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Cloning an iMac

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  • 17-05-2012 10:56am
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    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭


    Is it possible to build a computer that could run OSX without custom drivers?

    Purely in theory...
    >_>
    <_<


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    PogMoThoin
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    Have a google for hackintosh


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    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Have a google for hackintosh

    I know it happens a lot with custom drivers, but I want a pure clone. Can't find any myself.


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    a5y
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    Genghiz Cohen wrote: »
    I know it happens a lot with custom drivers, but I want a pure clone. Can't find any myself.

    What's a pure clone?

    Something like GHOSTing the entire hard disk to a second and sticking it into a second Mac with the same hardware might work.


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    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    a5y wrote: »
    What's a pure clone?

    Something like GHOSTing the entire hard disk to a second and sticking it into a second Mac with the same hardware might work.

    (I made up that term)
    By pure clone I mean exactly the same hardware. So an install off the disk/thumbdrive will... just work. And so any future updates will also not cause any issues.

    I could bump the RAM and HDD, put in a nice quiet CPU cooler and PSU and such and they shouldn't affect the stability of the OS.


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    Osmosae
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    no its not possible from what i've seen, you always need to do some tinkering.


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    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    Osmosae wrote: »
    no its not possible from what i've seen, you always need to do some tinkering.

    That's grand then.
    May wait for the iMac refresh so.

    Thanks!


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