BenQ Performance Laptops V12, so is an onion club... somehow...
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 Oct 12 2009, 04:11 PM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 12 2009, 04:03 PM) it's ot the matter of which is more stable .. kalyway may be bette rif u r using it fora desktop, coz u can get all the hardware same as a mac ... but so far ideneb works the best for s42, because other distro have problem with the keyboard .... only ideneb's keyboard patch works .. weiyap, the keyboard patch meaning the patch for all the Fn keys to work??? will it work in Mac anyway??? |
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Oct 12 2009, 04:35 PM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 12 2009, 04:28 PM) i mean for the keyboard to work ..not the fn key ..... if u don;t do the ps/2 keyboard patch .. the keyboard stop functioning once u boot into mac os oh forking Mac can't even detect a bloody keyboard????that's a mean way to stop ppl to use it  anyway, i download the ideneb v1.5.1 for 10.5.7 iso then apply the upgrade to upgrade to 10.5.8 am i right?? |
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Oct 12 2009, 04:51 PM
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then how if the keyboard don't work???
use external USB one??? besides sound and wifi, any other things that don't work?? Fn keys, bluetooth all will work?? |
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Oct 12 2009, 05:25 PM
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QUOTE(BBXiong @ Oct 12 2009, 04:57 PM) for mine is ubutu la..u just edit the boot parameter can liao.. ubuntu also face this kinda problems???mac i dunno la i thought it should be virtually problem free with the windows installer???  |
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Oct 12 2009, 05:39 PM
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weiyap, using ideneb, it's just a simple point & click installation???
before installation some bios settings need to be changed and the partition has to be in some strange format it's not ntfs but the one suitable for Mac. anything else?? did i get it right?? |
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Oct 12 2009, 05:54 PM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 12 2009, 05:40 PM) dell and good after sales service? i dun really agree ..many of my friends complain abt dell, say the repair process always troublesome ...benq is not bad at after sales service de, they act fast also ...even though they are small company, they have good service . is it a must to flash the bios before installing?? Added on October 12, 2009, 5:44 pm simple point and click? lol ...u have to make sure u choose the right patches and rdrivers in the first place ... and make sure u make active ur partition for mac so that it is bootable ... u can search for the guide in google ... it's very easy steps ... and u only have to do it once, after that any reinstall of mac os x in that partition needs no more make active process u have to install windows xp first to be able to flash the bios .. to make the active partition bootable use a software called charmeleon/champagne or something with that name right??? I remember reading about it somewhere and weiyap, have u upgraded to 10.6?? Can an upgrade be applied directly using the retail upgrade DVD?? OK my Mac adventure will start around next month after i get my Win7 upgrade DVD then i'll clean format & install 7 and ideneb  Added on October 12, 2009, 5:56 pm@xproc if u want a stable laptop workhorse look no further than Dell Latitude series This post has been edited by sordanny: Oct 12 2009, 05:56 PM |
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Oct 13 2009, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 12 2009, 06:31 PM) yea, it is a must. thanks weiyap the make actiave thing is not abt the boot loader, u have to go into the terminal after the installation, and type sumthing starting with fdisk. i can't remember all of them, will search and post a link here later. nope, i haven't upgrade to snow leopard yet...waiting for my friend to borrow me his ori retail dvd for his macbook Added on October 12, 2009, 6:32 pmhttp://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t22844.html we must use the ori retail snow leopard to upgrade??? i was thinking of downloading the .iso torrent lol QUOTE(assmonk3y @ Oct 12 2009, 10:02 PM) lol ive tried kalyway & iatkos. really annoying once u reach the customization menu. according to weiyap, youve to disable the intel gfx in the bios which means no more hybrid power. win7 installs much much much much easily though. got my s42 reformatted and installed win 7 x64 in about 10 mins i can live without the hybrid lol Win7 of course is more convenient to install and tweak since