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Yes, that's the one. I used the first Family.kext, not the rev2. Worked perfectly on reboot with a D430 and a D620, using Snow Leopard. Just drag the kext into /Extra/Extensions, run Kext Wizard (including in the download) to repair permissions and rebuild Extra cache, then reboot.

I bought a couple DW1395 cards off ebay really cheap, thinking they'd work out of the box like the 1390. But no go. They absolutely would not be recognized under Snow Leopard in a D620, D430 and D420. I didn't have the time to try rebranding. Luckily I found some Broadcom kexts on the web at osx86.net. These are the Broadcom43XXFamily kexts and they work perfectly with the DW1395. Once I installed them, I rebooted and the card was recognized immediately and connected automatically. I don't know if it's appropriate to post the link, but the download is at osx86.net. There are two files, I installed the Broadcom43XXFamily (not the rev2) kexts. Placed file Broadcom43XXFamily.kext in /Extra/Extensions, ran Kext Wizard, rebooted and everything worked.

Hi. Yes, I've finally resolved the problem. The metal clips that hold the RAM bank into its slot had become a bit too loose and by re-bending them back toward the middle they now hold the RAM bank more tightly. All 4GB now shows up and works great. Thanks.

I've got Leopard working great on my D410, pretty snappy with 2GB of RAM and a 5400 rpm HDD. I installed using the Leppy method and the iFail 10.5.7 DVD. I had to experiment a bit with the kexts to install but in the end it works great. Here's what I did: I couldn't get the iPC Universal Final iso to boot (burned iso in Disk Utility on iMac Intel with 10.5.8), so I used iFail 1.5.1 10.5.7. No problems burning the iFail iso and it booted up fine from external optical drive. The D410 has Intel GMA900 graphics, a 1.6Ghz Pentium M processor, Dell 1390 (Broadcom chip) wifi card, 2GB of DDR2 PC533 667 RAM, IDE 2.5" hard disk, no built in DVD. The install options I chose in the end work great. Graphics are fast and fluid, sound is perfect, trackpad and all keyboard buttons work properly. I have a Trackpad window in System Preferences and everything can be set and works fine: except 2-fingered scrolling - the option is there, but I haven't got it working. There is also a VoodooPS2 pref pane, which offers the same (and more) options. Anyway, my customized install was: Video: GMA900 Wireless: Broadcom Processor: ICHx Fixed (Note: this was the key to a faster system - other people had had success with Apple Generic PCATA, but this made my system as slow as molasses) Audio: Generic AC97 Kernel: 9.5.0 Voodoo Extras/Fixes: Seatbelt Voodoo Battery Manager Voodoo PS2 Trackpad I did an unattended install. Started the install, went out for about 45 minutes, and when I came back the computer had rebooted into the Leopard configuration screen. Currently working just great. Everything just works. I will be trying the battery out today or tomorrow - it's listed in System Profiler with correct specs and full charge capacity. As mentioned, the keyboard buttons work: volume, brightness, end/home, etc.; obviously these are the Dell keyboard buttons. I'm used to using a PC keyboard on my Intel iMac so I don't have any problems using the Windows modifier keys for the Mac ones. Sleep seems to work okay, and waking the Dell from sleep is the same as under Windows XP, i.e., pressing the Power button.

I just installed Win7 on my D430, as per the dual boot instructions on this site. I resized the partition to have about 15GB for Win7, and did all the rest as per instructions. I booted from Win7 DVD and everything seemed to go okay, Windows went thru its install and finished, no error messages or anything weird. But there's no trace of Windows on my system. The resized volume is correct, with my disk size - 15GB for Snow Leopard. If I run Terminal and diskutil list, I don't have a partition with Windows. Just the Apple_HFS partition 90GB (120GB internal with 15GB allocated to Windows). What do I need to install to make the Windows partition show up and also let me boot from it. I am trying to get a startup screen that gives me the option to boot into Windows or to Mac. Probably something stupid I overlooked, so any help greatly appreciated.

