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Know How... 18: Make a Hackintosh!

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Run OS X on your PC if you dare. We'll show you the best resources to use to create your own Hackintosh. What could possibly happen?

Note: this project is not terribly legal. Building a Hackintosh is a violation of the Mac OS X End User License Agreement. However, unless you are building Hackintoshes to sell them, it is unlikely that Apple will waste the money it would take to sue you.

Materials List:

  • A retail copy of Mac OS X
  • USB Key 8GB or larger
  • A PC with compatible parts...

    • TonyMacx86 is our guide:

    • We used TonyMacx86 to pick parts for our computer back when we built a PC with OMGChad.
    • Follow the step-by-step guide that TonyMacX86 has together.

      • Depending on your OS and hardware, you will follow different guides. We could copy and paste the entire guide, but that's why we have links on the internet.

      • Link to guides.
      • Link to guide we used on the show.

        • After you install the OS to your PC, not everything will work out of the box. We suggest doing a Google search for your motherboard's model name and the word Multibeast. Here's our search. The first result was excellent for us.

        Troubleshooting:

        If you run into the Boot0 error, you may have to tinker around with terminal. We found the solution at MacBreaker.com and it required using the terminal to install a new bootloader. While it uses Terminal, it's pretty simple.

        Feedback:

        We asked you guys on Twitter, "What would YOU do with a Hackintosh?"

        • Greg Plantada: @iyaz I'd use it for my desire to build a computer and also use OSX #TWITKH
        • Hunter Poelsma: @iyaz As a musician I've never found something as good as Garage Band to record instruments and vocals with a mic. I miss my Macbook #TWiTKH
        • Andrew Tech Help: @iyaz iOS development would probably be the main one. I made Hackintosh for a challenge though to prove Macs are just PCs inside :) #TWiTKH

          • Hosts: Iyaz Akhtar and Leo Laporte

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