This tutorial will teach you how to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on your PC. This is only for educational purposes and does not have a guarantee that your components will be fully supported. If you are planning to build a PC as your hackintosh please visit: http://tonymacx86.blogspot.ca/search/label/CustoMac. As far as I know, cards that are not supported are: AMD Radeon HD 6900s and 7000's (you can use your onboard graphics if you have them.) You cannot do this install on AMD CPUs.
Things you need:
100MB+ USB/DVD
iBoot, Multibeast,Update Helper (You need to sign up): http://www.tonymacx86.com/downloads.php?do=cat&id=3
Snow Leopard Install DVD
DSDT (This is so specific for your motherboard and BIOS version): http://www.tonymacx86.com/11-dsdt-database.html
Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Update: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Step 1: Making the Installer
Making the installer is a really simple task. All you have to do is download iBoot (link included) and burn it to a USB/DVD. This is easy if you have Windows 8 as it is all integrated.Make sure you unpack the iBoot file as you need the ISO file. If you have Windows 7 and under, you are going to have to install UltraISO: http://www.ezbsystems.com/dl1.php?file=uiso9_pe.exe. Make sure you run UltraISO as Administrator. In UltraISO, click on the "File" button at the top, then select "Open" and point to the iBoot ISO file and click "Open". Next, select on "Bootable" at the top and click "Write Disk Image". Select your DVD Drive/USB and click on "Write". After it completes, you are finished with the Installer. Before you do anything else, you must download Multibeast and Update Helper (link above). Put the files on a USB or some storage method.
Step 2: Prepping the Install:
If you are planning to install on a separate Hard Drive or on a different computer without Data/OS then skip this step.
You are going to have to partition your drive if you want to dual boot the computer. Your HDD must be partitioned to GUID in order for you to install Snow Leopard and continue. Navigate to Disk Management in Windows (Search in the Start Menu). Make sure you have backed up your files as you may lose them if the partitioning goes wrong. In DM, make a partition that you think is suitable for your hackintosh.
Step 3: Prepping BIOS
Now insert the iBoot USB/DVD into your computer. If you have an iBoot USB, then insert the Snow Leopard DVD into your disk drive. Reboot your computer and go into the BIOS. Make sure your SATA is configured as AHCI. Also make sure that the USB (if you are using a USB for iBoot) is the primary boot option or the DVD is primary (if you are using a DVD for iBoot). Save and exit the BIOS.
Step 4: Installing Snow Leopard:
You should enter iBoot which looks like this:http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/4732/iboot1st.jpg. If you are using a DVD, eject the DVD and place the Snow Leopard DVD inside. Press F5 and it should show you the Snow Leopard Disc. Select enter and you will begin booting into the Installer. Once it finished loading you will see this: http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQe6Vb11x6Z09talTziNu6uU15UuhjDsZ7rjTKXnI-4q2jYcPCb. Select your language to proceed with the install. At the top you will find the "Finder Bar" here, select Utilities and select Disk Utility. Here you can partition the drive specially for Mac. Select the drive you partitioned in Windows and format from whatever you formatted it to "Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)".Name it whatever you want. I usually name it Macintosh HD because that is what Apple names it. Select Apply. http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/07/20/DiskUtilitySnowLeopardPartition_270x230.png. After you formatted the partition, close disk utility and click "Continue". Continue up to the part where you choose where to install Snow Leopard. Choose the partition you formatted to and click continue. The installer usually takes about 10-15 minutes. Once the installer is finished, it will automatically restart.
Step 5: Installing Drivers and Updating:
You want to boot into iBoot. Now you will see your partition in the list. Insert the USB where you have the update and other files then boot into Snow Leopard. The first time you boot, you will be greeted and it will ask you to set a few things such as your user name etc. Once you get to the desktop, you will notice that there is low resolution and sound doesn't work and other things. This is where Multibeast comes in. Multibeast will help you install kexts (much like drivers in Windows) for your parts. When you open Multibeast, you will notice that it closes by itself. This is completely normal. Just open it again and continue. Click continue until it asks you to choose Hard Drive. choose the current OS X installation and continue. Now you will see a couple of options for install. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N8OwbuAxPFw/TxLLzlTca8I/AAAAAAAAACw/C7QVNKcEPog/s590/Snow%252520Leopard%252520MultiBeast%252520Settings.jpg Navigate to the USB where you have your DSDT and drag it to the desktop screen and rename it as DSDT.aml. Once you finish that, navigate back to Multibeast and select UserDSDT Install. Click on the empty box and look for drivers that match parts for your system. Things you should research first are things like the Ethernet model name on your motherboard (Realtek XXXX etc.) or your sound codec for your motherboard. (ALC 889 etc.). Once you choose your kexts, go ahead and start installing.Once you are finished, eject your iBoot CD and restart your machine. Now you should have the boot loader for you! Boot back into Snow Leopard. This time, install the 10.6.8 Combo Update you downloaded earlier and install it. At the end, it will tell you to reboot but don't reboot. Navigate to the Update-helper (Only for Sandy Bridge) and install that. After you are done, open Multibeast again and install the UserDSDT Install feature ONLY. Now reboot your machine and enter back into Snow Leopard. Now you should have a complete installed Hackintosh.
I will be giving a guide on how to install Mountain Lion later on.
If you have any questions feel free to ask below or ask on Twitter: @Asvin_S
Good Luck!
^^^ There is the document. It was provided by MaximumPC.com and I just wanted to share this with all of you guys. Hurry up and get your codes before all 1000 run out! BTW it does have codes that work, I tried one. Keep experimenting with the codes to see which one works for you. The ones bolded have already been taken.
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