Hi Ron. Thanks for the post. I'm starting to suspect some incompatibility with the drive. Though it does say that it's for the Macbook Air, not for an iPod. If there may be a problem with the "boot sector" or something, does anyone know how to format the drive so that I could install Snow Leopard on it? If there is an incompatibility, is it only with the Mac OS? As I said, I installed Windows 7 on it without any problems and it boots fine. Is there a flash utility that could flash the HD and make it usable with the Mac OS? Alternatively, what about the idea of Dual Booting Snow Leopard and Win 7, which I intended to do anyway. That is, boot to the startup screen where I choose which OS to boot from, 10.6 or Win 7. Do you think that might work? Thanks.

I'm starting to think it's an incompatibility with the hard drive. 1) I just installed Windows 7 on it and it works fine. 2) I installed Snow Leopard on the D430 last week, with the old hard drive, and it went fine. I used the exact same install procedure with a USB pen as I'm trying to do now. I had no problems booting from the HD. The old drive was a 120GB Samsung HS122JC. I replaced it because it was a bit noisy and I didn't trust its reliability in the short term. The new drive is a 120GB Samsung HS12YHA/A for Macbook Air Rev. A, and it is new and covered by warranty. seems to be in perfect working order. It has a slightly different form factor than the old drive, but the connector is the same and it connects perfectly to the D430 hard drive connector. Has anyone ever heard of any incompatibility with this drive and OSX86 installs?

I was actually pretty surprised that using Super Duper worked, just like on a Mac. If I get the boot error sorted out, it looks like cloning via Super Duper could be a nice way to keep not only a perfect backup of your current system, but also a way to install the system quickly onto a new D430.

Well, I got the working HD cloned to the USB drive, then installed Chameleon r665, and it booted up just fine. A little slow, but it worked. I then formatted the internal HD and cloned my system to it. Then installed Chameleon to it too. I then rebooted, but once again I get the boot0 error from the internal HD. Booting from the USB drive, then selecting my internal HD in Chameleon, works fine. The internal HD that had the working system cloned to it is exactly the same as my working system on the other D430. BUT, I can't boot from it. No idea what to think now. I know the HD is okay and so is the RAM. I installed Windows 7 on this HD 2 days ago and it worked great. I've tried to activate the partition from Chameleon Wizard and in Terminal, and in both cases it says the partition is activated. But then I can't boot from the HD. I'm stuck. I'm obviously no expert, so don't know where to go next. Thanks anyway.

Looks like a no go. I've tried redoing my USB pen, re-installing 10.6 a couple of times, using Chameleon Wizard to update to the latest version and make sure that the HFS partition with Snow Leopard is active. But all I get is the boot0 error if I try to boot directly from the HDD. Next up, I'm going to try to clone my working 10.6.7 install on my other D430 using Super Duper, then try to clone it to this 2nd D430. I found a guy on the web who's made a bootable backup clone of a working 10.6.7 hackintosh, but he didn't clone it back to an internal drive. No idea if it's doable, but nothing to lose. From what I understand, to make the external bootable clone, he had to: 1) clone the working system with Super Duper to an external USB drive 2) install Chameleon on the cloned system 3) replace the boot file in root from the working system to the cloned system, which made it a bootable working clone. I would then have to clone the external drive to my internal drive. No idea.

Well, fdisk says I've activated partition 1, but I still can't boot from the HDD. Could it be a problem with the new hard disk? It's a Samsung 120GB HS12YHA for Macbook Air Rev. A, but the connector is the same and it seems to work okay. Could there be a problem with the partitioning? Would it be worth a try to make 2 partitions and install 10.6 onto a smaller partition, making sure it's the 1st partition? No idea here. I wanted to say too that when I just received the new HDD I installed Windows 7 onto it, to see how it ran. I also flashed the Bios to A09. I have a 2nd D430 that works great, so I've been comparing the two. Re. the boot file, on the old D430 (works great) the boot file is VISIBLE on the main volume. Whereas on the new D430 (problems) the boot file is INVISIBLE. I used an older boot loader (Chameleon 1.7 I think) for the old D430, which works great. Was there anything different previous to the new install methods?

