\/li>\n<li>Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory<\/li>\n<li>Corsair Carbide Series Black 500R Mid Tower Computer Case<\/li>\n<li>Corsair Enthusiast Series CP-9020039-NA650W ATX12V v2.31 \/ EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular High Performance Power Supply<\/li>\n<li>TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI Express Adapter<\/li>\n<li>EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w\/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I adjusted the BIOS and created a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151116194956\/http:\/\/www.tonymacx86.com:80\/downloads.php?do=file&amp;id=202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unibeast<\/a> installation disk as per <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141220022226\/http:\/\/www.tonymacx86.com:80\/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>the instructions<\/strong><\/a> at Tonymacx86.com. I then rebooted the computer holding down the F12 button on my keyboard to get me into the list pictured below, and I selected the USB drive which was an 8GB Kingston. I pressed <em>enter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/bootdevice\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16068\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16068\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/bootdevice\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bootdevice.jpg?fit=640%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,443\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bootdevice\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bootdevice.jpg?fit=640%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16068\" alt=\"bootdevice\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bootdevice.jpg?resize=640%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bootdevice.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bootdevice.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>It seemed to take forever, but a familiar OS window came up asking what language I wanted to use during installation. Soon the Mac OS was installing on the 120GB SSD hard-drive Dan had purchased.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/img_4117\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16069\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/img_4117\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4117.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4117\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4117.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16069\" alt=\"IMG_4117\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4117.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4117.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4117.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>It took about 20-30 minutes, but the installation finished, and the machine rebooted. I held down F12 again to go into setup making sure to boot into the USB drive again. Once there the tricky part began.<\/p>\n<p>The computer booted into the familiar Mavericks desktop, but I wasn&#8217;t there yet. Now I had to use a piece of software from Tonymacx86 called <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160418161028\/http:\/\/www.tonymacx86.com:80\/downloads.php?do=file&amp;id=219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Multibeast<\/strong><\/a>. Multibeast writes a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190914072618\/http:\/\/www.ihackintosh.com\/2009\/02\/what-is-kextwhere-is-kext-how-to-install-kext\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>kexts<\/em><\/a> or Kernel Extensions to the <em>almost-Mac<\/em> so that the OS will function on the non-Apple hardware. The problem is that there are a number of options. The trick is finding the right set of options in order to make your machine behave as a proper Mac. I had a couple of false starts and went back and forth fighting with this. I did a search for my specific motherboard at <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191109001410\/https:\/\/www.tonymacx86.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tonymacx86<\/a> and found <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150707204700\/http:\/\/www.tonymacx86.com:80\/user-builds\/123208-gobias-s-haswell-build-ga-z87x-ud5h-i7-4770k-gtx-660-mavericks-windows-8-1-a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>this post<\/strong><\/em><\/a> where a fellow had almost the the identical build. He put the specifics of his build and his Multibeast settings in a forum post so I essentially copied his homework. <em>Bless you, sir.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-26-18-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16070\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-26-18-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.26.18-AM.jpg?fit=800%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.26.18-AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.26.18-AM.jpg?fit=640%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16070\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.26.18-AM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.26.18-AM.jpg?resize=640%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.26.18-AM.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.26.18-AM.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>I hit install.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-27-07-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16071\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-27-07-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.27.07-AM.jpg?fit=800%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.27.07-AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.27.07-AM.jpg?fit=640%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16071\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.27.07-AM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.27.07-AM.jpg?resize=640%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.27.07-AM.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.27.07-AM.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Multibeast loaded it&#8217;s kexts, and occasionally an error message would pop up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-28-49-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16072\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16072\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-28-49-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.28.49-AM.jpg?fit=534%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"534,334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.28.49-AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.28.49-AM.jpg?fit=534%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16072\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.28.49-AM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.28.49-AM.jpg?resize=534%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"534\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.28.49-AM.jpg?w=534&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.28.49-AM.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a>I just hit OK and forged ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Multibeast finished it&#8217;s installation. I shut down, and I pulled the USB drive to make sure I wasn&#8217;t booting from it. I started it up and <em>voil\u00e0!<\/em> It&#8217;s a Mac!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-48-25-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16074\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/screen-shot-2014-04-05-at-11-48-25-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.48.25-AM.jpg?fit=700%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.48.25-AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.48.25-AM.jpg?fit=640%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16074\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.48.25-AM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.48.25-AM.jpg?resize=630%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"630\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.48.25-AM.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-05-at-11.48.25-AM.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <em>Mac Pro Early 2008<\/em> identity seems to be a general setting which can be changed in Multibeast. I left it alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I played with it a bit to make sure all was well. It seemed to work fine so I gave Dan a call to come and get it. Dan will give it the true work out, and we&#8217;ll see if this beast needs any fine tuning as we go along.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/img_4207\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16073\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/04\/08\/making-it-a-mac\/img_4207\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4207.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4207\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4207.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16073\" alt=\"IMG_4207\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4207.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4207.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IMG_4207.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>As I said before, <em><strong>research your build<\/strong><\/em> before you plunk down a big wad of cash. I would stick with the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141209044636\/http:\/\/www.tonymacx86.com:80\/416-building-customac-buyer-s-guide-march-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of recommended builds.<\/a> See how people have fared with their setups, and, most importantly, <em>be patient.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pile of PC parts that runs Mac&#8217;s operating system is referred to as a Hackintosh because you have to Hack the system with a few software workarounds in order for the software to cooperate with the non-Apple hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[317,518],"tags":[324,2235,3674,3103,2161,296,3112,1030],"class_list":["post-16063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computers","category-joes-garage","tag-computer","tag-customac","tag-diy","tag-hack","tag-hackintosh","tag-mac","tag-os","tag-pc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-4b5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10911,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/12\/17\/get-a-hack\/","url_meta":{"origin":16063,"position":0},"title":"Get a Hack","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"December 17, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I finally took the plunge and built a Hackintosh. 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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,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Computers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Computers","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/computers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/speaker.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/speaker.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/speaker.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16321,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/05\/06\/new-home-for-the-hackintosh\/","url_meta":{"origin":16063,"position":5},"title":"New Home for the Hackintosh","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"May 6, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"My Hackintosh or Customac Mini as the folks over at TonyMacX86 call it was assembled inside of an Apex MI-008 Mini-Itx Case that included a 250W power supply and not a lot of room to spare. 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