Hi!
This is my first guide so if something wrong don't be mad...
I use an Original DVD Snow Leopard for $29.00.
MY HARDWARE INFO:
...GA EX58 UD3R motherboard...
...INTEL CORE i7-920 2.66GHz CPU...
...6GB DDR3 1066 Kingston Memory...
...PNY NVIDIA 8800 GTX 768MB Video Card...
...Hitachi 1TB Hard DRIVE 7200RPM...
I have chameleon boot and i can switch Mac OS or Windows 7 from it ( i instal windows 7 on different hard drive first than unplugged it and install Mac OS, after that i plug it in back and now i can enter windows 7 from chameleon boot with no problem.
First you need to download Empire EFI here is the link and burn CD
there is 3 different EFI image files:
First is
EmpireEFI_V108 - The regular version
Second is
LegacyEmpirEFI_V108 - the legacy version (meant for problematic boards)
Third is
EmpireEFI_V108_i5 - meant for CPU i5/i7 8xx Chipset P55
<---i use this one because i have an i7 920 CPU
BIOS SETTINGS
Go to your
Bios Settings and change :
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CPU Enhanced Halt to
Disabled
CPU Thermal Monitor to
Disabled
CPU EIST Function to
Disabled
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HDD Smart Capability to
Enabled when it Disabled i can't boot to OS
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode to
ACHI
Onboard SATA/IDE Device to
ACHI
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USB Keyboard Function to
Enabled
USB Mouse Function to
Enabled
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HPET Mode to
64-bit Mode --->
I install 2 system ( Windows 7 and Mac OS) both 64-bit i'm not sure if you have to change to 64Bit if you will use Windows 7 32Bit. either 32Bit & 64Bit HPED Mode will work.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION
Insert EmpireEFI CD, boot it from it, after you will
see the picture and boot option inject EmpireEFI CD than
insert Snow Leopard DVD
Press F5 wait untill you will see option
Mac OSX Installation Disc
Press Enter Wait untilll you boot it to Mac OS Setup
Go to
Utility -
Disk Utility -
Partition -
Options then select
GUID Partition Table not Master Boot Record than give the name for your
Hard Drive and
Press Apply,after that close
Disk Utility
You can go to
Customize before installation and unselect all Font,Printers and everything else-you can install that later (because sometimes cause kernel Panic) -
I DON'T HAVE IT i selected everything i need it.
Than Install Snow Leopard.
After Snow Leopard will finish installation reboot and
remove Snow Leopard DVD (
DON'T BOOT FROM HARD DRIVE)
Insert Empire EFI CD and Boot it from it.
Then you will see the picture and boot option
Select Mac OS X Snow Leopard and boot it.
After you will boot it to the Snow Leopard
OPEN your EmpireEFI CD than go to
Extra then
Post_Installation than Install
myHack Installer. ( You can customize it - i didn't customize it.) Also you can read READ ME.txt if need it.
Now you need some programs to fix everything
KEXT HELPER b7 here is the link
KEXT UTILITY here is the link
After that you will need install your KEXT for Video Card
you can find some here
AUDIO KEXT (for this motherboard only)
here is the link
INTERNET KEXT my internet works after installation ok but didn't recognize my TimeMachine Back up Drive than i find this kext and it fixed that problem so you can install this oen too.)
here is the link
ORANGE ICON FIX here is the link
VIDEO KEXT ( 8800 GTX only )
here is the link
ABOUT THIS MAC FIX ( If your CPU is Unknown like my CPU)
here is the link
I didn't download from SOFTWARE UPDATE CAUSE I HAVE PANIC ONCE maybe it's something different but i download it from here you can try download using software update or download from link.
------> 10.6.1 update from here
---> link install it and reboot
After that download 10.6.2 update from here
--->link install it and reboot
After 10.6.2 my audio is gone and i install my kext it again.
All i have to fix it's DDR3 1066 recognize like DDR 400 and my model is not MacPro it recognize it like Mac Mini 2.1 but it ok for me.
ALL KEXT I INSTALL A FEW TIMES FOR PROPERLY WORKING ON MY MACHINE ( i just press install after that instal and one more instal (3 times) than just after that it works (maybe it's only on my machine not sure.if you can't install it try like me.)
GOOD LUCK
If you have any question let me know
Thanks
(THIS GUIDE IS WORKING ON MY MACHINE SO IF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT GRAFIC CARD I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL WORK,ON MOST NVIDIA IT WORKS - I KNOW ATI VIDEO CARD HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH SNOW LEOPARD BUT I'M NOT SURE)