Thanks but didn't work. I've reinstalled 10.6 again, with EDP 1.8 and Chameleon 2 CR5 r665. The updated to 10.6.7 without rebooting in between. Still get the same errors if I try to boot directly to HDD. No problems if I boot to USB and then select HDD in Chameleon screen. I've rebooted from the USB and am now in Terminal, as per the instructions on the Insanely Mac page you linked to. As per instructions: diskutil list > I got /dev/disk0 as the GUID partition scheme, EFI and Apple_HFS (my HD name) fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0 > I got "Enter help for information" and fdisk: 1> p p > I got Disk: /dev/rdisk0 and a bunch of info about "geometry" and "sectors" (big number) Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55 Starting Ending *table with # id etc. 4 rows, only first has any info 1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 *numbers 2 to 4 just have zeroes. SO I assume I should select partition 1, right? **AT THIS POINT I assume I have to type: f 1 (as the partition is 1) Can someone have a look and see if they can understand anything about the problem? Thanks for any help.

Thanks. I tried that new Chameleon installer, but no go. I still get the same errors. I guess at this point I have to reinstall 10.6. Maybe I'll create a new USB pen too, in case it's gotten corrupted or something. So, any good tips as I recreate my install USB pen? EDP 1.8 still the best? Which new version of Chameleon is the best? Best update for 10.6 for no problems? 10.6.7? 10.6.8? Other? Thanks.

Reformatted the HDD and reinstalled 10.6, but still getting the same errors when trying to boot from HDD. Again, booting from USB pen, then selecting HDD in Chameleon screen, works fine. I installed Chameleon v.2.0 RC5 r665 and EDP 1.8, then the 10.6.6 update, but no go. I also installed the Chameleon bootloader that's in EDP 1.8, I believe it's r747, but that didn't help either. Any help much appreciated.

Thanks. I noticed in your sig that you have Chameleon 2 RC5 r1002, whereas I believe mine is 2 RC5 r665. So I guess yours is more recent. Should I give it a try? If so, where can I download it? And what about copying the "boot" file from my other D430 which is working perfectly? Could I just copy it to a USB pen and then drag it to this other D430, to replace the current boot file?

I did the usual install routine, using my USB pen that I have used for other D430 installs so it should still be good. Booted from the USB pen, formatted the HDD in GUID (journaled, not case sensitive), installed 10.6. The rebooted and installed Chameleon and EDP 1.8. And I updated to 10.6.6 using the Combo updater that I copied to the HDD. I ejected the USB pen, then rebooted. But I got the errors listed above, so I did a hard shutdown, inserted the USB pen, from F12 I booted from the USB pen, and in the Chameleon screen I selected my HDD and booted from it. Once booted, the D430 runs great. Everything recognized out of the box, incl. Airport, trackpad, sound is perfect, Bluetooth, etc. The only thing is I can't boot from the HDD itself. Short of doing a new install, what's the best way to proceed? Replace the "boot" file with a new one? Try a different Chameleon bootloader?

I tried the newer one in the EDP 1.8 package, but no change. The boot file is on the root of the main volume. It's weird, because when I boot from USB and select the HD on the Chameleon startup page, it seems to be a perfect install. No problems with Airport or the trackpad or anything. Everything just works right out of the box. I've never had this problem with any of the other D430s. Should I run the edptool? Or maybe try the more recent EDP 1.9?

I can boot from the USB pen and select the HDD in the Chameleon screen, and it boots okay and everything runs fine in 10.6.6: Airport, Bluetooth, sound, trackpad, etc. But if I try to boot from the HDD, I get this error screen: boot0: GPT boot0: test boot0: test boot0: error_ (flashing cursor). Only option is a forced shutdown. I have installed Snow Leopard on 2 other D430's, no problems. As usual, this time I installed 10.6.0, then on reboot Chameleon r665, EDP 1.8 and selected the Slice trackpad driver, powerpack, Apple battery manager and No pcmcia, as I usually do. I didn't reboot. I ejected the USB pen, and ran the 10.6.6 combo update from the HDD. Then restarted. And I always get the above errors. Any help greatly appreciated. P.S. I have a new 120GB in the D430, Samsung model HS12YHA/A which seems to be okay. I have also updated the Bios to A09.