we're already used to it... see what a hardcore Mac user has to say when they are installing Win7 on their Mac lol Added on October 13, 2009, 9:59 am QUOTE(xproc @ Oct 13 2009, 09:27 AM) i know quandro... but fx 770 comes to very limited of choice... and i think she dun need so intensive cad application.... but yet still have some photoshop cs4 to run... i've spoke to a few consultants and even some international companies are using pira ted software lol anyway... do you all read adobe design suite cs4 student edition only cost rm399 it includes full package of cs4 namely include photoshop extended cs4, arcobat pro 9 and others that you do not even need it... the only downside is it need a valid student ID that still study in local HEL institution... the only copyright consultants are looking after is their drawings copyright not the software copyright Added on October 13, 2009, 10:43 amdo i need to use chameleon 2.0-rc3 to install??? or just simply install from ideneb DVD?? This post has been edited by sordanny: Oct 13 2009, 10:43 AM |
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Oct 13 2009, 11:10 AM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 13 2009, 10:48 AM) not need retail ..the update can be downloaded from apple website for free. weiyap, is this true??? @sordanny : no u dun need chameleon for s42 . u can if u want, the ori darwin bootloader handles things very well di QUOTE With EFI V8.0 you can now boot NTFS and FAT32 Partitions. So after you get EFI v8 working you can go ahead and install windows, but only x64 XP or vista will work, since those are the only ones that have EFI support. OMG i don't have ori Vista x64 only the 32bit version... i thought it will work with any version of Windows.... so that means i just need to get the partitions right and active then i'm good to go for install am i right??? QUOTE(astria @ Oct 13 2009, 10:54 AM) anyone tried installing Win7 with thumbdrive??? No i havent' try installing it on a pendrive took me abt 20mins only...  super fast...how to do it??? |
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Oct 13 2009, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 13 2009, 11:21 AM) yup, free on their website, the size is abt 700mb to upgrade from 10.5.7 to 10.5.8 can i make EFI partitions in Windows????once u make active the rite partition, u r good to go and, i can only dual boot with Vista/7 x64??? can i dual boot with 32 bit version of Vista/7 |
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Oct 13 2009, 11:36 AM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 13 2009, 11:30 AM) i am not sure abt that efi thing. but u can triple boot linux, wondows, and mac at the same time, regardless 32-bit or 64-bit oh that's good news i've read this previously: "With EFI V8.0 you can now boot NTFS and FAT32 Partitions. So after you get EFI v8 working you can go ahead and install windows, but only x64 XP or vista will work, since those are the only ones that have EFI support." Weiyap, the partition u made to install OSX is not in EFI format??? the author of the guide is running all his partitions in EFI not NTFS/FAT32 |
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Oct 13 2009, 01:09 PM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 13 2009, 11:56 AM) nope ... i only have one OS in my laptop ..only mac ...so my partition is in HFS+ format i'm starting to get confused... or weiyap can teach me how to do the partitions??? i want to dual boot Win7 + OSX |
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Oct 13 2009, 01:40 PM
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QUOTE(sordanny @ Oct 13 2009, 01:09 PM) i'm starting to get confused... i found a guide on how to do dual boot. Silly me don't have to do so much nonsense and let Darwin do the rest or weiyap can teach me how to do the partitions??? i want to dual boot Win7 + OSX Weiyap, pls verify the contents of the link below to see if this is the correct way to go http://dailyapps.net/2008/03/hack-attack-d...-windows-vista/ thanks Added on October 13, 2009, 1:42 pm QUOTE(xproc @ Oct 13 2009, 01:36 PM) the only i will get mac os is after i got macbook pro... by winning contest etc... ask me use money buy... erm./.. i want to test MacOS primarily because i've heard that it can download and torrent faster also it has less virus and btw, which antivirus and softwares to use for OSX??? This post has been edited by sordanny: Oct 13 2009, 01:42 PM |
