Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I challenged installing OS X El Capitan on a handmade machine.
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-H67A-D3H-B3.
[ Specs ]
CPU : Intel Core i5 2500k 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge.
Memory : DDR3-1333 (2GB x4).
Graphics : nVIDIA Geforce 9500GT 256MB PCI-E.
Sound : C-Media CM108 USB Adapter.
Onboard LAN : Realtek RTL8111E chip.
Onboard LAN is functioning.
Onboard audio dose not work, i got a sound using USB audio adapter.
I challenged installing OS X El Capitan on a handmade machine.
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-H67A-D3H-B3.
[ Specs ]
CPU : Intel Core i5 2500k 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge.
Memory : DDR3-1333 (2GB x4).
Graphics : nVIDIA Geforce 9500GT 256MB PCI-E.
Sound : C-Media CM108 USB Adapter.
Onboard LAN : Realtek RTL8111E chip.
Onboard LAN is functioning.
Onboard audio dose not work, i got a sound using USB audio adapter.
![Windows Longhorn [Build 6.0.4074.0 (x64 Beta)]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VTOGD6No9UQ/mqdefault.jpg "Windows Longhorn [Build 6.0.4074.0 (x64 Beta)]
#1 The motherboard and specs are the same as last time.
#2 The hard disk is connected to SATA and the DVD-RW drive is connected to the IDE.
#3 The graphics card driver could not be installed.
#4 Only the on-board LAN chip driver was could be installed.")
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Motherboard : BIOSTAR P4M800 Pro-M7 Socket LGA775
[Specs]
CPU : Pentium 4_521 (2.8 GHz).
Memory : DDR2-667 PC2-5300 (1GB x2).
Graphics Card : nVIDIA Geforce FX5200 128MB AGP Slot.
Sound : USB Audio Adapter.
LAN Card : Buffalo LGY-PCI-GTE (Realtek RTL8169S Chip) .")
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Successful upgrade to Build 4.90.2394 Beta 1, from Build 4.90.2348 Beta.")
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Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-K8VM 800M-RH Socket754.
[Specs]
CPU : AMD Sempron 3000+ (1.8GHz).
Memory : DDR-333 PC-2700 (1GB x2).
Graphics Card : ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB AGP.
Sound : USB Audio Adapter.
LAN Card : Buffalo LGY-PCI-TXD (Realtek RTL8139 Chip).
HDD : IDE Primary Master Connected.
DVD-RW Drive : IDE Secondary Master Connected.
PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard.")
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★ Microsoft Windows 7 6.1.7600.16385.090713-1255 RTM
[This machine specs]
Motherboard : ASRock A75M-iTX (Mini ITX).
CPU : AMD Socket FM1 905pin 2.7GHz.
Memory : DDRⅢ 1600 PC3-12800 2.0GHz x2.
Video card : ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum PCI-E SLOT.
Onboard Audio : Realtek ALC 892 Codec.
Onboard LAN : Realtek RTL 8111E.")
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#1 Motherboard : ASRock ConRoe 865PE Socket LGA 775.
#2 There was a problem with the Primary IDE connector, so I switched to S - ATA.
#3 DDR333 (PC-2700) There was a problem with the Memory, so I changed it to DDR266 (PC-2100).")
