STEP 4 - Post-Installation using MultiBeastġ.
Make sure that you select Laptop Support, and if you followed instructions from above mentioned post, now you have bootable USB drive with Mac OS X Yosemite! Now, we will customize it according to our needs:Ī) We need to add into USB Drive/Extra/Extensions folder GenericUSBXHCI.kext for USB2/USB3 compatibility.ī) We can use HDMI connected display for installation or add device-properties for Intel HD Graphics 4000 into USB Drive/Extra/ to enable builtin display:Ĭ) Of course, you can just delete USB Drive/Extra folder and replace it with attached folder.įollow instructions from above mentioned post: STEP 1 - Download Mac OS X Yosemite and create a Bootable USB Drive using UniBeast Read this post carefully before you begin:
If you have different CPU, than you have to generate your own SSDT for proper power management, which will be explained later in the text.Īs far as I know, 3D model is not working with Nvidia Optimus Technology but with Nvidia 3D Vision Technology, so this guide is not applicable nor I have tested it. But, if you are using A16 BIOS you can use my DSDT, but of course, you can make your own. WiFi/BT (Intel replaced with Atheros 9285 + IoGear USB BT).Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Built-In Display&HDMI enabled by DSDT+patched AppleIntelFramebufferCapri.kext ).NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB (disabled by DSDT).128GB mSATA SSD KINGSTON SMS200S3120G (Mac OS X Mavericks - GUID, BIOS set to AHCI and can’t boot mSATA directly, using boot loader on HDD1 or HDD2).1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB (Mac OS X RecoveryHD + Data - GUID).256GB Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series (Windows 7 + Mac OS X Yosemite - GUID).3rd Generation Intel® CoreTM i7-3630QM 2.4 Ghz (6MB cache, up to 3.4 Ghz).
17.3" Full High Definition 1080p LED Display with Anti-Glare (non 3D model).I will try to explain in details all installation steps, with references to sources that I was using during my research. Kind of neglected laptop in Hackintosh community, but I hope this will change after this guide, since it is very good & compatible machine. If you are familiar with these things, I suggest that you continue reading this guide and enjoy in running latest Mac OS X Yosemite on your Dell Inspiron 17R - 7720 SE. In this guide, I will assume that you have necessary basic knowledge about computer OS installations (HDD,SSD, mSATA partitioning in GUID/MBR, BIOS/UEFI, DSDT/SSDT.
Lesson of the day: If you intend to have 4GB of RAM or more, it's highly recommended that you install a 64 bit operating system (unless you are stuck with primitive device drivers or programs that only work in 32 bit).Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide video, audio and network memory) so this further reduces the amount of available RAM to 3 - 3.5GB in most cases.
Taking a closer look at the table above, you will notice that 32 bit operating systems can access just 4GB of RAM at most.Īnd there's more bad news: This 4GB memory limit is shared between RAM and other devices (e.g. Linux 64 bit Linux 32 bit Linux 32 bit (with PAE) Windows Vista 64 bit Ultimate Windows Vista 64 bit Enterprise Windows Vista 64 bit Business Windows Vista 64 bit Home Premium Windows Vista 64 bit Home Basic Windows Vista 32 bit (except Starter) Windows Vista 32 bit Starter Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise Windows 7 64 bit Professional Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium Windows 7 64 bit Home Basic Windows 7 32 bit (except Starter) Windows 7 32 bit Starter Windows 8 64 bit Enterprise Windows 8 64 bit Pro Windows 8 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit