Will Mac OS X run on a custom-built Computer?

Question

I am building a custom computer with an Intel processor, will Mac OS X run on it? Im very interested in getting Leopard when it comes out and I want to me sure that it will run, otherwise I may just buy a pre-built mac.

I am building a custom computer with an Intel processor, will Mac OS X run on it? Im very interested in getting Leopard when it comes out and I want to me sure that it will run. Mac makes really good Operating Systems, but their computers are overpriced and not very good : \ if Its possible I would rather build my own computer and run a Mac OS on it.

Answer 1

Well back when OS X 86 was released in 2005 Apple had it completely open. People started hacking at it so much and getting to run on non-Apple computers that Apple closed it up in 2006. There is still a way to do it with a copy of OS X, cnet has a video of how to do this. You might also want to check out the OSx86 project

Answer 2

First, you are correct that you need a full Retail copy of Leopard (or Snow Leopard) - it won't work with a Restore disk and most of the "patched" or otherwise modified copies online will only work on specific hardware with specific bootloaders (in addition to being pirated). A buddy and I made a Hackintosh from scratch using the i7 quad and an un-modified copy of OS X. It worked.....mostly. There were some issues with perfials, a few sound card tweaks we had to do, and even now we get a kernel panic about 70% of the time after a reboot so we have to keep it on and in sleep mode all the time. It's awesome and the whole deal was about $1500 (and it's basically a $5000 MacPro with an i7 processor, which Apple doesn't offer) but it's an on-going project and you have to have a lot of knowledge in both system building and OS X to get it to work well, and to deal with issues that come up. Overall it was a fun project but not something I'd do as my primary computer. He's actually thinking of loading Win7 and selling it to buy a new 27" iMac. We used the RebelEFI bootloader but there are other bootloaders that are pretty easy to use.Just do a little research on the custom build Hackintoshs and decide what bootloader version best fits your needs. Now, I DID install Leopard on my Dell Mini 9 with no problems what so ever. That little HackBook is killer and runs 100% all the time. I haven't had to do any special tweaks since the first install. I used the NetBookInstaller EFI bootloader and it was smooth sailing. I think I'm going to try with Snow Leopard soon, but it's a slick little beast. Just do your homework, be ready for things that don't work like they are supposed to, and set aside a lot more time that you think you'll need for the build and install.

Answer 3

http://uneasysilence.com/os-x-proven-hacked-and-running-on-an-ordinary-pc/


check that link see if that helps

Answer 4

Yep! No problem!