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Oct 13 2009, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE(astria @ Oct 13 2009, 01:53 PM) but Apple themselves do recommend users to get AV for their Mac... ok nvm i'll ask Dr Google for the AV too bad i am now on the school network... else i'll quote my all time favourite article... also, can i access Mac data from Vista/7 ?? i mean something like say i download a .mkv movie using the Mac partition, can i access the .mkv file in Vista?? Added on October 13, 2009, 2:12 pmanother 3 more hours to go and the iDeneb download will finish hohoho~~~ can't wait This post has been edited by sordanny: Oct 13 2009, 02:12 PM |
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Oct 13 2009, 02:13 PM
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QUOTE(astria @ Oct 13 2009, 02:12 PM) iirc, Vista and Win7 can only access NTFS and FAT32... OMG!!!!!!!that means i can't access anything i downloaded using "Transmission"???????  |
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Oct 13 2009, 02:20 PM
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QUOTE(astria @ Oct 13 2009, 02:14 PM) well, Mac OS X can read FAT32 though... FAT32 have so small HDD space limit..... so u need another partition in FAt32, download the files to there, and u can read with Vista and Win7...  the smallest movie i download is around 4GB.... at first i thought i can freely drag files from OSX to Win7 and vice versa |
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Oct 13 2009, 03:00 PM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 13 2009, 02:39 PM) ntfs also can read. use paragon ntfs...cracked version available OK i'll be testing to install tonight hehe , my famiy oly left my sis using winodws ...me and my bro using mac, my mum and dad use ubuntu ...gf use ubuntu .. yes, that guide is correct. Added on October 13, 2009, 2:40 pm yes u can, use paragon ntfs ...a plugin for mac Added on October 13, 2009, 2:42 pm no need AV ... torrent using transmission is faster ...if u know to config ur router, it's easier to get the torrent port open ..i got it done on my belkin router di ...now even got jdownloader to reset my router automatically so that my rapidshare no need to wait 15 minutes anymore ...hhih hope everything will be problem free |
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Oct 13 2009, 03:10 PM
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QUOTE(weiyap_tan @ Oct 13 2009, 03:02 PM) good luck ... anything can post here and ask me thanks  any AV and software for Mac u can recommend?? |
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Oct 13 2009, 03:54 PM
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weiyap, using Paragon NTFS can access Win files on Mac but in Vista how to access .mkv files i've downloaded in the Mac partition? Or is it possible to download to the Win partition?
Added on October 13, 2009, 4:01 pmweiyap, from the dual boot guide it is written: # Now Close Disk Utility and Select Utilities -> Darwin Boot. Type Y at the prompt. # At the prompt when it asks for the Disk Number enter 0. For the Partition Number if your Leopard Partition is 2nd on the disk, then enter 2 and so on. # Accept the following prompts and you should see a success prompt saying that so many block of data were written successfully. # Now get back to the Leopard Install Screen. Choose the partition that you made in the beginning and follow the instructions on screen. Please don’t select any patches etc during the installation, this is normally the reason for most failed installations. Just the plain install would do. ok if i don't select any patches for the installation how to install the patches for things to work??? how did u solve the problem?? This post has been edited by sordanny: Oct 13 2009, 04:01 PM |
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Oct 13 2009, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE(astria @ Oct 13 2009, 04:23 PM) anyone looking for a new desktop graphic card, here's 1 recommendation for u... Any specific brands/model of HD5770 worth buying???Radeon HD5770 - 800SP, 128-bit, GDDR5... performance wise it's somewhere between HD4870 and HD4850... but man selling pt is not performance, but TDP... idle 18W, full load 108W... 1 PCI-E 6-pin power is enough... iDeneb download still have only around 45 minutes to go yeahhh~~~ |
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Oct 13 2009, 04:57 PM
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QUOTE(astria @ Oct 13 2009, 04:51 PM) well, usually for the very first batch, brand is not a really big problem... they are all BBA (Built By ATi) or BBN (Built By Nvidia) using the default design and default cooling.... but more often than not, the first batch also usually use the best possible material to build (as with other hardware also), so there's more room for overclocking... oh so it's a new product lol i thought it's an existing one anyway i don't overclock, and don't play really 3D games lol most 3D game i play is only Left for Dead  |
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