Archive for November, 2008
Working: Lynx L22 sound card (PCI)
If you’re in the market for a professional sound card, the Lynx L22 has been confirmed working (with official drivers) on an EFI-X system by perrin21 of the EFI-X forums. Here’s a review. Although the card’s MSRP is $749, you can easily find it for about $675 online (check out zZounds.com).
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The most epic Media Center case ever
I’m a huge fan of Media Center systems and have recently converted my main Vista Media Center system over to a Hackintosh with Plex as the main media center app. While my run-of-the-mill case is no great shakes, my friend perrin21 from the EFI-X forums has a treat for us that will blow your mind! Check [...]
Cheap USB Sound Card for under $10
Looking for a cheap sound card for your Hackintosh? Look no further than the Syba SD-CM-UAUD USB Stereo Audio Adapter. This is a simple USB stick the size of a fat USB flash drive. It has both stereo output (for speakers and headphones) and a Mic input:
It has several great features that make it worth purchasing:
It’s [...]
Digital USB Sound Card for under $100
All of M-Audio’s Firewire and USB products are Intel Mac-compatible, including a special gem: the M-Audio Transit. Here’s a photo:
The Transit (MSRP $99) is a mouse-sized USB sound card with both digital (SPDIF) input/output and analog (1/8″ minijack) input/output. It has dedicated output lines and the input lines share a single minijack port. Here’s the [...]
Why the Audiophile 2496 does NOT work
There’s been discussion on and off about why the M-Audio Audiophile 2496 PCI sound card doesn’t work under Hackintosh. This is for two very simple reasons:
Real Mac Pros don’t have PCI slots
M-Audio only has a PPC driver available
More info at M-Audio.
Awesome Mac-style External Enclosure
If you’re in the market for a new external Hard Drive enclosure, MacAlly has a snazzy model available that fits in nicely with the Apple motif:
It’s a little more expensive than other enclosures, but if you want some style for your desk, this is the ticket! It’s available in 4 flavors:
G-S350SU (USB + eSATA) $49.99 MSRP
G-S350UN (USB [...]
3870 better than Quadro FX 5600 for Motion
I read an interesting article by Mark Spencer over at the ProVideo Coalition:
Ripple Training: It’s All in the Cards
He claims that the ATI 3870 card is better for Motion (a GPU-based application) than any other card currently available, including the $2850 Nvidia Quadro FX 5600. This is awesome news because not only do you [...]
New BOOT-132 Final Draft Kit
New BOOT-132 for DS3L update (26.2mb zipped) released Friday, November 21st, 2008:
Download here
New Features:
Updated Readme with new installation instructions
Removed EFI Studio (now uses OSx86Tools build 150 for Strings)
512mb 9800GTX support added
Custom Nvidia EFI Strings support added (ex. add a Quadro FX 5600)
Updated Jmicron Kext (better for IDE devices)
New software tools in the “Tools” folder
The eventual [...]
Killer Deal on a Firewire Sound Card
The Miglia HarmonyAudio HA02 is a wonderful analog sound card that runs off the Firewire bus.
The basic features include:
Firewire bus-powered
Natively Leopard compatible (plug-and-play)
Full Core Audio support
2 Line-Level Inputs
8 Line-Level Outputs
Amazon is currently selling this for only $34.99:
Amazon Link
This sells for $325 elsewhere:
MacMall Link
You can also buy these on eBay from seller cotoblue for $35 shipped, [...]
Firmware Update for 1.5TB Seagate Hard Drives
The new 7200.11-series Seagate 1.5TB drives have had a rash of failures, which is odd because Seagate is typically a high-quality drive manufacturer. Seagate has addressed the problem by releasing a firmware upgrade, which specifically addresses issues on the Mac and Linux operating systems. You will need to contact Seagate’s Tech Support team directly to [...]