My bad. I just found a foto on the web showing how to detach the HDD cable. The procedure was the OPPOSITE of what it looked like in the Dell manual! The Dell manual has an arrow going from the outside of the drive INWARDS toward the hard drive. So when it says to pry up the ZIF connector, with the arrows going the OPPOSITE direction, it was easy to make a mistake. Also because my eyesight isn't what it used to be Anyway, if anyone else has this problem, you can use your fingernail and flip (no need to pry with a screwdriver, etc.) the edge of the BLACK STRIP behind the white plastic bar. It just releases a little bit and the HDD flat cable slides out easily. Maybe I'm a bit tired, but that picture in the Dell manual makes it easy to make a mistake.

It's a little harder than it looks. That white bar does NOT want to move. I was afraid of breaking it with a small flat-head screwdriver, so I used my fingernail and tried working it really slowly, but a small piece of the plastic broke off anyway. It's a small piece in one of the corners, so I'm hoping I'll still be able to install the HDD in an external box, looks like it'll be okay, as the HDD cable is still held tight on the Dell HDD. So, what should I be doing right? For the life of me I don't know where to pry or lift up on the bar. At first touch, it seems unnaturally stiff, as if it's not going to move anywhere. And my fears re. breaking the plastic were correct. Can anyone say if you have to push the bar forward or backward first, before flipping it up? Man, I wish there was a VIDEO somewhere on the web!

Okay, thanks for the fast reply. Much appreciated. So, with the hard drive out of the D430, I have it on my work desk. The flat cable that slides into the ZIF connector on the hard drive is held down by the flat white bar. That's the bar that has to pried up or flipped up gently, due to the fact it's fragile. So, just to be clear: this white bar should be gently pried up from the side that's towards the top of the hard drive. And you can pry it up a bit first from one end, and then from the other. Or else if it's a bit stiff, try to pry in the middle. So far so good? Key question: do you pry the side of the bar up so that the bar is vertical? In other words, it sort of pivots up so that it's vertical? There are no "catches" to press or squeeze in so that the bar is able to flip up vertical? It's just a straight pry from the outer edge? Thanks.

Looking for advice on detaching the hard drive connector for the D430. I downloaded the D430 service manual, but the pictures aren't very detailed. For anyone who has changed hard drives, could you give advice on: "Use a hard drive tool to carefully pry up the ZIF connector that holds the hard drive cable, and remove the cable." I've worked on a lot of Mac laptops over the years and I have always hated this type of ZIF connector, i.e., the little white bar that you have to "pry up" so that it's vertical to the hard drive, instead of horizontal, like when it's pushed back down to hold the ZIF connector. As usual, it looks really fragile and could be easy to break off. On Mac laptops in the past I've used my fingernail to flip up this type of connector, but this D430 one seems a bit stiffer and harder to flip/pry up. Obviously I don't want to pry to hard and risk breaking it off. Any tips really appreciated. Thanks.

Okay, good to know. I've found the 1.8" PATA ZIFs at reasonable prices on eBay, e.g. 65 euro for the 120GB version. Can't afford an SSD at this time. Will probably buy a new 120GB to put in the D430 and then put the (maybe dying) 120GB in an external USB box.

Okay, thanks. I do want to update the BIOS. I don't have a floppy, so is there a way to update using a USB drive?

The 120GB drive in my D430 is starting to go click click click a little too often, so I'm going to buy a replacement. Will probably also buy an external case for the current 120GB, which I might be able to use for occasional backups, just in case it turns out to be okay for a little longer. Any good suggestions for someone on a budget? I've found the Samsung HS12YHA 120GB drive on eBay at good prices, usually around 65 Euro including shipping for a new drive. The BIG question I want to ask is about compatibility, as these drives are often advertised as for Macbook Airs and iPods, and they usually have an Apple logo on them. I've seen them on sale on Amazon too, including ones with the Apple logo, but people saying they have used the drive in PC notebooks without any problems. Are all the Samsung HS12YHA drives compatible with the D430? Or were some of them made specially for Apple and are compatible only for the MB Air and iPods? Thanks for any suggestions.